North America
Sun Life closes part of wealth product range
Sun Life Financial International, part of Canada’s giant Sun Life Financial Inc, said it will no longer accept new applications for two of its key wealth products — Sun Secured Advantage Plus and Sun Investor.
Value Partners links with Aston for US launch
Value Partners Hong Kong plans to increase its presence in the US through the launch of the Aston/Value Partners Asia Dividend Fund.
Macro Views | 17 Dec 15
All eyes turn to Fed’s next steps and China’s response
Markets have welcomed confirmation of the widely expected first interest rate rise since the financial crisis, but all eyes have quickly turned to focus on what comes next.
Fixed Income | 17 Dec 15
Fed hits right notes as rates rise for the first time in nine years
About the right amount of ‘dovishness’ seems to be the initial verdict from market commentators pronouncing on what had been billed as the biggest event in financial markets since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Fixed Income | 15 Dec 15
ANALYSIS: Just how clever is the Fed boxing?
The last time the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, Daniel Craig had just taken on the mantle of James Bond and Sylvester Stallone had just successfully resurrected the Rocky franchise from the ignominy of 1990’s Rocky V.