The re-election of Shinzo Abe as prime minister in September has triggered a surge in inflows to Japanese equities. Is Japan’s recent streak of strong performance set to continue or are we witnessing yet another false dawn?
Anti-fraud campaigners have welcomed a story arc in the world’s longest-running drama series that highlights the dangers of investment fraud.
Putting every piece of advice through its “four eyes approach” ensures quality and healthy debate, David Benskin, director of Strabens Hall Hong Kong, told International Adviser.
The UK Government is launching an inquiry into collective defined contribution pension schemes, also known as defined ambition, which are commonplace in the Netherlands, Canada and Denmark but not yet permitted in the UK.
The head of family law at Appleby, the firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers, has left the business and set up her own firm in Jersey.
Isle of Man politicians have strongly defended the island’s economy following the Paradise Papers revelations, with one minister describing them as “a deliberately orchestrated attack from the international media”.
An app launched by insurance company Zurich can calculate how much life insurance would cost for a customer based on a selfie.
Asia’s wealthy cross border families are largely unprepared to transfer wealth to the next generation according to research.
The record run of flows into emerging market debt is continuing, but is losing pace as investors are taking profits against a backdrop of rising US rates and some geopolitical issues.
Authorities in Australia have extradited a New Zealander to face charges that he allegedly defrauded 21 victims, including pensioners, to the tune of A$1.2m (£686,930, $914,550, €772,380).
As South African financial advisers await the election of president Jacob Zuma’s successor with bated breath, where this political uncertainty leaves the implementation of the Twin Peaks reforms and the next phases of RDR is anyone’s guess.
The UK needs to treat its whistleblowers better, according to a law firm which unearthed Financial Conduct Authority data.
