Hong Kong
Standard Life cuts Asia insurance profile with Hong Kong sale
Standard Life has agreed to sell its wholly-owned Hong Kong life operation to its Chinese joint venture company Heng An Standard Life Insurance Company (HASL), underlining its move towards an investment-led business focus.
Life insurance business in Hong Kong up nearly 50% last year
Life insurance and annuity business in Hong Kong increased by 49% in 2016 to HK$179.1bn (£18.4bn, $23bn, €21.3bn), latest figures released by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) show.
Hong Kong regulator freezes accounts in US Ponzi scheme
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained an interim court order to freeze bank accounts connected with a suspected $15m (£12.1m, €13.9m) US Ponzi scheme that invested in Brazilian and African gold mines.
Hong Kong Life Insurance sold in $914m deal
Hong Kong Life Insurance has been sold to local investment firm First Origin International for HK$7.1bn (£738m, $914m, €850m) in the latest insurance M&A deal in the special administrative region.
St James’s Places launches int’l investment plan in Hong Kong
St James’s Place has launch the international investment plan (IIP), an investment-linked assurance scheme (ILAS), in Hong Kong.