Asia
MSCI changes tack on including China A-share in indexes
Index provider MSCI has outlined new proposals designed to overcome issues preventing it from adding the shares of mainland Chinese companies to several key equity indexes, which should effectively allow a limited number of stocks to be included.
UAE could face a ‘Hong Kong-style’ life sales slump
Asia has traditionally been the principal market outside the UK for international life business but growth in sales from the two key regional hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore has come to a halt, says Provisca founder Bryan Low.
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Standard Life cuts Asia insurance profile with Hong Kong sale
Standard Life has agreed to sell its wholly-owned Hong Kong life operation to its Chinese joint venture company Heng An Standard Life Insurance Company (HASL), underlining its move towards an investment-led business focus.
India’s largest bank to sell life unit stake in IPO listing
India’s largest lender, the State Bank of India (SBI), has announced that it is looking to sell a 10% stake in a life insurance joint venture with SBI Life, as it prepares to launch an initial public offering (IPO).