Regions
Axa finalises €189m sale of Portuguese units to Ageas
French insurance giant Axa has completed the sale of its operations in Portugal to Belgian insurer Ageas for €189m ($215m, £151m), the company has announced.
Best Practice | 4 Apr 16
Advisers must ‘upskill’ for ME retirement liability issue
The majority of employers in the Middle East do not set aside specific assets to cover their end of service benefit (EOSB) liabilities, according to a survey by Zurich Global Life’s Middle East and Africa division.
I’m not a eurosceptic, says Yanis Varoufakis
In this Q&A session, filmed at a Pan-European Congress hosted by International Adviser’s sister publication Expert Investor, Yanis Varoufakis reveals exclusively why he is not a eurosceptic. He also explains why he admires Wolfgang Schäuble, and much more.
Macro Views | 1 Apr 16
Investors ‘piling in’ to the dollar, says deVere’s Stanton
Investors are pinning their hopes on the dollar after sterling hit a nine-day high against the currency earlier this week and they will continue to do so over fears of a Brexit vote in June, says deVere group’s head of foreign exchange, James Stanton.
Macro Views | 1 Apr 16
Data key as wealth managers gear up for volatile summer
Like Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve, it would appear that UK wealth managers are planning to be very data dependent in the second quarter.