Middle East | 5 Mar 13

Dubai headquartered Alpen Capital has received a license from the Capital Markets Authority in Saudi Arabia to conduct “arranging” and “advising” activities in the country.

Asia | 5 Mar 13

The Monetary Authority of Singapore today opened its consultation on a package of recommendations, published in January, for boosting the standard of financial advice and product provision in the Southeast Asian city/state.

Products | 5 Mar 13

The Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association has published a guide for funds and fund managers, in a bid to attract more business to the jurisdiction.

Europe | 5 Mar 13

STM Group, an increasingly important provider of QROP schemes, saw its after-tax loss widen in 2012,after it took a one-off amortisation hit of £4.4m, on revenue that grew by almost a fifth.

Products | 5 Mar 13

Income is increasingly important to investors, and at least half are prepared to take more risk in order to achieve greater returns, a survey by Legg Mason has found.