Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has signed an agreement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) of the United States regarding the supervision and oversight of regulated entities operating cross border between the two jurisdictions.
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There has been a clear shift among investors over the past two years, with the majority now favouring European equities over the US, according to the latest private client survey from JP Morgan Private Bank.
The Cayman Islands will not adopt a mechanism for the exchange of beneficial ownership information that is not agreed by the US, Cayman Islands’ premier Alden McLaughlin said.
Schroders has acquired a team of securitised investment specialists from Brookfield Investment Management with $4bn (£2.8bn, €3.5bn) in assets under management.
BlackRock expects the fixed income exchange traded products space to reach $2trn (£1.4trn, €1.75trn) by 2025, said Brett Olson, head of iShares fixed income EMEA.
The US-based partnership of independent wealth management firms, Focus Financial Partners, has expanded its international network to Australia by signing up the Melbourne-headquartered MW Lomax Group.
The cheaper a fund is, the better the chance it outperforms its peer group, a study by Morningstar has shown.
With the final battle for the White House inevitably looking like a showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the relationship between presidential elections and the US stock market is once again catching the attention of investors.
Asset management companies expect US equities to generate negative returns in excess of 5% in dollar terms, according to a poll conducted in April by International Adviser’s sister publication Expert Investor.
The 50 biggest US corporations have more than a trillion dollars hidden offshore, according to a new report published by Oxfam on Thursday.
Investment platform Nutmeg has confirmed it will make its services available to US citizens living in the UK, despite the growing number of wealth managers exiting the market due to the increased regulatory requirements relating to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca).
