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- September 18 2015
Taiwanese insurers ready for US Fed rate hike
Insurers have been making adjustments to fully prepare for the possible effects of the hike.
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- September 15 2015
Major banks tentatively agree to US$1.87bn settlement
Agreement will settle investor claims that they conspired to fix prices and limit competition.
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- September 14 2015
Indonesian insurers warned about economic outlook
Several insurance firms need close scrutiny in the face of the economic slowdown, says financial regulator.
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- September 14 2015
AM Best affirms ratings of two Macau insurers
Macau Insurance and Macau Life Insurance received ratings affirmation from AM Best.
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- September 11 2015
Reinsurance prices likely to drop in 2016, says Moody’s
Rates are forecast to fall by up to 10% in 2016, but the decline will be less than in the past few years.
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- September 4 2015
Asian investment portfolios transformed since crisis
Greenwich report shows dramatic shift out of domestic bonds and increasing appetite for domestic equities.
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- September 4 2015
Principal Financial buys AXA’s HK pension unit for US$335m
The US investment manager has paid about US$335m, increasing its AUM to US$6bn in Hong Kong.
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- September 2 2015
Japan’s life insurers using shareholder power
More frequent opposition at shareholder meetings is aimed at improving corporate profits.
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- August 31 2015
Chinese insurers join Uber’s US$1bn fundraising
China Life and Ping An Insurance take part in the fundraising of Uber Technologies' China arm.
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- August 27 2015
Aviva Investors hires Taiwan head
Lian Yang appointed as general manager in Taiwan amid strategy to renew focus on Asia.
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- August 25 2015
Ping An sees overseas M&A hitting US$7.8bn for 2015
China's second-largest insurer continues to boost its overseas assets as home market falters.
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- August 24 2015
LIC to introduce India’s first unit-linked insurance plan
LIC has said that it plans to sell around 100,000 of the new policies within one month.
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- August 24 2015
Ping An Insurance posts 62% profit rise
First-half profits were boosted by gains from stock investments and life insurance products.
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- August 19 2015
Taiwan allows insurers to invest in futures ETFs
Insurers can invest up to 0.5% of their total assets in onshore futures ETFs to diversify their investment channels.
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- August 13 2015
Anbang offers US$1bn for Japan’s Simplex
The acquisitive Chinese insurer is seeking to enter Japan's real estate market through an auction.
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- July 31 2015
Taiwan issues OIU licenses to 14 insurance firms
Licenses are part of Taiwan's efforts to be seen as an asset management hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
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- July 31 2015
Prudential buys into Vietnam government bond
The British life insurer buys nearly half the Vnd7 trillion bonds on offer in the government's debut 20-year issuance.
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- July 28 2015
Indonesia relaxes insurers’ bond-buying rules
An initiative by the Indonesian Financial Services Authority is designed to help stimulate the local markets.
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- July 14 2015
S&P warns Chinese insurers of equity risks
Insurers should stay prudent after China's relaxation of regulatory limits on equity investments.
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- July 10 2015
Fixed-income ETFs gaining popularity among insurers
Asian insurers are increasingly turning to fixed-income exchange-traded funds to achieve diversification and higher yields.
