Asia
Aberdeen launches multi-asset funds in Singapore
Aberdeen Asset Management has launched two multi-asset funds in Singapore, the firm’s first such funds to be offered in the city-state.
Deutsche AM terminates 16 Hong Kong ETFs
Deutsche Asset Management is delisting 16 ETFs in Hong Kong, cutting the number of exchange-traded funds it has listed in the special administrative region in half, according to data from the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing.
UBS AM granted private fund license in China
Swiss bank UBS has announced that its Chinese asset management arm has been granted a license to manage money for institutions and wealthy investors onshore in China.
Jailed 1MDB banker sentenced to four more years for cheating
A Singapore court has found former BSI Singapore banker Yeo Jiawei guilty of further charges of money laundering and cheating in relation to billions of dollars allegedly misappropriated from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state fund.
Hong Kong and France strike deal on mutual recognition of funds
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) have signed a memorandum of understanding linking their mutual fund markets.