Fidelity has appointed former AIA, AXA veteran Pierre-Emmanuel Brard to bolster its insurance business in the region.
Tag: Insurance
Trio banned by Hong Kong regulator
After they used false certificates to prove they had minimum requirements to apply to be insurance agents.
Hong Kong regulator eases sale of life products online
Temporary measures are extended until September 2022.
HSBC gains approval to buy China life joint venture
It helps the bank with its ‘strategic priority of being a leading wealth manager in Asia’.
Landmark sale means Allianz first to fully own China life firm
A rule change in early 2021 opened up the China market to foreign insurers.
Axa sells Singapore insurance operation to HSBC for $575m
The deal is a “key step” for the banking giant to grow its wealth business across Asia.
Fund favourite Ping An tumbles in 2018
Ping An Insurance, a stock held by hundreds of mutual funds and ETFs in the region, has fallen 10% in 2018. What risks does the company face?
Barings sees EM financials blossoming
Banks and insurance companies are best positioned to benefit from the growth of emerging market economies and demographic changes, argues William Palmer, co-head of emerging and frontier market equities team at Barings.
