Asia
China to allow full foreign ownership of insurance companies
In a move to grow its status as a major global finance hub, the Chinese government has announced it will raise foreign ownership limits in insurance companies to 51% in three years’ time, while full foreign ownership will be allowed in five years.
Six jailed for 45 years for eco investment scam
Six members of a crime group have been jailed for a total of 45 years for devising a fake eco-investment scheme as a tax break for wealthy investors, often using the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers.
Paradise Papers: expect regulation despite little wrongdoing
While the Paradise Papers reveal little in the way of wrongdoing, they will likely stoke political appetites for increasing regulatory scrutiny of the wealth management industry, says an analyst from research firm GlobalData.
PEOPLE MOVES: Rothschild, Moore Stephens, Fidelity Int’l
A BlackRock alum has joined Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management as global head of business development. Accountancy network Moore Stephens has launched a US tax offering in London and appointed a triple qualified tax specialist to head it up. Fidelity International has lost a 13-year veteran.
‘Greying Singapore’ embracing life insurance
Singapore’s life insurers have reported a strong 2017 sales with three-quarters of Singaporeans now covered.