Asia
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.
now devere group goes into india
The deVere Group has added another country to its roster, with the opening of an office in New Delhi.
ravi menon structural change to tax systems
Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has called for tax reform in the advanced economies to be a top priority and for the debate to focus specifically on the structure of the system.
Australia’s Easton acquires stake in AAM
Easton Investments, a Melbourne, Australia-based, Australian Securities Exchange-listed company, is purchasing a 19.9% stake in Singapore’s AAM Advisory, as it seeks to boost its presence in the booming southeast Asian city-state.
singapores mas consulting insurers on
Singaporean insurers and others are being invited to submit their views on a plan by Singapore's regulator to tighten up on the rules under which direct general insurers and reinsurers in the city-state are permitted to carry out their investment management activities.