North America
Investment | 26 Apr 17
Best and Worst US sectors during Trump’s first 100 days
Trump’s first 100 days in office have been jam packed with outrageous tweets, ‘alternative facts,’ a failed healthcare bill and foreign policy blunders. But, what were the best and worst performing US sectors during Trump’s first 100 days?
North America | 21 Apr 17
American states ‘thriving’ in Panama Papers fallout
US states including Delaware and Nevada are bucking a trend that has seen the number of new tax shelters drop by a third globally, according to one of the co-founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the epicentre of the Panama Papers fallout.
Fixed Income | 20 Apr 17
Strong demand sees UBS cut fees on inflation-protected ETF range
UBS Asset Management has cut the fees on its new exchange traded funds (ETFs) which track a benchmark index for US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Tips) after recording $470m (£366.4m) of inflows in less than seven months.
Expat cities among the most expensive for rent
Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore are some of the most expensive cities in the world when it comes to how much people have to earn to pay rent but they do not top the list, research from UK property selling start-up Nested has found.
Focus Financial sells majority stake to two private equity firms
Private equity firms KKR & Co and Stone Point Capital have announced plans to take a majority stake in Focus Financial Partners, a US-based network of independent fiduciary wealth management firms, in a deal worth $2bn (£1.6bn, €1.9bn).