Middle East

Asia | 9 Jan 18

St James’s Place has made two senior hires from The Fry Group in Singapore, Jupiter Asset Management has parted ways with its head of UK retail and Credit Suisse has boosted its Asia investment team.

Companies | 9 Jan 18

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Development has categorically denied a rumour that expat workers in the kingdom will be hit with a 10% tax on their monthly salaries.

Best Practice | 4 Jan 18

Financial advisory firms operating in the UAE say while they still have questions about how the government’s new Value Added Tax (VAT) impacts the financial sector, it is better to be safe than sorry and assume it applicable to the services they provide.

Asia | 3 Jan 18

Inflation rates rising, the Chinese economy slowing and the US pushing back against free trade agreements are all real possibilities investors must “carefully monitor” in 2018, according to deVere Group chief executive Nigel Green.

Best Practice | 3 Jan 18

How ready are financial advisers for the wave of new rules expected to be firmed up and introduced by regulators in the UAE during 2018 and beyond?