Products
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.
EU watchdog defends widely criticised cross-border pension
The introduction of a Europe-wide single pension product will be good for providers and savers, an EU regulator has said.
Mirae joins parade of oil ETFs in Hong Kong
After recent oil ETF launches by China’s CSOP and Samsung AM in Hong Kong, Mirae Asset Global Investments has followed with its own product.
Qrops specialist Momentum launches free transfer UK Sipp
Malta-based pension specialist Momentum Pensions has launched a self-invested pension product (Sipp), giving the firm’s 5,000 expat clients the option to switch their Qrops, for free, into a Sipp, should they decide to move back to the UK.
Potential pitfalls of the Lifetime Isa – Royal London
To be introduced in the UK in April 2017, the Lifetime Isa (Lisa) is intended to incentivise people to save for their first home, their retirement, or both. But research published by the independent Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), sponsored by Royal London, compares the tax-free savings scheme with its international counterparts and highlights some challenges that may arise.