China
Standard Life posts £5m loss in Hong Kong amid global job cuts
Standard Life lost £5m (€5.9m, $6.4m) last year from its wholly-owned business in Hong Kong as it confirmed that more than 800 jobs will be lost after it merges with Aberdeen Asset Management.
Best Practice | 10 May 17
CFA exam to include fintech topics
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam is to be updated to include topics such as big data, artificial intelligence and robo-advice.
Chinese regulator ‘shows its teeth’ in insurance clampdown
China’s insurance regulator has issued its third warning in just nine days, announcing a clampdown on life insurers just weeks after the high-profile sacking of its top official in a corruption scandal that rocked the industry.
China’s HNA Capital takes top stake in Deutsche Bank
Chinese financial services group HNA has become the biggest shareholder in Deutsche Bank after increasing its stake to just under 10%, overtaking the Qatar royal family and BlackRock.
Pacific Insurance unit buys stake in Chinese asset manager
China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC), the country’s third largest life insurer, has bought a 51% stake in Chinese fund management company GTJA Allianz Fund Management and will share ownership of the firm with Germany’s Allianz.