Asia
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.
Generali to expand in Asia by pumping capital into Thailand
Italy’s largest insurer Generali will pump money into its Thai operations as part of plans to expand across Asia, Thai local media has reported.
DeVere Group Hong Kong Ltd fined HK$2.5m by regulator
DeVere Group Hong Kong Ltd, which is no longer owned by the deVere Group, has been fined by the Hong Kong insurance regulator after a lengthy investigation into various breaches of its regulations.
Malaysian finance centre commits to int’l best practice
The Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) has committed to playing a “facilitative role for cross-border trades and investments particularly in the Asean region”, as the fallout from the Panama Papers continues to ripple around the world.