Asia
How the fee-based model changes asset management
What could the potential fallout be for asset managers when Asia’s regulators eventually replace the commission-based wealth management model with a fee-based one? Ben Cherrington, head of intermediary channels in Asia Pacific at M&G Investments, shares some key changes in the UK, which decided to make the leap to fee-based in 2013.
US seeks recovery of $1.7bn from scandal-hit 1MDB fund
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is working to recover around $1.7bn (£1.3bn, €1.5bn) in assets linked to an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Indosuez Wealth Mgt to buy Singapore and HK private bank
Indosuez Wealth Management has started exclusive discussions with Credit Industriel et Commercial to acquire its private banking operations in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Aussie advisers to help foot the bill for industry regulator
The Australian Government has approved an industry funding model that will see retail financial advisers pay at least A$1,500 (£890, $1,136, €1,012) each to fund the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic).
Demise of the machines as Macquarie closes robo-advice unit
Macquarie’s direct robo-advice service is to be shut down with its automated advice offering integrated into the bank’s wealth platform following the sudden death of founder and chief investment officer John O’Connell.