Regions
Best Practice | 7 Sep 16
Schroders joins European financial adviser association Fecif
Schroders has become the latest associate member to join Fecif, the European Federation of Financial Intermediaries and Financial Advisers.
Hong Kong regulator bans two ex-HSBC advisers for life
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned two former HSBC employees from re-entering the financial services industry for life after they were convicted of fraud.
Retirement | 6 Sep 16
No secondary annuity market service for Hargreaves Lansdown
Hargreaves Lansdown will not offer a service for investors to sell their annuities when the UK government scheme launches next year, citing too many risks for investors.
BlackRock launches Asia absolute return fund
BlackRock has launched the Strategic Funds Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund, which will aim to exploit the region’s “under-appreciated areas of strength.”
Improving Chinese economy should keep EM calm – Kames
An improving Chinese economy should keep emerging markets calm and means that emerging nations are better placed to absorb a tightening of rates in the United States, according to Scott Jamieson, head of multi-asset at Kames Capital.