Singapore
Keppel Corp to consolidate asset management business
Singapore-based Keppel Corporation plans to consolidate its four asset management businesses under wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Capital, in a move that could see the company venturing into regulated investment and asset management activities.
Tan out, Barrows heads Hong Kong after FPI restructure
Charles Barrows has been named the new managing director of Friends Provident International Hong Kong with immediate effect, following a restructure which saw the departure of former Asia chief James Tan.
Zurich exit from Singapore highlights industry change
The Zurich Insurance Group’s decision to pull out of the international life business in Singapore, where it had been a big part of the market for a long time, was the top story from Asia, among a series about industry restructurings which dominated coverage in 2015.
Standard Chartered merges top private bank & wealth mgt roles
Standard Chartered Bank has combined the leadership of its private banking and wealth management divisions into a single global job, which will be taken on by Didier von Daeniken who will be based in Singapore.
People Moves | 14 Dec 15
Zurich promotes Shaughnessy to head of Global Life
Gary Shaughnessy, chief executive of Zurich UK Life, has been named chief executive of Zurich’s Global Life business and appointed to the group’s executive committee.