Regions
Singapore’s asset management industry up 7% in 2016
Singapore’s asset management industry saw healthy growth of 7% last year, with managed assets hitting S$2.7trn ($1.96trn, $2.5trn, €2.23trn), according to new figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Investors switch to trackers in European equity markets
Following the French elections, investors have swapped actively managed single country equity funds for index trackers.
Tax & Regulation | 6 Jul 17
Ex-adviser jailed for stealing thousands to pay off mortgage
A former director of a company that provided financial advice to the Law Society of Northern Ireland has been jailed for six months for stealing thousands.
Investment | 6 Jul 17
UK investors pile into bonds and sell down UK equities
Investors piled into the IA Sterling Strategic Bond sector in May, while UK equity funds experienced a net retail outflow of £479m ($642m, €566m), according to the latest IA statistics.
Investment | 6 Jul 17
Ultra-wealthy missing out on ‘huge returns’
Risk averse high-net worth investors are losing out on significant returns, as more than a third of the average portfolio is held in cash new analysis by UBS has revealed.