Redemptions of 2.8bn from equity funds on behalf of UK investors dragged the rest of the European market down in August and challenged the country’s position as one of the most ‘buoyant fund markets’ in the region, according to data from Lipper.
BNY Mellon has appointed a new head of Asia Pacific intermediary distribution, tasked with spearheading the expansion of the company’s distribution partnerships in the region.
The governments of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man have announced plans to negotiate partnership agreements with the US to implement FATCA.
Once a huge success story, in recent decades Japan has had problems, and investors have given it a wide berth. Simon Danaher explores whether it could it be time to consider investing in the country again?
Moneycorp gives its weekly view of the currency markets and makes movement predictions for the coming week.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced new measures aimed at cooling the city-state's booming residential housing market, effective immediately.
Three members of boy band Take That and BBC Watchdog presenter Anne Robinson have been named by The Times newspaper as four of about 2,000 people believed to have used a highly aggressive tax avoidance scheme based in the Channel Islands.
Investment funds focused on very different areas of business one on luxury goods, the other on waste management have unveiled Singapore dollar variations of their existing offerings.
SPDR ETFS has launched an S&P 500 low volatility fund on stock exchanges across Europe, the first ETF of its kind to be listed in the region, according to the company.
A large general insurer in Singapore has been fined by the local regulatory authority for allowing unqualified staff to sell insurance products to the public.
Coutts International has appointed former HSBC Private Bank head Michael Mount, as managing director within its UK-based international business.
Switzerland will not hold a referendum in November on deals with the UK, Germany and Austria which will see those countries tax secret bank accounts held in Switzerland, after opponents of the agreement failed to gather enough signatures to force a vote.
