The Shanghai Composite Index measures the Chinese stock market and shows that China's boom period lasted from mid-2005 until 2007, after which the financial crash caused the index to plunge 72 per cent in a little more than a year.

Wealth-X, an ultra high net worth (UHNW) business development solutions provider, has announced the appointment of former assistant manager of Overseas Union Bank and Trust (Bahamas) Ltd, Gianluigi Bianchi, as its managing partner for Europe.