Asia
ifss bolus platinum financials kirkham named
James Bolus, chief executive of International Financial Services Hong Kong, and Mark Kirkham, chief executive of Hong Kong-based Platinum Financial Services, were among five individuals elected to the general committee of the Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers last week.
manulife am enters european institutional market
Manulife Asset Management, the global asset management arm of Canada-based Manulife Financial has expanded its sales network into the European institutional market.
nordea an establishes singapore sales team
Nordea Asset management has established its first distribution team in Singapore.
asian institutional assets to hit 17trn Cerulli
Cerulli Associates forecasts investable assets of Asia ex-Japan institutions to hit US$17trn (£10.55trn) by 2017, representing a compound annual growth rate of 10%, led by the Southeast Asian region.
FSDC calls for flexible fund structures like oeics
The Financial Services Development Council of Hong Kong has published proposals to broaden the fund structures permitted in the territory, including open-ended investment companies, in a bid to attract more funds to domicile locally.