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day one of bangkok shutdown ends
Thousands of anti-government protesters filled the streets of Bangkok yesterday‚ in an effort to bring the Thai capital to a standstill.
standard life hong kong chief halliday exits
Standard Life has announced that Roy Halliday, the chief executive of its Hong Kong operation, is to leave the company.
mas warns advisers as singapore looks to tighten
The Singapore government is to tighten controls aimed at combating money laundering and terrorist financing in some sectors‚ as the City regulator warns financial adviser controls “show weakness”.
advisers expats brace for trouble as protesters
Bangkok-based financial advisers joined most of the rest of Bangkok’s businesses and residents over the weekend in bracing for a planned shutdown there today by anti-government protesters.
Nomura to buy ING Taiwan fund operations
Nomura Asset Management Company is to acquire ING Groups asset management operations in Taiwan, making it the first Japanese asset manager to operate there.