Asia
Qatari banks and financial companies grew
The Isle of Man-domiciled Qatar Investment Fund continues to favour Qatar over other countries within the GCC due to its relatively low political risk and high growth prospects in its latest quarterly investment report.
devere opening office in penang
The deVere Group is continuing its push into less-well-known overseas markets, with plans to open an office in the North Malaysian state known as Penang, for which it has obtained a licence from the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority.
newly public felda continues rise
Shares in Felda Global Ventures Holdings closed today at their highest price since the Malaysian state-owned palm oil conglomerate went public at the end of June, in the worlds second-largest Initial Public Offering of the year.
Growing awareness in East Asia of need to save
A growing awareness of the need for individual responsibility and importance of long term savings is revealed in a new study on retirement attitudes in East Asia.
cerulli singapores fair review seen likely
Regulatory changes expected to emerge out of Singapores Financial Advisory Industry Review are likely to nudge the industry towards fee-based advice faster than the market would go if left to its own devices, according to Cerulli.