generali intl adds sicav student fund to platform
Generali International has added a range of Luxembourg Sicav student accommodation funds to its unit linked funds platform.
Author: Mark Battersby
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singapore insurance sales exceed two bn
Sales of insurance products in Singapore grew 8% over the last year to the end of December compared to 2011, the Life Insurance Association of Singapore has revealed.
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aegon sells stake in spanish bank unnim
Aegon is to exit its life, health and pension joint venture with Unnim Banc and sell its 50% stake to Unnim for 353m.
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china approves hsbc ping an stake sale
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has approved HSBC's sale of its stake in insurance giant Ping An to a Thai conglomerate for $9.4bn, ending speculation that the deal might never be completed.
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Zurich Bank Intl closes to new business
Isle of Man-based Zurich Bank International has closed to new business as part of its strategy to exit from non-core businesses.
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accountancy firms defend tax advice in parliament
The heads of the UK's big four accountancy firm tax teams have been grilled by parliament’s influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the use of tax avoidance.
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ravi menon structural change to tax systems
Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has called for tax reform in the advanced economies to be a top priority and for the debate to focus specifically on the structure of the system.
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china and us see highest growth in cfps
The global number of advisers with the certified financial planner qualification grew 5.7% last year, an increase of more than 8,000 to 147,822 according to the Financial Planning Standards Board.
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natixis appoints head of distribution in dubai
Natixis Global Asset Management has appointed Moad Touhami as director and head of distribution for the Dubai office.
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bny mellon expands asia pac intermediary distribn
BNY Mellon has named Eric Fu as managing director of the firm’s intermediary distribution team in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Banque Havilland adds London office
Banque Havilland, the Luxembourgheadquartered independent private bank, today launched a branch in London following approval from the UK’s Financial Services Authority.
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aviva names Khor as new aviva asia ceo
Aviva has appointed former AIA Malaysia managing director Khor Hock Seng as chief executive of Aviva Asia.