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‘Outdated’ EU directive will swamp advisers warns expert
International financial adviser Mazars has warned the ‘laudable’ intent of the incoming Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) could be lost under the burden of regulation which is already out of date.
Investors step up European equity ETF buying
September saw renewed appetite for European equity exchange trade funds (ETFs) after flows had dropped in August, according to data from assert manager Blackrock. But it was another asset class that really stole the show.
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.
Expat pensions at risk admits UK chancellor
UK chancellor Philip Hammond has admitted the government is “alive to the risk” that leaving the EU without a Brexit deal could create “legal uncertainties” for European cross-border pensions and insurance arrangements.
Why Abenomics will continue to benefit Japan
With Shinzo Abe’s recent announcement of a snap election, Adrian Lowcock, investment director at Architas, assesses the case for investing in Japan.