EFG Hermes: Beyond the horizon
Amr Seif is head of asset management at EFG Hermes, a firm that has traditionally focused its expertise on the Middle East and North Africa, but is now expanding into other territories.
Int’l Adviser product and service awards 2016 results
The winners of the inaugural International Adviser Product and Service awards 2016 were announced on the evening of Thursday 12 May at London’s Waldorf Hilton Hotel, where many leading figures from across the financial services industry gathered to hear the results.
Tax & Regulation | 12 May 16
David Cameron unleashes raft of anti-corruption initiatives
UK prime minister David Cameron set out a raft of new initiatives at today’s anti-corruption summit to tackle corruption which he described as the “cancer at the heart of so many of the world’s problems”.
Generali cites financial headwinds for Q1 fall in life sales
Italian insurer Generali blamed “poor financial market conditions” for a 6.9% Q1 fall in new life business, year on year, to €1.3bn (£1bn, $1.5bn).
The future of 5% bond withdrawals
New HM Revenue & Customs proposals being consulted on by the industry could fundamentally alter the way UK and offshore bonds work, says Rachael Griffin, financial planning expert at Old Mutual Wealth.