Europe

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has confirmed that expats who have UK pensions will not treat these private savings plans as ‘cross border’ contracts.  This clarification may ease the minds...

Almost one in two businesses has failed to communicate with employees about their planning for Brexit, according to a new research. The survey, by Howden Employee Benefits found that only 12 per...

UK stock markets could fall by 25 per cent following a no-deal disorderly Brexit, according to research by MSCI, the global index-provider. This stress-test has been applied to test the potential market...

The data, taken from a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson, suggests costs will increase globally by 0.5 per cent, from 7.1 per cent last year, with the Middle East/Africa...

The IA has issued a public warning, urging politicians to conclude a Brexit deal by March. These comments come as new figures from the IA show that UK asset management industry grew...

A preliminary opinion from the Advocate General of the ECJ in the case of Grenville Hampshire v The Board of the Pension Protection Fund argues that compensation should be set at at...

In a harsh environment for retailers, compounded by the lacklustre growth in consumers’ disposable incomes, there are some companies benefiting from the disruption caused by the internet to traditional business models, says...

This autumn has been a turbulent time for bond markets, but in the aftermath of recent volatility opportunities have emerged. Short duration positions are likely to remain the preferred bias for the...

By Rob Burnett, Manager of the Neptune European Opportunities Fund In recent weeks, the bear case for European equities has become more pronounced on the back of weaker-than-expected GDP data and deflation...