North America
Macro Views | 15 Nov 16
Trump election – a spanner in the works for emerging markets
Emerging market equities and debt have been the most popular asset classes with European investors this year. But now Donald Trump’s election threatens to spoil the party.
North America | 15 Nov 16
HMRC removes Canadian Rops from overseas pension list
HM Revenue & Customs has scrapped nearly a hundred Canadian recognised overseas pension schemes (Rops) from its pre-approved list, in line with a similar move suspending Australian transfers last year.
BVI hands record fine to Panama papers law firm
Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama papers scandal, has been fined a record amount by the British Virgin Islands’ Financial Services Commission (FSC).
Macro Views | 15 Nov 16
McKinsey: Asset management to see explosive change
McKinsey & Co cited five trends that they expect will cause a “once-in-a-generation shift in competitive dynamics”, completely shaking up the asset management industry.
North America | 11 Nov 16
Trump win casts doubt over US fiduciary rule
President-elect Donald Trump may look to overturn the US Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule, set to go live in April, requiring specialist retirement advisers to put their client’s interests first, although some say scrapping it is unlikely.