Front office private banking and wealth management professionals in Hong Kong are paid more than their Singapore counterparts, according to the Hays’ 2017 salary survey.
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FSA Income Forum Singapore 2017
We present photo highlights from the FSA Income Forum Singapore, held on February 21 at The Fullerton Hotel.
Lyxor pulls HK retail funds in 2016
FSA takes a look at the mutual funds shut down in the SAR in 2016, led by Lyxor, according to data from Morningstar.
Study: Singapore’s insolvencies to accelerate
The number of insolvencies in Singapore is expected to accelerate by 15% to 222 this year from 193 in 2016 – the highest in Asia-Pacific, according to a study by Euler Hermes.
Lion Global launches ‘disruptive’ tech fund
Singapore’s Lion Global Investors has launched a retail fund that invests in disruptive industries.
FSA Awards Singapore 2017
We present photos from the FSA Awards luncheon in Singapore, held on January 17 at the Tower Club.
Jailed 1MDB scandal banker ‘spent $8.2m’ on Australia property
The former BSI banker Yeo Jaiwei, ‘sentenced beyond the norm’ for witness tampering by a Singapore court, used a Seychelles-based company to spend $8.2m on Australian Gold Coast property, the Guardian has reported.
Hiring in Hong Kong’s AM industry slows
However, strong demand for relationship managers and fintech professionals remains, according to a recent salary survey report by Robert Walters.
Ex-Falcon Bank manager jailed in Singapore 1MDB probe
The first westerner to be charged in connection with the 1MDB scandal has been sentenced to 28 weeks in jail and fined S$128,000 (£73,352, $89,174, €84,235) by a Singapore court.
Singapore account holders must disclose tax residency status
Account holders in Singapore have been told by the taxman to fully cooperate with their financial institutions as they determine the tax residency status of their clients under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
