Singapore
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.
Singapore insurers can now sell advice-free life policies online
Life insurers in Singapore can now offer life policies online that can be sold without financial advice, according to new guidelines released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
From shock to success: building The Fry Group’s reputation
James Sutton and David Pugh left the UK in search of fresh challenges in Asia. They discovered a marked difference in the quality of financial advice being offered there and set about ensuring The Fry Group raised the standard.
UAE could face a ‘Hong Kong-style’ life sales slump
Asia has traditionally been the principal market outside the UK for international life business but growth in sales from the two key regional hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore has come to a halt, says Provisca founder Bryan Low.