Asia
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.
Malaysia readies robo-adviser licence
Malaysia’s regulator has provided details on applying for a robo-advisory asset manager licence, after first announcing the plan in 2017.
StanChart Singapore hit with $5m fine for Guernsey transfers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has fined Standard Chartered S$6.4m (£3.5m, $4.9m €3.9m) for breaches to anti-money laundering and countering the financial of terrorism following the transfer of trusts from Guernsey.
Are regional emerging market funds making a comeback?
Emerging market equities is one of the few asset classes where investors are still seeing value, but as the asset class makes a comeback investors have different takes on whether to allocate to regional funds or leave geographical allocation to portfolio managers.
Hong Kong regulator targets big guns
In separate moves, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) this month has gone after UBS, Deutsche Bank and brokerage firm CLSA for regulatory breaches.