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ng to head up china desk at coutts uk
Vivienne Ng has been appointed to the newly-created position of executive director and head of Coutts International's China desk in the UK, in a move the bank says indicates the growing importance of Chinese-derived wealth in Britain.
singapores aam advisory formally launches
AAM Advisory, the Singapore-based advisory firm, has launched a special division to cater for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and named one of its senior advisers to head it up.
singapore life industry new bis first half
Singapore’s life insurance industry saw total weighted new business premiums in the first half of 2013 grow by 24% over the same period last year, driven by "healthy sales" across all product lines.
bny mellon president reveals plans to target us
BNY Mellon, the US-based banking giant, is planning to target American expatriates in Hong Kong, its president has told the South China Morning Post, citing the difficulties these expats have in finding non-US banks willing to have them as clients.
new novel set in singapore offers peek into world
Today‚ as Singapore celebrates its 48th birthday as an independent country‚ Helen Burggraf reports on a new novel set there that may be Singapore’s answer to Bonfire of the Vanities and Noble House