Asian equities rise but volatility to remain
Asian equities have rallied in the third quarter of the year with a strong performance from technology, but volatility is likely to remain
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Hong Kong IFA firm buys stake in Nutmeg for £24m
Convoy, one of the largest IFA firms in Hong Kong, has paid £24m ($30.2m, €27.8m) for a stake in UK investment platform Nutmeg, in a move praised by UK chancellor Philip Hammond.
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China to relax foreign ownership rules for life insurers
China is looking to relax foreign ownership restrictions for life insurance companies and fund managers as part of its commitment to open up Asia’s largest equities market to foreign investors.
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Ex-BSI banker jailed for forgery in Singapore’s IMDB scandal
A former senior BSI Bank vice president was jailed on Friday for 18 weeks by a Singapore court, for forgery and failure to disclose suspicious transactions as part of the investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) money laundering scandal.
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Prudential sells Korean life insurance business to Mirae
Prudential has agreed to sell its life insurance subsidiary in Korea to Mirae Asset Life Insurance for KRW170bn (£119m, $148m, €134m).
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Asian markets await clarity post-election recovery
Asian markets have recouped all their knee-jerk losses as the dust settles follow Donald Trump’s US presidential election win.
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Singapore confirms ex-offenders can work in financial services
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has no rules against hiring ex-offenders for positions in the financial services sector, deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has confirmed.
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Old Mutual Int’l targets Hong Kong’s domestic advisers
Old Mutual International has appointed Friends Provident International’s Ivy Lee as head of business development to boost the firm’s support for the domestic adviser channel and reach in the domestic adviser market.
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Aus adviser stole client money to pay Wolf of Wall Street
An Australian financial adviser has been banned after he used client money to pay for a house, cosmetic surgery for his partner, and to repay debts to Jordan Belfort, better known as the Wolf of Wall Street.
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ANZ eyes Australian wealth management exit
ANZ Bank is considering selling its life insurance, advice, and superannuation and investments businesses in Australia which would see one of the country’s largest financial institutions effectively withdraw from the wealth management sector.
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Labuan targets US expat friendly business with FATCA support
Malaysia’s Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) is looking to tap into the US expat market by helping businesses in the financial centre comply with the US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca).
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Newly-launched platform targets Singapore’s HNW and US expats
Crossbridge Capital and Morningstar are collaborating on a newly-launched digital advisory platform that targets high net worth (HNW) individuals and US expats, which they believe are under-served in Asia.