Industry
Hermes’s Harriet Steel on five-year plans and Asian growth
Hermes Investment Management’s global head of business development joined the company in 2011 and immediately set about transforming how the business was perceived, rejuvenating its fortunes in the process.
Zurich sells general insurance operations in Taiwan
Zurich Insurance Group has sold its general insurance operations in Taiwan as part of its efforts to reshape its global organisation and stem a decline in profitability.
Bupa expands offshore with new product launch
Bupa Global, the international arm of Britain’s most well-known private medical insurer, has launched a range of new health insurance products in Jersey, Guernsey and Gibraltar.
Best Practice | 17 Jun 16
Bank of England embraces fintech
The Bank of England (BoE) is to work in partnership with fintech firms to harness innovations for central banking, offering companies the opportunity to demonstrate their solutions for real issues facing policymakers.
Unregulated New Earth funds facing liquidation
Joint liquidators have been appointed to the New Earth Group of Funds following an application by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (IOMFSA). The application was made with the knowledge and consent of the funds’ directors.