Asia
SFC bans HSBC’s Chow for life
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has banned former HSBC staff member Andrew Chow Ho-cheung from re-entering the industry for life after he was convicted for fraud and theft.
Australian banks plan major changes to commission fees
The Australian Bankers Association (ABA), which represents all the country’s major banks, has unveiled a sweeping review of product sales commissions and product based payments with a view to removing or changing them where they lead to poor customer outcomes.
OMGI keen on EM sovereign bonds
Old Mutual Global Investors is overweight Indonesian and Indian government local currency bonds.
Switzerland’s UBP upbeat on Asia after Coutts deal
Despite private banks selling assets or cutting staff in Asia, Guy de Picciotto, chief executive of Switzerland-based Union Bancaire Privee (UBP), said his bank plans to hire roughly 40 relationship managers and expand in China.
Wealth management in S.Korea to become a ‘common concept’
Introducing a fee-based only regime for South Korea’s financial advisory sector, as proposed by the country’s regulator, will help wealth management become “a more common concept” for Korean investors, said Young Soo Kim, head of distribution at Schroders Korea.