Hong Kong targets ILS business

October 12 2018 by Nick Ferguson

Hong Kong is set to introduce legislative amendments to allow for the formation of special purpose vehicles for issuing insurance-linked securities (ILS).

Chief executive Carrie Lam announced the i...

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