Smaller firms likely to bear the brunt of HK fee disclosure
Hong Kong’s enhanced fee disclosure proposals should not have a big impact on banks and fund houses, but may impact smaller intermediaries, according to industry players.
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Lombard International granted Singapore licence
Lombard International, the global wealth structuring solutions provider, has been granted a Financial Adviser’s licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas).
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Bank of Singapore buys Barclays wealth unit for 30% less
Bank of Singapore (BoS), a subsidiary of one of Singapore’s largest banks, has completed the acquisition of the wealth and investment management business of Barclays in Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Maseco Wealth targets ‘gaping hole’ for US citizens in Asia
UK-based Maseco Wealth, the specialist wealth manager for US expat clients, is to target Asia with the launch of an independently owned business in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong regulator pushes for fee transparency
Fund distributors in Hong Kong will have to disclose any monetary benefits they receive prior to, or at the point, of sale, under new proposals from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
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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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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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Hong Kong regulator bans adviser for 10 years
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has cancelled the licences of Richmond Asset Management and its owner Graham Frank Bibby and banned him from re-entering the industry for 10 years.
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Unit-linked products under pressure in Asia
Singapore outpaced Hong Kong for sales of unit-linked investment and savings products in the first half of 2016. As the industry awaits third quarter data, Bryan Low of Provisca reflects on the trends seen in the figures so far.
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Yield available in EM debt and Asian stocks – JP Morgan AM
Emerging market debt and Asian equities, in particular Hong Kong stocks, still offer yield at acceptable valuations, according to JP Morgan Asset Management’s latest quarterly outlook.
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Second Hong Kong ETF provider cuts fees
Vanguard has followed BMO Global Asset Management in cutting costs associated with its Hong Kong-listed ETFs with the aim of attracting more capital.
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Hong Kong investors expect 8.9% returns per year
Hong Kong investors on average are seeking an investment income of 8.9% per year when the average stock market yield across key global indices is 3.8%, according to a study by Schroders.