Asia
PEOPLE MOVES: WHIreland Int’l Wealth, AIA and HANetf
WHIreland hires a PWC partner as non-executive chairman, AIA Singapore announces its next chief technology adviser while HANetf appoints a former Blackfriars employee as director of operations.
EU announces first blacklist sanctions
The EU Commission has sent a “wake-up call” to those on its blacklist for non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, announcing its first sanctions to counter their “aggressive tax practices”.
UK and Aussie regulators ink enhanced fintech agreement
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission have signed an enhanced fintech cooperation agreement.
PEOPLE MOVES: Investec, NN IP and Heartwood
NN IP chooses its lead portfolio manager of emerging market debt, Investec hires its UK institutional sales director from Goldman Sachs and Heartwood makes a raft appointments to its investment team.
Under the radar regulation hits Asia
The consolidation drama playing out in Europe’s life sector is grabbing headlines while significant regulatory change in Asia – including a cap on insurer ownership – remains firmly out of focus.