The Financial, Insurance & Investment Blog

1. In November, a consultation paper concerning regulations for the UAE's life insurance industry, Circular No. (33) of 2016 (Life Regul...

1. In November 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a report and labeled the asset management sector as ‘a market failure in...

This post continues from part 1 discussing where the credit risks lies and how China's banks circumvent the system.

SUMMARY OF CHINA'S DEBT BUBBLE 1. In November 2016, Fitch Ratings warned that China’s bad loans in the banking system might be 10 times...

1. Imagine paying fees on a ghost account you didn't sign up for. 2. In September,  federal regulators reported that Wells Fargo  empl...

While some draw parallels between China's slowed economic growth today and Japan in the late 1980, there are some differences.

1.  In september 2016, IMF published a working  paper titled "Rebalancing in China - Progress and Prospects" explaining  China...

DEFINING  A REBALANCED CHINESE ECONOMY 1. China is rapidly reaching the point of diminishing economic and political returns from its inves...

1. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) identified China and India as the top two priority markets for the UK insurance industry after ...

Part 3 discuss challenges, strategies, issues and conclusions for long term investing.

Part 2 discuss the fall in money market funds and retirement provisions.

Part 1 discusses development in the asset management industry, the European industry and the distribution network.

Part 4 discuss the RMB's global role and the inclusion of RMB into the  Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket.

Part 3 discuss risks in  Banking System, Shadow Banking, Stock Market Swings, and Policy Instability.

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RISKS 1. Capital account liberalization and the possibility of a surge of capital outflows, which could destabilize ...

Pertinent points from U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission's Hearing on“China's 13th Five-Year Plan” - April 27, 201...

1. In July 2016, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a thematic review titled "Principals and their appointed representati...

CAPITAL MODELS 1. Internally developed risk capital models can serve many useful purposes and are increasingly becoming a core part of many...

OVERVIEW 1. What is a stress? What are the regulatory history and roles? What is a Stress test process? 2. Including stress scenario and ...

TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL MARKETS 1. Catastrophe Bonds - A risk-linked debt security that transfers a specified form of catastrophe risk...