One of the key industry figures in the region, the Middle East’s head for deVere Acuma Nigel Green has told International Adviser that “everybody is moving in the direction of a 1% per annum type model”.
It could be said that 2017 marked the beginning of the end of easy money as central banks started to move towards a tighter policy towards quantitative easing and interest rates. So, what is to come next?
Nearly a month on from the UK’s Autumn Budget, what have the experts uncovered for financial planners going forward into 2018?
Neil Woodford’s favourite online estate agent Purplebricks failed to woo markets with its half year figures after posting an £8.2m ($10.9m, €9.3m) loss.
Enthusiasm for investing in China has never been higher than in 2017 and fears of a slowdown have largely receded from public discourse. But have investors taken their eye off the region just when it matters most?
November inflation has breached the 3% mark for the first time in nearly six years, but has it reached its peak?
Hong Kong’s equity market is likely to see a slowdown in mainland investment next year due to some new regulations and the proposed US tax reform could hit the technology sector, said Victoria Mio, co-head of Asia-Pacific equities and chief investment officer for China at Robeco.
Investors who took a risk-on approach in 2017 have been well rewarded, with the traditionally more volatile sectors and regions topping the performance return tables over the year.
Following the recent news of progress on the Brexit “divorce bill”, sterling hit a two-month high this week, and was up against both dollar and euro. Despite the uptick, the main question still remains, will sterling continue to strengthen or is it in danger of collapsing in the face of political turbulence?
EM tech companies have outperformed the famed FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) this year. But do EM tech companies offer better opportunities on the long term as well?
Attitude to innovation, the shape of the workforce tomorrow and the evolution of work culture are three areas spotlighted by PwC’s Rob Churcher in the final of a three-part series looking at technology trends.
Regulators are encouraging financial advisers to go deeper with due diligence exercises when selecting products and services for their customers, and to piece together an audit trail, says AKG’s Matt Ward.
