China

  • Zurich Insurance Malaysia ties up with bank

    Zurich Insurance Malaysia ties up with bank

    Zurich Insurance Malaysia has entered into a deal with Bank of China which will see the bank distribute Zurichs products in Malaysia.

  • china etfs launch on the lse

    china etfs launch on the lse

    With the launch of two ETFs‚ European investors are now able to buy shares in smaller‚ faster-growing Chinese companies.

  • hong kong the march to the east

    hong kong the march to the east

    Financial advisory firms in China’s Special Administrative Region are hiring‚ as Western businesses continue to establish bases in the region‚ and look to promote their services into China and the rest of Asia

  • Singapore and China agree pact for RQFII currency trade

    Singapore and China agree pact for RQFII currency trade

    In a bid to strengthen cooperation on financial sector development and regulation, Singapore and China today agreed on series of initiatives that will further promote the international use of the Renminbi through Singapore.

  • hong kong managers in race to introduce

    hong kong managers in race to introduce

    Hong Kong-based fund managers are “racing” to introduce Hong Kong-domiciled funds, ahead of plans for a “mutual recognition” programme that will enable them to be sold in mainland China, according to a report published today.

  • amp capital and china Life arm to launch asset

    amp capital and china Life arm to launch asset

    Australia's AMP Capital has entered into a pact with China Life Insurance Group's subsidiary, China Life Asset Management to set up a fund management company in China.

  • china asset managers to lobby beijing over

    china asset managers to lobby beijing over

    Mainland China’s fund management companies have formed a new association in Hong Kong, with the aim of being able to speak with a single voice on issues of shared concern.

  • ng to head up china desk at coutts uk

    ng to head up china desk at coutts uk

    Vivienne Ng has been appointed to the newly-created position of executive director and head of Coutts International's China desk in the UK, in a move the bank says indicates the growing importance of Chinese-derived wealth in Britain.

  • moodys downgrades hk banking system

    moodys downgrades hk banking system

    Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the outlook for Hong Kong's banking system to negative from stable, citing its "concerns regarding persistent negative real interest rates" and the institutions' "growing exposures to Mainland China".

  • chinese investors buy gold as rest of world

    chinese investors buy gold as rest of world

    The price of gold may have fallen another $125 per ounce yesterday its greatest one-day loss ever but some retail investors in Hong Kong and mainland China are buying more of it, rather than selling, according to a columnist for the South China Morning Post.

  • challenges face expats hoping to stay

    challenges face expats hoping to stay

    The struggles Asian immigrants often face in obtaining legal residency in countries like the UK and US are well documented, but expatriates from these countries can face similar battles in their efforts to remain in China, an expat with experience of the difficulties has revealed.

  • aam advisorys easton signs

    aam advisorys easton signs

    Easton Investments Limited, the Australian company which recently said it was to buy a 19.9% stake in Singapore’s AAM Advisory through its Easton Wealth Asia subsidiary, has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with ICBC (Australia) Investment Management Company (ICBCAIM).