30 March 2015 Notices on the Distribution of Direct Purchase Insurance Products MAS has recently issued Notices under the Insurance Act and the Financial Advisers Act on 30 March 2015, covering the Distribution of Direct Purchase Insurance Products [“DPI”] (MAS Notice 321 / FAA-Notice 19). This set of Notices is a follow-up to 1 … Continue Reading
On 31 March 2015, the State Council of People’s Republic of China formally released the Deposit Insurance Regulation (the Regulation), which will take effect from 1 May 2015. A draft of the Regulation was circulated on 30 November 2014 to solicit public comments and we prepared a briefing on such draft in December 2014. Compared … Continue Reading
Our Hong Kong office has released a Learning & Development calendar for March – September 2015. Clients are invited to join a range of legal and personal development and business skills sessions. We are holding a session in June on Corporate governance in financial institutions.… Continue Reading
This article first appeared in the September 2014 issue of Asia Insurance Review On 21 March 2014, China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) issued the Administrative Measures on the Acquisition and Merger of Insurance Companies (the Insurance M&A Measures) which has taken effect since 1 June 2014. The Insurance M&A Measures apply to M&A activities where … Continue Reading
