Asia
Sweet spot growth sees Asian profits boom
Prudential has seen its Asian profits grow by 18% so far this year following particularly strong performances in its sweet spot jurisdictions of Hong Kong and Singapore.
Shanghai Hong Kong connect
Only partway through its opening day, the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect had already seen Hong Kong-based investors hit their USD $2.1bn (£1.3bn) daily quota.
Coram Martin Gray appointment
Gray will oversee multi-asset portfolios in Coram’s UCITS IV fund range alongside Sullivan, also a director and senior fund manager at Coram, with whom he shares a seven-year working relationship
Asia retail investors shirk financial advice
The majority of retail investors in Asia are self-directed and do not rely on financial advisers when making investment decisions, says research by Cerulli Associates.
japan soars manulife sales growth
Manulife Financial delivered very strong Q3 life sales growth in Asia with Japan standing out from other parts of the region.