Singapore
Sales of life policies in Singapore up 20% in Q1
Singapore’s life insurance industry is off to a strong start, driven by growth in single premium and annual premiums policies which saw weighted new business premiums soaring by 20% compared to the same period last year.
Expat cities among the most expensive for rent
Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore are some of the most expensive cities in the world when it comes to how much people have to earn to pay rent but they do not top the list, research from UK property selling start-up Nested has found.
Old Mutual Int’l and AAM Advisory in court against IFS
Old Mutual International appeared as a defendant in Singapore’s supreme court alongside its local advice business AAM Advisory on Thursday.
Singapore investors report N America property scheme to police
Five Singaporeans, including two people in their 70s, who invested in a company offering attractive returns on real estate investments in the US and Canada, have reported the company to the police.
HSBC Singapore becomes a ‘direct life insurer’
HSBC Insurance (Singapore), the life insurance arm of the banking giant, is officially a Tier 1 insurer under rules set out by financial services regulator.