Wealth Management
China’s fund association lashes out at marketing gaffe
The Asset Management Association of China (AMAC), the fund industry’s self regulatory body, has sharply criticised an online fund marketing campaign launched by a wealth management arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, involving 16 fund managers.
Tax & Regulation | 27 Sep 17
Investment managers optimistic ahead of Mifid II
After a drop off in sentiment in the previous three months, asset and wealth managers in the UK are more optimistic about their overall business situation, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.
Fixed Income | 25 Sep 17
Wealth managers swap cash for bonds as caution persists
Having hit a high of 9% in June, wealth managers cut their weighting in cash to 6.99% in the past three months in the Trustee MPI low-risk mandates.
French private bank enters UK wealth space
Banque Transatlantique, part of French banking group Crédit Mutuel-CM11, is launching a wealth management business in the UK.
Financial adviser numbers surge in Malaysia
The number of firms engaged in financial planning in Malaysia has increased by 45% since 2015, while the number of licensed financial planners has grown by around 23%, according to Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin, Malaysia’s Securities Commission deputy chief executive.