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Best Practice | 15 Sep 16

Regulation is moving at such a fast pace that within five years all financial services markets around the world will ban commission and implement an RDR-like regime, Jasper Berens, head of UK funds at JPM Asset Management has predicted.

North America | 14 Sep 16

The brouhaha over Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia is just the latest sideshow in the US presidential election circus. While it is unlikely to derail her campaign, it has served once again to highlight the fact that a Trump presidency remains a possibility and markets are increasingly concerned.

Middle East | 13 Sep 16

Israel’s high court has rejected a lawsuit to block the implementation of America’s foreign account tax compliance act (Fatca) despite claims that it violates the country’s basic law on human dignity and liberty.

North America | 9 Sep 16

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against two investment advice firms after some clients were unaware that they were being charged more than the single fee they were paying for investment services.

Asia | 6 Sep 16

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.