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Offshore Bonds | news 1 Feb 16
Profile of British expats changing rapidly
The number of British adults living overseas temporarily is increasingly sharply with growth dominated by larger numbers of women and young people working abroad, according to a new survey.
Ex-Hargreaves trio set up high-net-worth investment service
Former Hargeaves Lansdown executives, Alex Davies, Ben Yearsley and Marta Caricato have announced the launch of a new investment service for high-net-worth investors.
Fixed Income | news 1 Feb 16
Legg Mason affiliate offers two new fixed income funds
Legg Mason subsidiary Western Asset is launching two flexible fixed income funds for investors seeking returns from bonds in the current low rate environment while looking for some protection from principal losses.
Chinese Ponzi scheme scams billions from 900,000 investors
Chinese authorities have arrested 21 people involved in a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending scheme suspected of defrauding 900,000 investors of around CNY50bn (£5.3bn, $7.6bn, €7bn).
Emerging Markets | news 1 Feb 16
A strong bet on Vietnam’s quiet progress
Vietnam’s market hit bottom in 2012, argues David Roes, and since then his hedge fund has shifted from wider Asean market exposure to a 90% allocation to Vietnam.