australias firstmac launches singapore operation
Firstmac Ltd, a privately-held Australian provider of residential loans, has opened an office in Singapore, and named Alfred Goh to head it up.
former citic pacific exec jailed for insider
A former assistant director of finance at CITIC Pacific, a Hong Kong based property and mining company, has been jailed and fined for insider dealing.
United Kingdom | 27 Nov 12
uks territories keep schtum on son of fatca
Spokesmen for some of the UK’s key overseas territories said little beyond the fact that they look forward to meeting UK Government officials imminently to discuss the possibility of their exchanging more information with the UK, in the wake of a report that the UK is seeking to impose its own version of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act on them.
schroders unveils renminbi bond fund
Schroders has launched a new fund to give offshore investors access China’s fixed income market in the Chinese currency.
Retirement | 27 Nov 12
kleinwort benson sells former close qrops business
Kleinwort Benson is to sell all of the offshore retail and pensions trust business it acquired from Close Brothers in 2011 to QROPS and QNUPS specialist, Overseas Trust and Pension.