Asia
Malaysia’s Islamic mutual funds see assets decline
Malaysia’s sharia-compliant mutual funds have seen assets under management decline from the peak of 40.7% in March 2016 to 39.4% in March 2017, according to data from Morningstar.
Bangladesh life market forecast to grow by $1.5bn
Bangladesh’s life insurance market is likely to expand by $1.5bn (£1.2bn,€1.4bn) in the next three to four years, according to Chris Townsend, MetLife’s Asia president.
Hong Kong’s wealthy missed out on the ‘Trump bump’
Hong Kong’s multi-millionaires failed to adjust their portfolios in time to benefit from strong equity markets after the 2016 US presidential election, a Citi survey revealed.
Aviva takes full control of Vietnam life company joint venture
Aviva’s life insurance joint venture in Vietnam has become a wholly-owned subsidiary after the UK insurer acquired the entire 50% share capital of its former partner, VietinBank.
Joint ventures give fund managers best chance of China success
The path to success in China for foreign fund management companies lies in joint ventures with local firms, even though wholly foreign-owned enterprises (WFOE) can now launch investment products on the mainland, says Xianzhou Jiang, vice chairman and chief executive of China Construction Bank (Asia).