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Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... a one-day new cases record of 315,000 Wednesday and shows no sign of abating. Korea also hitting a second-wave high, Singapore called off its proposed travel bubble with Hong Kong as it found its biggest cluster since September. Manila hospitals still ...

Citi to exit consumer banking in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... result of a strategic review, with the company now focusing its consumer banking business on four "wealth centres" - Singapore, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates and London. "As a result of the ongoing refresh of our strategy, we have decided that we are ...

Honan launches reinsurance offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... will enter the reinsurance market through the launch of Honan Re. Honan Re commenced operations in April 2021, based in Singapore and headed by Honan Asia managing director Eliza White. It will offer facultative reinsurance solutions to Honan's existing ...

BGL expands product range overseas

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
Accounting and self-managed superannuation fund software provider BGL is launching one of its products in Singapore. BGL's CAS 360, a company compliance and trust management software solution, has launched a beta version for Singapore-based clients. ...

Fidante opens Singapore office, hires from AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... Challenger's $72 billion multi-boutique business Fidante Partners has hired from AMP Capital's Asian business to set up a Singapore office. Beng Neoh worked at AMP Capital for about 22 years, ending as managing director, North Asia in 2019. He ...

EG to expand Asia REIT down under

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... officer Eric Yau said. EG secured six acquisitions for $200 million over the last 12 months and launched a $400 million Singapore GIC mandate as well as a private wealth division. EG currently has about $3.2 billion in funds under management on behalf ...

Trading platform names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... management and corporate divisions. She finishes up after 11 years with the firm, working in executive roles based in Singapore, the US and UK. Her prior experience includes working at Willis Towers Watson, Swiss Re and Brown Shipley. SelfWealth also ...

Xero makes Swedish acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... adoption of cloud accounting around the world. Xero said Tickstar's technology will provide Australian, New Zealand and Singapore customers with access to a well-established e-invoicing network that will enable faster and more secure transactions. Following ...

Dexus establishes JV for Sydney building

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
The commercial real estate group has entered a joint venture with Singapore-based property group Mercatus Co-operative to acquire a stake in an office building in Sydney's central business district. The Mercatus Dexus Australia Partnership (MDAP) will ...

ASI restructures distribution team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... Aberdeen Standard Australian Fixed Income Fund. The current team is led by Garreth Innes. The Asian fixed income team in Singapore and global fixed income team in the UK will continue to cover the local offering as part of their investment universe for ...