Aviva
Vietnam rolling out welcome mat for int’l life companies
The Vietnamese Government is planning to make it easier for international life insurance companies to operate in the local market, deputy prime minister Dinh Hue Vuong has said.
Tax & Regulation | 3 Aug 17
Big UK insurers not offering financial advice tax break
Millions of pension savers cannot take advantage of a tax break designed to help them pay for financial advice because major providers including Aviva, Aegon, Fidelity, Legal & General, Prudential and Royal London are not offering it to customers, reports the Financial Times.
Aviva, Tencent seek licence for Asian digital insurer
UK insurance giant Aviva and Chinese tech firm Tencent are seeking regulatory approval for a new joint venture partnership along with private equity firm Hillhouse Capital, which plans to develop an online insurance company in Hong Kong.
Ex-FPI Singapore managing director Chris Gill joins SJP Asia
Former Friends Provident International Singapore managing director Chris Gill has joined St James’s Place Wealth Management Asia as development director to the international business.
Middle East | 27 Jul 17
DIFC’s Chris Divito to head up FPI in the Middle East
Chris Divito, the former head of Standard Life in the Middle East and currently working at the DIFC, is to take over from Marcus Gent as managing director of Friends Provident International in Dubai.