Asia
ilas changes given thumbs down by hong kong
Less than a third of financial advisers based in Hong Kong believe recent regulatory changes in the jurisdiction will have a positive impact on their business, according to recent research.
china asset managers to lobby beijing over
Mainland China’s fund management companies have formed a new association in Hong Kong, with the aim of being able to speak with a single voice on issues of shared concern.
switzerlands unigestion gets singapore
Unigestion, a Geneva-based institutional asset manager with more than $13bn in assets under management, has received a capital markets services licence from the Singaporean regulator, as it moves to expand its presence in Asia.
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.