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Singapore reports low sales of commission-free life policies
The number of people buying life insurance policies without commissions or financial advice in Singapore has been low since the product’s launch in April last year.
Retirement | news 20 Sep 16
Limited guaranteed income options a blow to pension freedoms
Annuity rate cuts and all-time low interest rates are risking the success of pension freedoms by limiting the choice of guaranteed retirement income solutions and pushing savers into unprotected drawdown, according to MetLife.
Isle of Man hits out at ‘political’ EU blacklist of tax havens
Isle of Man chief minister Allan Bell has questioned plans by the European Commission to create a blacklist of non-EU tax regimes, branding the move as more to do with the “internal politics of Brussels” than greater transparency.
Capital Group brings ‘New World’ EM fund to Europe
Capital Group has announced it will make its emerging markets strategy available to investors outside the US this October via a Luxembourg vehicle.
Investment | news 20 Sep 16
It is important that the Fed does not overreact – JPMAM
With central banks in the spotlight this week JP Morgan Asset Management has warned it is important that the Federal Reserve does not overreact.