Asia
Positive developments luring investors back into EM – Pictet
Positive developments such as evidence of an underlying improvement in industrial production and exports in Asia are luring investors back into emerging markets, said Pictet Asset Management’s chief strategist Luca Paolini.
Bosera, SLI to launch EM fund in Hong Kong
In an east-west asset management partnership, SLI and Shenzhen-based Bosera International launched the Emerging Opportunities Bond Fund in Hong Kong on Monday.
Ex-AIA insurance agent pleads guilty to fraud in Singapore
A former agent of pan-Asian life insurance company AIA pleaded guilty for the second time on Thursday to defrauding an elderly couple of more than $5m (£3.4m, €4.4m) after withdrawing her earlier plea.
Funds in Asia see huge Q1 outflows
Around $39bn fled funds in Asia during the first quarter of this year, and one asset class took an enormous hit, according to data from Strategic Insight.
Zurich signs $135m deal to buy Malaysian Islamic insurer MAA
Zurich Insurance has signed a deal to buy Malaysia’s MAA Takaful for $134.6m (£92.7m, €117m), giving Europe’s fifth biggest insurer a foothold in the world’s second largest Islamic insurance market.