Asia
singapore regulator moves again to cool
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced new measures aimed at cooling the city-state's booming residential housing market, effective immediately.
Swiss qrops specialist sets up in hk
Swiss-based FEIFA member Forth Capital has appointed RDR qualified Graham Brown as managing director to establish an Asia operation out of Hong Kong before the end of this year.
luxury goods waste management funds unveil
Investment funds focused on very different areas of business one on luxury goods, the other on waste management have unveiled Singapore dollar variations of their existing offerings.
singapore insurer fined for giving
A large general insurer in Singapore has been fined by the local regulatory authority for allowing unqualified staff to sell insurance products to the public.
mpf changes act as rdr dry run
In preparation for the ‘Employee Choice Arrangement’, a new initiative in Hong Kong under which clients will be permitted to move their Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) assets to a new pension provider, financial advisers are drawing up fee structures in what could be interpreted as a “dry run” for an RDR-type environment.