Asia
Baring launches three Hong Kong-domiciled funds
Local demand for income investments, a simplified registration process and the ability to add an RMB share class were good enough reasons to launch the locally-domiciled products, Gerry Ng, CEO of Asia ex-Japan, told Fund Selector Asia.
Asia, Japan targeted as firms expand new fund launches
Fund managers Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Matthews Asia have launched equity products to tap the rising domestic demand story in the region
Hong Kong-compliant savings product
Generali International has become the latest life company to launch a savings product fully compliant with the ban on indemnity commission introduced in Hong Kong at the beginning of the year.
China proposes Bond Connect plan
A Chinese clearing house is considering the launch of a “Bond Connect” scheme which would mirror the Stock Connect initiative, creating an investment link between the mainland and Hong Kong debt markets.
Ripe for business: Intermediary profile with Global Financial Consultants
In 2007, financial advisory firm Global Financial Consultants decided to uproot from its home in Sydney and move the whole company to the city state of Singapore, a place that had become ripe for business opportunities.