Malaysia
Maybank hopes to build discretionary services
Malaysia’s Maybank is aiming for a soft launch of its discretionary portfolio management service in Singapore by the end of this year, Ang Mui Koon, senior director of discretionary services, confirmed in an interview with sister website Fund Selector Asia.
Lion Global and OCBC Bank unveil Asia private equity fund
Singapore-based fund house Lion Global Investors has worked alongside OCBC Bank to build a private equity fund which invests in small and medium-sized companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
Investment | 11 Aug 15
StanChart named trustee of first Islamic ASEAN passporting fund
Standard Chartered has been named as trustee of the first Shariah-compliant fund to be used on the ASEAN passporting scheme.
Ever increasing circles: RL360° in expansive mood
As the RL360° Group moves to complete its purchase of Clerical Medical International, David Kneeshaw, chief executive, makes no secret of his plans to pursue acquisitions to support growth and build scale in a recent interview with International Adviser.
Malaysian IFAs should switch to fee for service – experts
Financial advisers in Malaysia should not wait for regulators to replace commissions with fees for service, but follow the global trend favouring such arrangements, according to panellists at s recent Expert Investment Forum in Kuala Lumpur.