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Generali: Life firms should be responsible for product understanding
Life companies in Singapore should be responsible for ensuring advisers have a clear understanding of products and how they meet customers’ needs, Generali International’s head of sales has said in response to a fresh review by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
People Moves | 3 Aug 15
Singapore’s PIAS appoints chief distribution officer
Singapore-based Professional Investment Advisory Services (PIAS), which is majority owned by Aviva, has appointed Winson Yap to its newly-created role of chief distribution officer.
Intermediary profile with Professional Investment Advisory Services
Christopher Teo, chief executive of Aviva-owned PIAS in Singapore, explains his ambitious plans for growth, why he embraces new regulation and the importance of seizing the day.
MAS fee disclosure proposal presents a ‘challenging timescale’
The six month window which the Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will give providers of investment-linked products (ILP) to standardise the way charges are presented to customers is expected to be a “challenging timescale”, Old Mutual International has said.
New head of Singapore advisers body pledges to raise standards
The new president of the Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS) has said he hopes to improve the ethical standards and competency of advisers in his new role.