Life insurance in Thailand set for record growth
Life insurance in Thailand is set to grow at a rapid rate of 10% a year over the next decade driven by an ageing population, according to Allianz.
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Supermodel Kerr hands over $8m in jewellery linked to 1MDB
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has handed over $8.1m (£6.4m, €7.2m) worth of jewellery to US authorities that she allegedly received from former boyfriend Jho Low, a person of interest in the 1MDB scandal.
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Harvest Global funds first to get Swiss-HK recognition
Specialist China and Asian markets asset manager Harvest Global Investments has become the first firm to qualify funds for the Switzerland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) scheme.
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Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority goes live
Hong Kong’s newest regulator, the Insurance Authority, was officially launched on Monday, replacing the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) which was disbanded on the same day.
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Singaporean firm to build platform for Malaysia’s life insurers
A unit of Singapore-based tech firm Silverlake Axis has won a contract to develop a digital platform for life insurance and takaful providers in Malaysia.
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Luxembourg regulator fines Rothschild over 1MDB failings
Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild has been fined nearly €9m (£7.9m, $10m) by Luxembourg’s financial regulator for its handling of funds reportedly linked to beleaguered sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
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The best investment opportunities as India’s Nifty 50 soars
India’s Nifty 50 index has been steadily climbing this year, hitting an all-time high of 9,675 earlier this month, but can it breach the 10,000 barrier?
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What next after China’s MSCI inclusion?
Wealth and asset managers give their views on the implications of the MSCI inclusion of A-shares and where they find investment opportunities onshore.
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ANALYSIS: Why has MSCI taken so long to embrace A-shares?
MSCI has finally included China A-shares in its emerging market indices, but the decision seems long overdue.
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Most expensive global expat cities 2017
Five Asian and three European cities were among the 10 most expensive places for expats to live, with the dubious honour of being the most expensive bestowed on the capital of Angola.
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Philippine HNWIs maintain strong home bias
A preference for local investment products limits investor allocation to feeder funds, according to industry sources.
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China’s MSCI A-share inclusion a small first step
Largely within expectations, the MSCI will add Chinese A-shares to its emerging markets indices starting in May next year – a symbolic rather than impactful move in the short run.