Asia
Finding value in EMD and alternative fixed income
To navigate the hazards of the bond markets, one fund manager looks to US and emerging market debt for value while a fund selector finds opportunity in alternative fixed income.
Are listed family businesses the safer bet?
Concerns about family-owned companies tend to be distorted and data shows they outperform their non-family counterparts, according to Jean Keller, CEO of Quaero Capital.
Hong Kong’s affluent don’t trust advisers
Only 24% of Hong Kong’s growing number of affluent investors trust financial advisers, which compares to around 45% of those in the US, according to Michael Fong, managing director at Charles Schwab in Hong Kong.
Legal & General exits Indian life venture with £45m profit
Legal & General Group is to sell its 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance to private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
ANZ sells life insurance business to global giant Cigna
ANZ Bank New Zealand has agreed to sell its life insurance business to US-listed health insurance giant Cigna for NZ$700m ($485.4m, €419m, £368m), the second non-core business the group has shed in under a month.