Toronto-headquartered Manulife, a leading international financial services provider, is seeing growing demand for Shariah-compliant wealth planning solutions across the the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia (MENASA) region, as affluent families place greater emphasis on succession planning, family continuity and long-term wealth preservation, according to Ms Bonnie Qiu, CEO of Manulife Global High-Net-Worth.
Japan's insurers turned net sellers of superlong government bonds in May, reversing their early fiscal-year buying as yields climbed to multidecade highs and volatility increased in the market.
Prudential plc has appointed Ms Donna Cotter as CEO of Wealth. Her appointment was effective 1 June 2026.
Taiwan is seeking to expand the scale of its asset management industry as it aims to strengthen its position as a regional financial hub, reported The Japan Times.
Liva Group has appointed Mr Michael Thomssen as Group Chief Financial and Investment Officer.
Prudential plc said it has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Bharti Life Insurance Company from Bharti Life Ventures and 360 ONE Asset Management as part of a strategic repositioning of its operations in India.
Insurance-based wealth solutions are increasingly used as a central planning framework, allowing families to bring together liquidity management, succession planning and crossborder compliance within a single, coherent structure, according to a thought leadership article released by Utmost, a global provider of insurance-based wealth solutions.
High net worth (HNW) individuals in Malaysia show a stronger sense of urgency when it comes to legacy planning, supported in part by robust GDP growth and rising incomes, according to the findings revealed by HSBC Life's first survey on HNW legacy planning across Asia and the Middle East.
Several leading insurance companies launched talent programmes to recruit high-quality individuals for their insurance agency force in 2025, with the momentum continuing into this year.
Asia shows a divided picture when it comes to legacy planning, according to the findings of a survey published by HSBC Life.