FeaturedFinanceSix common budgeting mistakes to avoidIFM CorrespondentDecember 11, 2023December 11, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Use budgeting apps or spreadsheets to monitor where your money is going... Read more
FeaturedFinanceKuwait’s corporate tax revolution: Phasing out by 2025IFM CorrespondentNovember 15, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 15, 2023 At the moment, only international businesses operating in Kuwait are liable to pay taxes on their income from capital gains and profits... Read more
Asset ManagementFeaturedLa Trobe Financial & the art of stabilising financial community through diverse productsIFM CorrespondentNovember 3, 2023November 20, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 3, 2023November 20, 2023 With seven decades of proven credit management, La Trobe Financial has funded over AUD 34 billion of investment for over 168,000 customers... Read more
EconomyMagazineThe UK inflation rate surpriseIFM CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023 Interest rates are a blunt tool to combat inflation, but they remain central banks' main tool... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineFinancial inclusion in the digital eraIFM CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023 Financial stress and low financial literacy levels emphasize the importance of incorporating educational components into fintech services... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceIF Insights: Tracking the recovery path of UK pension industry after 2022 ‘LDI Crisis’IFM CorrespondentSeptember 28, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 28, 2023October 10, 2023 Having a pension fund when the interest rate is high makes it more than a rollicking prospect rather than investing in the stock market in the current financial atmosphere... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateChina’s real estate stimulus faces consumer confidence testIFM CorrespondentSeptember 14, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 14, 2023 China recently announced lowering interest rates on current mortgages and relaxing regulations for first-time homebuyers in major cities... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateIF Insights: When will the United Kingdom’s ‘Housing Mess’ end?IFM CorrespondentAugust 24, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 24, 2023October 10, 2023 The Resolution Foundation warned in June about the rate hike cycles piling more misery on the troubled housing sector... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasKuwait records first budget surplus in nine years thanks to soaring oil pricesIFM CorrespondentAugust 3, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 3, 2023 Over the course of a year, Kuwait brought in 28.8 billion dinars, a 54.7 per cent increase over the previous year... Read more
FeaturedWealth ManagementPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs country’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund bill into lawIFM CorrespondentJuly 24, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 24, 2023 According to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, the new fund would be professionally run and unaffected by politics... Read more