Regions

Africa | 17 Oct 16

Kenya has unveiled a new body dedicated to promoting its fledgling Islamic finance industry, as part of a wider strategy to position itself as an International Finance Centre (IFC).

Asia | 17 Oct 16

Farringdon Asset Management, part of the Malaysia-based Farringdon Group, has received a licence to operate in Singapore where it will focus on focus on providing expat clients with discretionary portfolio management services.

Best Practice | 17 Oct 16

More than three in five UK adults with assets above the individual inheritance tax (IHT) threshold do not know what the limit is and are potentially putting their families at risk of an unexpected tax bill, according to Canada Life.

Companies | 17 Oct 16

Leeds-based wealth manager The Private Office (TPO) has acquired PQR Financial Planning, a firm of financial planners based in London, in a move that bucks the trend for large restricted advice firms to swallow smaller, independent players.

Macro Views | 17 Oct 16

With developed world political risk now posing the biggest risk to markets, Liontrust’s John Husselbee is encouraging his clients to focus on the global picture.