Singapore
People Moves | 4 Nov 15
Manulife Singapore appoints bancassurance and legal chiefs
Global life insurer Manulife has strengthened its Singapore team with two hires to spearhead its bancassurance operations and its legal and compliance department.
Singapore reviews onus of IFA conduct over insurance sales
Singapore’s financial regulator is examining whether advisers or life companies are responsible for the training, competency and conduct of intermediaries selling insurance.
Market volatility weighs on DBS’s wealth management division
Net fee and commission income from DBS Group Holdings’ wealth management division fell by 4% during the third quarter, compared with the same quarter last year.
People Moves | 29 Oct 15
HSBC GAM India boss transfers to South East Asia role
The chief executive of the India arm of HSBC Global Asset Management has relocated within the business to spearhead the company’s South East Asia division.
FPI exits all markets bar Asia, ME and South Africa
Friends Provident International is abandoning all of its global operations, excluding Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and the ‘permitted jurisdictions’ of South Africa and Qatar.