Life
Best Practice | 9 Jan 18
Making trusts simpler using a bond wrapper
Complications with trust arrangements can be eased by using a bond wrapper to hold any investment, according to Canada Life technical manager Neil Jones.
Zurich Life Singapore sold to new local insurer
The city-state’s newest insurance company Singapore Life is to acquire the business portfolio of Zurich Life Insurance (Singapore).
Top 10 Asia stories of 2017
A new multi-wrapper platform, China’s asset management industry topping $7.5trn and a Hong Kong IFA firm having its office raided were some of the top stories for our audience in Asia in 2017. Click through the slides to see the others.
Hargreaves backs Woodford despite rejection threat
Hargreaves Lansdown has backed Neil Woodford’s flagship equity fund despite fears it could drop out of its Investment Association sector on the back of lacklustre performance in 2017.
UAE considers expat pension schemes
Pension schemes could soon be available for expat workers in the UAE, following a study that recommends replacing traditional end-of-service gratuity schemes with a savings investment fund.