Singapore

Asia | 22 Jul 16

Chief executive of Axa Life Insurance Singapore, Glenn Williams, has stepped down after 15 years with the Axa group following a restructure of the business.

Asia | 21 Jul 16

Singapore has announced plans to take action against four major banks, including a Swiss private bank, over their involvement with the scandal-ridden Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

People Moves | 19 Jul 16

Aegon UK’s chief financial officer is to depart, while both the UK and Australian governments have announced further political manoeuvring following the Brexit referendum and Australian national elections.

Asia | 13 Jul 16

The former chief executive of BSI Bank in Singapore, Hans-Peter Brunner, is suing the Swiss bank for freezing his bonus two months after the Singapore regulator ordered that the bank be shut down.

Best Practice | 11 Jul 16

Singapore’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has opened a public consultation on the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) in tax matters, known as the Common Reporting Standard.