The number of HNW and mass affluent people in China is set to surpass 56m in 2022 - up 16.5m on 2018, according to a global wealth data provider, writes Cormac Sibley.

Billionaires around the world saw their wealth increase in 2017 to a record £6.8 trillion held by 2,158 individuals.

Fund sales have nosedived amid the escalating trade war between the US and China.

The Association of British Insurers has put forward a template for future trade agreements with non-EU countries to help pave the way for UK-based insurers to expand their operations to new countries.