Asia
‘Explosive demand’ sees Arton Capital expand into Singapore
Global advisory firm Arton Capital has expanded into Singapore, setting up a new office in the city-state to cater for the “explosive demand” for investment advice from expats looking to gain second citizenship.
Eastspring teams up with Vontobel to offer funds in Taiwan
Eastspring Investments has announced a distribution agreement with Vontobel to offer funds in Taiwan, giving the asset manager access to retail investors in the key financial hotspot.
Survey: Hong Kong investors warm to ETF benefits
But Natixis GAM, which conducted the study, believes they may be over-estimating the passive products.
Complexity of Asia hinders fund passport schemes
Varying tax and regulatory issues across the region could disrupt the Asia Region Funds Passport initiative, according to Mostapha Tahiri, chief executive and head of asset and fund services for Asia at BNP Paribas Securities Services.
BTG Pactual demands over $100m from Generali over BSI fines
Brazilian investment bank Banco BTG Pactual is looking to recover more than $100m (£65.5m, €84.6m) from Italian insurer Generali in fines levied by the Swiss and Singaporean authorities against BSI bank.