hong kong intermediaries daunted by new regs
Hong Kong insurance brokers and intermediaries are scrambling to meet a September 30th compliance deadline for new guidelines aimed at boosting the protection of consumers buying insurance products.
Regulator says SFC licence not needed to sell fund-linked insurance products in Hong Kong
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), which regulates Hong Kong’s stock and futures markets, has declared that insurance intermediaries and brokers do not require an SFC investment advisers’ li
Tax & Technical | 27 Jun 11
Advisers should look to PMI to help weather downturn
Paul Weigall, head of sales for international private medical insurer Interglobal, argues intermediaries can enhance their bottom line in these straitened times by focusing on PMI.
UBS agrees to hand over account details to IRS
UBS has agreed to disclose the names and account details of more than 4,450 Americans it suspects of evading tax to the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Standard Life Int’l adds structured deposits to International Bond
Standard Life International has added a series of structured deposit accounts to its offshore bond.