Articles by Denise Wee, Elffie Chew and Manuel Baigorri

Singapore’s Income Insurance Weighs Partnerships or Stake Sale for APAC Expansion

Singapore’s Income Insurance Ltd. is exploring options as it looks to expand across the Asia Pacific region, including possibly tying up with a partner or selling a stake, according to people familiar with the matter. While Income Insurance has received …

Global Financial Firms Reassess Risks of Operating in China if Taiwan Tensions Escalate

Global financial firms, still smarting from multi-billion dollar losses in Russia, are now reassessing the risks of doing business in Greater China after an escalation of tensions over Taiwan. Lenders including Societe Generale SA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Group …

HSBC’s New Insurance Chief Executive Eyes ‘Crucial’ New Deals in China

Greg Hingston, who took over as global chief executive of HSBC Holdings Plc’s insurance unit in January, has had a busy quarter, closing the group’s first acquisition in a decade, building out the China business and eyeing new deals to …

Hong Kong’s AIA Group Sells Nearly $10 Billion of Coal Investments

AIA Group Ltd. has sold off almost $10 billion of investments in coal mining and coal-fired power businesses as pressure grows on financial firms to cut ties with the sector. The insurer completed the entire sale of directly managed equity …

HSBC Buys AXA Singapore for $575M in Push to Fuel Expansion Across Southeast Asia

HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to buy AXA Singapore for $575 million in a push to build a global wealth hub in Singapore and fuel its expansion across Southeast Asia amid increasing tension in China. The acquisition will give HSBC the …

Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds to Help Pay for Natural Disasters

The Philippines, among the world’s most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major calamities, in conjunction with the World Bank. The dual-tranche transaction consists of a $150 million issuance against losses from tropical …