Asia
First quarter new premium sales rise for Singapore
Singapores life industry recorded a 24% on-year growth in total weighted new business premium for the first quarter of the year, according to the Life Insurance Association.
appleby granted first offshore law firm
Appleby has become the first offshore law firm licensed to provide offshore legal advice in Mainland China where it has had a base in Shanghai since 2012.
jupiter battle strength in hong kong
Jupiter Asset Management has started local advertising in Hong Kong for the first time as part of group CEO Maarten Slendebroek’s business plan to build a significant presence in the region.
mainland investors keen on fund investments
A majority of mainland investors travelling to Hong Kong are keen on making fund investments over the next 12 months and see a greater potential for schemes those invest in Hong Kong and China equity funds.
bribery trial of former deutsche banker highlights
A former Deutsche Bank salesman on trial for bribing a public official in Japan has, according to the Financial Times, admitted providing excessive entertainment to a pensions executive but said this conduct was institutional at his former employer.