Regions
Qrops provider unveils new product for offshore bond market
Malta-based Integrated Capabilities has launched a new Qrops product specifically designed to allow savers to invest in the offshore bond market.
European investors backed the wrong horse
The past 12 months haven’t been a great time for equity investors. Only US equities delivered a positive return during the period, albeit a modest one. A year ago, few European investors were betting on this asset class to do well though.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jul 16
New FCA chief unconvinced FAMR recommendations will work
UK Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Andrew Bailey has admitted to the government’s Treasury Select Committee that proposals made by the Financial Advice Market Review may not solve the advice gap, which was in part created by the Retail Distribution Review.
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jul 16
UK should apply brakes on further tax reform, OMW says
Old Mutual Wealth is calling on the UK government to halt any further plans for pension reform despite a recent survey by the life insurer suggesting that changes to tax relief would not discourage retirement saving.
Malaysian finance centre grows Asia Pacific footprint
The Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) approved 16 new insurance and insurance-related licences in 2015 as it expanded its footprint in Asia Pacific.