Analysis
Best Practice | analysis 22 Nov 17
Analysis: UAE faces up to a new way of doing business
Regulatory changes proposed by the UAE Insurance Authority could completely change the way business is done in the region.
Asia | analysis 21 Nov 17
Analysis: Advisers in Asia are branching out
Shifting demographics and regulation have created greater overlap between the domestic and expat advisory markets, with firms across Asia eyeing opportunities on both sides of the street.
Emerging Markets | analysis 21 Nov 17
The only asset class not offering sub-zero returns
Most asset classes will provide negative real returns from now on, but there is one exception to this rule, according to US asset manager GMO.
Best Practice | analysis 20 Nov 17
Analysis: The future’s bright post Paradise Papers
Having borne the brunt of the media scrutiny following the Paradise Papers hack, key figures in the international life insurance industry have hit back and defended the Isle of Man and other international financial centres.
Alternatives | analysis 17 Nov 17
Will Europe’s most popular fund continue to steal the show?
This year alone, the Pimco Income fund has attracted more than €28bn in net new money from European investors, according to Morningstar data. This is almost half of all net inflows into unconstrained bond funds this year, and has made the $64.3bn (€54.6bn) strategy the world’s largest actively managed fund. There are few, if any examples of funds that have attracted so much money in such a short time. Even the inflows the Standard Life GARS fund saw in its heydays are peanuts compared to the money the Pimco Income Fund has attracted this year. Can it continue?