Regions
United Kingdom | 14 Sep 15
UK investor visa applications slide by 82%
The number of individuals applying for a UK investor visa plummeted by around 82% in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the same period last year, Home Office figures reveal.
United Kingdom | 14 Sep 15
FSCS: Advisers liable for losses linked to Arck investments
The UK’s lifeboat scheme has ruled that failed financial advisers who gave bad advice to invest in property investment scheme Arck LLP are liable for losses.
Financial planning | 14 Sep 15
Western expats stay longer in Middle East, platform use grows
Western expatriates are staying longer in the Middle East and, while the use of long-term life products still dominates the market, the length of the contract is falling and more money is flowing into mutual fund platforms, Invesco said.
Investment | 14 Sep 15
Oil price slide fails to deter MENA stocks growth path
The collapse in oil prices and volatility in the emerging markets induced by China’s slowdown has hurt stocks in the Middle East but has not knocked the region’s major equity markets off their positive trajectory, said Amundi fund manager Remy Marcel.
Manulife seals pension distribution deal with StanChart
Standard Chartered and Manulife have embarked on a 15-year distribution partnership to exclusively offer Manulife’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) product to Standard Chartered customers in Hong Kong.