Asia
kinetic opens first office in asia
Kinetic Partners, a company which provides professional services to the asset management, investment banking and broking industry, has opened its first office in Asia.
manulife hong kong sales force hits 5000
The number of full-time agents selling Manulife insurance products in the Hong Kong market touched 5,000 at the end of 2011, a 9% increase over the preceding 12 months, Manulife Hong Kong said yesterday.
osborne says london to trade renminbi
UK Chancellor George Osborne today announced plans to make the City of London a major international renminbi trading centre, as Britain seeks to establish itself as major player in the increasingly important Chinese currency trade.
hk regulator disciplines brokers
The Securities and Futures Commission has fined a former broker at Fulbright Securities Limited HK$50,000, and suspended the licence of a CITIC Securities Brokerage supervisor.
skandia broker in hk commission case win
Royal Skandia and a local insurance broker have won a High Court case in Hong Kong over commission disclosure that is seen as having potentially significant, and positive, repercussions for the jurisdictions insurance brokerage and advice industries.