Robeco sets up Singapore office
Netherlands-based Robeco has opened a new office in Singapore for sales and client servicing and, separately in Asia, New York Life Investment Management is opening a Japan sales office.
Netherlands-based Robeco has opened a new office in Singapore for sales and client servicing and, separately in Asia, New York Life Investment Management is opening a Japan sales office.
Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) is shortening the time it takes to get non-complex retail unit trusts to market.
Singapore has announced plans to take action against four major banks, including a Swiss private bank, over their involvement with the scandal-ridden Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
The Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) approved 16 new insurance and insurance-related licences in 2015 as it expanded its footprint in Asia Pacific.
US-based AQR Capital Management is to open an office in Hong Kong to focus on sales and client servicing while evaluating China’s investor base.
Generali Global Health, the international health insurance arm of Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali has launched a new flagship health insurance plan in Hong Kong.
The former chief executive of BSI Bank in Singapore, Hans-Peter Brunner, is suing the Swiss bank for freezing his bonus two months after the Singapore regulator ordered that the bank be shut down.
Asian bonds might offer better returns in the short run, but it is equities investors should look at in the long term, said JP Morgan Asset Management Asia chief market strategist Tai Hui.
MetLife Hong Kong is on course to exceed its 2016 recruitment target of adding 1,000 new agents to its already 700-strong workforce.
Net fund flows into global gold ETFs in the first half this year have already surpassed the same period of 2009 during the financial crisis, as Brexit has created more uncertainties in the global economic outlook.
The fast development of China’s financial industry and the firm’s increasing interest in A-shares calls for an on-the-ground presence that will initially be research-focused, said Frank Wheeler, global head of distribution.
Italian insurer Generali has strengthened its presence in Hong Kong with the launch of a new company that will offer a range of life insurance and unit-linked products to high net worth individuals and mass affluent customers.