Asia
eastspring kl names chen to cio
Eastspring Investments Berhad, the Kuala Lumpur-based arm of Eastspring Investments, has named Chen Fan Fai chief investment officer and country head.
pwc china pwc us and pwc australia form alliance
PwC China, PwC United States and PwC Australia have announced a new alliance which will see the three offer an expanded range of professional consulting services in China aimed at serving the growing needs of multinational companies and state-owned enterprises operating in the country.
singapore insurance sales exceed two bn
Sales of insurance products in Singapore grew 8% over the last year to the end of December compared to 2011, the Life Insurance Association of Singapore has revealed.
china approves hsbc ping an stake sale
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has approved HSBC's sale of its stake in insurance giant Ping An to a Thai conglomerate for $9.4bn, ending speculation that the deal might never be completed.
hk regulator bans ex merrill lynch asia
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said it has banned Joyce Hsu Ming-mei, a former licensed representative of Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd from the financial services industry “for life”, in the latest of a series of actions taken over the past two years in response to a fraud that was found to have been committed by Hsu.