The Financial, Insurance & Investment Blog

1.  Deutsche Bank reaches a $7.2 billion settlement over US mortgage-backed securities 2. Deutsche Bank Fined £163 million by FCA for Ant...

1. Although the weak ringgit has made Malaysia an inexpensive market for foreign investors, the country remained a resilient economy despit...

1. Businesses must understand the changing landscape and how it could affect their decisions on the location of manufacturing plants and co...

1. A brief overview of recent developments  that have influenced investors to build and expand operations in the region as foreign investors...

1. Industry 1.0 was based on the introduction of mechanical production equipment driven by water and steam power. Industry 2.0 was based on...

1. China has the world’s largest supply of foreign currency reserve and Beijing’s easing restrictions on outbound cash has helped facilitate...

1. China’s outbound M&A activity for the first nine months of 2016 totaled $174 billion, (From Dealogic data) surpassing that of the Uni...

1. 10 actions to help firms better manage their risks. 2. 6 KRIs serving as a good tool for firms to summarise issues for management, t...

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.