Asia
China sets new rules for insurance companies
China’s foreign exchange regulator has officially implemented a new capital and risk regime for insurance companies, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
Surge in Indian-only funds in 2015
UK online investment platform Rplan saw a 280% year-on-year increase in flows into Indian-only funds in 2015, as investors looked to capitalise on the stock market’s strong performance over the past year.
Advisers shun China short term
A quarter of advisers say they do not plan to allocate any investments to China over the next six months, according to research from Cofunds.
Chinese Ponzi scheme scams billions from 900,000 investors
Chinese authorities have arrested 21 people involved in a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending scheme suspected of defrauding 900,000 investors of around CNY50bn (£5.3bn, $7.6bn, €7bn).
Japan’s move to negative rates sees FTSE edge over 6000
The FTSE 100 edged back over 6000 on a wave of positive sentiment triggered by the surprise announcement that Japan has moved to negative interest rates.