Asia
PEOPLE MOVES: Abacus Financial Consultants, Butterfield, Nucleus
Abacus Financial Consultants head of recruitment joins recruitment boutique, Butterfield appoints for Asia push and Nucleus names two non exec directors and remuneration chair.
Hansard’s Bahamas operation to service Latin America growth
Hansard Global’s recently announced Bahamas operation will be used to support its “rapidly growing” Latin American client base, according to the specialist long-term savings providers latest results.
Singapore financial firms on alert after hack
Financial institutions across Singapore have been warned to tighten their customer verification processes after the personal details of 1.5 million people were stolen in a cyberattack.
Investment scams costing Aussies A$4.3m per month
Australians have lost A$26m (€16.4m, £14.6m, $19.2m) to investment scams in the first half of 2018, which equates to A$4.3m every month, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch website.
Vanguard to shut Singapore office
Investment company Vanguard has decided to consolidate its Singapore operational and client activities in Hong Kong.