Asian expansion is dilutive to Manulife’s core strength: its strong market presence in Canada
Sachin Mahajan to head up investment banking and advisory practice
Research office, headed by Gorlen Zhou, will generate specific investment ideas for Signature portfolios
Reforms will require insurers to sell products to retail clients without commissions
Sun Life now has operations in seven Asian markets
The company’s primary focus is on growing its existing businesses
Expansion will continue at a respectable rate, although it will be lower then previous peaks. Growing domestic demand will supplement exports, although the range of products in this sector is growing. South Korean chocolate pie, anyone?
Aviva exiting marginal markets
Agreements with Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. and Bank of Xi'an will help attract clients of Indian and Chinese descent
Despite the effects of slower growth in China, most countries in the region have low sovereign debt, prudent fiscal policy and strong domestic demand to propel their economies further in 2012