Asia
Standard Chartered, Allianz ink insurance distribution deal
Standard Chartered Bank has announced a 15-year deal with Allianz to sell its general insurance products, including travel, personal accident, fire and motor insurance products, across the bank’s retail banking network in five key markets across Asia.
India increases commission rates for life insurance brokers
Insurance brokers in India are set to receive higher commissions payments for selling life insurance policies, in proposals unveiled by the country’s regulator due to come into force in April.
Jailed 1MDB scandal banker ‘spent $8.2m’ on Australia property
The former BSI banker Yeo Jaiwei, ‘sentenced beyond the norm’ for witness tampering by a Singapore court, used a Seychelles-based company to spend $8.2m (£10m, €7.7m) on Australian Gold Coast property, the Guardian has reported.
Asia Pacific ETF assets lag other regions despite record year
Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF/ETP assets hit a record high of $135bn (£110bn, €127bn) in 2016, but still only account for 4% of the industry’s global assets, according to ETFGI.
The 2017 FSA Fund Award winners are…
Here are the Hong Kong winners of Fund Selector Asia’s third annual fund management awards.