Features

Macro Views | features 12 Nov 15

Negativity toward the oil sector is so widespread that the market is pricing in virtually zero growth, according to Baring Asset Management.

Life | features 8 Nov 15

The expanding middle classes of the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations in the Middle East offer many attractive growth opportunities due to the current low penetration of insurance products, says Theodor Alexandrescu, general manager of MetLife Gulf.

Technology | features 6 Nov 15

As cell phones became “smart” phones they incorporated more and more features that have effectively replaced a whole range of standalone items that we used to need. Cameras, calculators, diaries, sat-nav and even torches have gone (or are going) the way of the Dodo, all replaced by the ubiquitous smart phone.

So what else might your mobile phone replace in the next 10 years? Of course, it’s only our opinion, what do you think?

Companies | features 5 Nov 15

Former barrister Andrew Lake explains how he has built a lean and nimble fixed-income business at Mirabaud in an era of low interest rates.

Global Equities Hub | features 5 Nov 15

A number of valuable insights from members of the global equity team, in the US, Asia and Europe, provided a depth of knowledge to corroborate a stock idea with its own focus on change.