Asia
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
hks new investor education centre publishes
An online guide to Investment-linked Assurance Schemes has been published by the Investor Education Centre, an educational entity created last year, as part of efforts to boost public understanding of investment matters.
devere to distribute ip global products
The deVere Group has partnered with Hong Kong headquartered real estate adviser IP Global to provide real estate and investment services to its international client base.