Asia
Life sentences for $7.6bn China Ponzi scheme masterminds
The architects behind a Ponzi scheme that cheated 900,000 investors out of CNY50bn (£5.8bn, $7.6bn, €6.4bn) will spend their lives behind bars.
Raid on rival boosts new AIA advice arm
Singapore’s newly minted AIA Financial Advisers is on a recruitment spree and has reportedly made an offer of around S$100m (£56.5m, $74.5m, €62m) to lure across more than 300 people from Great Eastern’s Advisors Alliance Group.
Fullerton and Man Group to launch private funds in China
Singapore’s Fullerton Fund Management and alternatives specialist Man Group have received private fund management (PFM) licences from the Asset Management Association of China.
Hansard and Fidelity unveil retail client risk profiling tool
Isle of Man-based savings provider Hansard International has teamed up with global asset manager Fidelity International to launch a tool to help financial advisers identify the risk profile of retail clients.
India PM urges taxman to use data analytics to curb avoidance
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has said that tax administrators should use data analytics to track undeclared wealth and set clear targets for improving tax administration by 2022.