Industry

Best Practice | 4 Apr 16

The majority of employers in the Middle East do not set aside specific assets to cover their end of service benefit (EOSB) liabilities, according to a survey by Zurich Global Life’s Middle East and Africa division.

Companies | 4 Apr 16

Tilney Bestinvest has agreed to acquire Towry from private equity parent Palamon Capital Partners for £600m ($853.4m, €748.8m).

Asia | 1 Apr 16

MBMG Group co-founder and managing director, Graham Macdonald, has confirmed that he will retire from his post in Thailand at the end of May.

Retirement | 1 Apr 16

Isle of Man-based pensions provider Boal & Co’s recent lowering of its Qrops fees is not indicative of an industry-wide shift that would see the cost of Qrops fall.

Companies | 31 Mar 16

Insurance giant Allianz is looking to sell a portfolio of life insurance policies in Italy worth €4.5bn ($5.09bn, £3.6bn) as it struggles to cope with rock-bottom interest rates, Reuters has reported.