Hong Kong
Investment | 8 Oct 15
Investor visa issues leave thousands in limbo
The world’s most popular investor visa programs face uncertain futures and leave many prospective immigrants in limbo, warned the chair of the Global Investor Immigration Council (GIIC).
Zurich hires Asia Pacific market chief for Global Life arm
Zurich Insurance has named Paula Choi as its chief market manager for its Global Life business in the Asia Pacific region.
FPI exits all markets bar Asia, ME and South Africa
Friends Provident International is abandoning all of its global operations, excluding Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and the ‘permitted jurisdictions’ of South Africa and Qatar.
Manulife seals pension distribution deal with StanChart
Standard Chartered and Manulife have embarked on a 15-year distribution partnership to exclusively offer Manulife’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) product to Standard Chartered customers in Hong Kong.
Global head of HSBC GAM relocates to Hong Kong
The chief executive of HSBC Global Asset Management, Sridhar Chandrasekharan, has relocated to Hong Kong from the firm’s headquarters in St James, London, to tap the region’s stronger growth outlook.