Asia
DeVere to open in Penang
The deVere Group has opened a new office in Penang, North Malaysia, to give it an additional base in the country.
labuan in move to be a top intl insurance
Labuan, a group of tiny islands off the coast of Malaysia, this month is pulling the wraps off an ambitious plan to transform the regulation of its insurance industry.
ifast financial unveils uk pension services
IFast Financial, the Singapore-based investment platform operator, has agreed a deal to introduce a package of retirement products and services for Britons living in Asia, in conjunction with Momentum Pensions of Malta, and UK- and Dubai-based Brooklands Pensions.
exclusive report singapore industry says
An ad-hoc alliance of about 15,000 financial advisers and managers in Singapore has formed to defend the commission model for remunerating providers of financial services and advice, a Singapore newspaper is reporting exclusively today.
hk regulator in legal action against big fours
Hong Kongs Securities & Futures Commission has taken legal action against the Hong Kong arm of UK-based Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young, for failing to produce key accounting records of a mainland company that had sought a stock market listing in Hong Kong three years ago.