Regions
China less vulnerable to US protectionism than other EMs
Despite concern about China’s vulnerability to Donald Trump’s brand of isolationism, there are good reasons to be optimistic about the country’s growth in 2017, says Ed Smith, asset allocation strategist at Rathbones.
Retirement | 24 Jan 17
Pension scammers are getting smarter, FCA warns advisers
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned financial advisers, DFMs and pension scheme operators that scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in developing products to defeat due diligence efforts.
deVere Group ‘under attack’ in S Africa, says CEO Green
deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green has said that his financial advisory firm is “under attack in South Africa” following a series of alarming events aimed at discrediting the group.
UK officials visit crown dependencies to discuss ‘Crexit’
A team of UK politicians have been touring the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as part of a fact-finding mission to establish what effect Britain’s exit from the European Union will have on the crown dependencies.
Middle East | 24 Jan 17
Asia banks take dominant position in Dubai’s DIFC
Chinese, Japanese and Indian banks now occupy the top slots in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in terms of total assets, the chairman of the centre’s regulator has told a forum in Hong Kong.