Asia
standard chartered eyes Indian wealth manager
Standard Chartered is in talks to buy Morgan Stanley’s Indian wealth management arm, it emerged yesterday.
axa appoints varley to regional development role
David Varley, who for the past four years has headed up Axa Asia’s international brokerage operations out of Hong Kong, has been named to the newly created role of regional head of the company’s Health & Protection Development.
ifss beggs takes role with henley group
Kelso Beggs, for many years the chief operations officer of International Financial Services in Singapore, has taken a role with the Singapore-based Henley Group, as it undergoes a major strategic review of its Singapore business.
china widens doorway to its retail funds market
From the first of June, China’s mutual funds market will become more open to a greater range of product providers, including securities firms and insurance companies, following the release last week of new rules by the Chinese regulator.
global fund manager trade body to open
ICI Global, a trade association which represents global fund managers, has opened an office in Hong Kong to focus on the Asia Pacific region.