Singapore
Ten Singapore advice firms fined in anti-competition probe
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has fined 10 firms nearly S$1m for collaborating to pressure a competitor to withdraw an offer of a 50% commission rebate on life insurance products.
Singapore plans regulation to attract domiciled funds
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering a new regulatory structure to accommodate open-ended investment companies (Oeics) in a bid to encourage more asset managers to domicile funds in the city-state.
Old Mutual completes Singapore acquisition
Old Mutual Wealth announced on Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of Singapore-based expat advisory business AAM Advisory.
Wealth management fees hit 5-year high in Singapore
Wealth management fees more than doubled between 2010 and 2015 at Singapore’s three banks, as Asia Pacific surpassed North America as home to the largest number of high net worth individuals.
China has a credit problem and it knows it
Anybody who says that China doesn’t have a credit problem is lying because when that much credit is pumped into the system there is no way that every single loan is a sound investment, according to Schroders’ head of Asian equities Singapore, Lee King Fuei.