vistra makes second acquisition in china
Vistra, a Geneva-based fiduciary and corporate services provider, has made its second acquisition in China, with the purchase of Cynosure.
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bsi gets hk banking licence
BSI, the Lugano, Switzerland-based bank owned by Generali, has been granted a banking licence in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
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axa im relaunches indian jv
Axa Investment Managers is to change the partner it uses for a joint venture in Asia and team up with Bank of India for its asset management business in the region.
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citibank and prudential lead firms fined by mas
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken regulatory action against 15 financial institutions, including Prudential Singapore and Citibank which both received significant fines.
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nikko am cites volatility in listing delay
Nikko Asset Management has postponed its proposed flotation on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, owing to heightened market volatility.
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new regs for singapore providers
Financial advisers and other providers of investment products in Singapore are beginning to conduct customer knowledge assessments of all their retail clients, ahead of a 1 Jan, 2012 deadline.
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barclays bolsters china desk in singapore
Barclays Wealth has appointed Carol Chen to head its recently-created Greater China desk in Singapore.
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julius baer opens in shanghai
Julius Baer has opened a representative office in Shanghai, as it looks to expand into China.
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scots form singapore association
Scots in Singapore, who today will be marking St Andrews Day, admit it: Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of colonial Singapore, was not Scottish. History is quite clear on this point.
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kames capital enters asian fund market
Kames Capital will launch into the Asia market and has opened its first office in the region.
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irish funds industry assn to open
The Irish Funds Industry Association is to open representative offices throughout Asia, beginning with Singapore and Japan.
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barclays wealth poaches tjandra for greater china
Barclays Wealth has poached Januar Tjandra from Goldman Sachs as its Hong Kong-based head of Greater China.