q4 took toll on investors in hk singapore
Investor confidence in Hong Kong and Singapore fell sharply in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the seventh Investor Attitudes study from Friends Provident International.
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isle of man targets asian region
The Isle of Man government is building its commercial ties with Singapore by opening a representative office in the country’s central business district.
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withers to open in singapore
Withers, the international law firm, is to open a second Asian office, citing what it says is an urgent demand from institutions and individuals alike for tax and trust advice in the region.
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Singapore life sales topped 2bn in 2011
The life insurance industry in Singapore grew by 22% in 2011, as measured by weighted new business premiums, according to a not-for-profit trade body.
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aam lures shoon from ipp
AAM Advisory, an expat-focussed Singapore advisory firm which had its origins as a local franchise of PKF, has lured Mark Shoon from IPP Financial Advisers to be its head of compliance.
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singapore switzerland of the east
With Switzerland's banking secrecy laws under attack from cash-strapped G20 governments keen to track down hidden overseas assets, Singapore's wealth managers are positioned to benefit, writes Helen Burggraf
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foreigners bear brunt of new singapore move
In an effort to cool its scorching residential housing market, Singapore has introduced a new, extra stamp duty equal to 10% of the value of properties sold, which will apply only to foreigners.
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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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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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barclays wealth plans china desk in singapore
Barclays Wealth will expand its Hong Kong-based banking team and set up a Greater China desk in Singapore.
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singapore life insurance sales slow
Sales of insurance products in Singapore slowed to a year-on-year increase of 18% in the third quarter of 2011, after posting a 38% leap in the first half, the Life Insurance Association of Singapore has reported.