Axa

Principal's purchase of AXA’s HK retirement savings unit signals start of fight for HK’s HK$514 billion pension nest egg as fees fall.

François-Valéry Lecomte, AXA Asia chief financial officer, tells FinanceAsia how the French insurer plans to knock Germany’s Allianz out of top three slot among foreign life insurers in the region by 2015.

The French insurer Asia CFO Francois-Valery Lecomte tells FinanceAsia why he sees opportunity in China’s motor market.

Gulliver’s got guts. He’s slicing away the non-core HSBC businesses. The latest move: sell some of the general insurance units in Asia and Latin America for $914 million.

Reliance group buys Bharti's 74% stake in two insurance joint ventures in India, bringing Mukesh Ambani into direct competition with younger brother Anil.

Regulators reject National Australia Bank's revised proposal to acquire Axa Asia Pacific, marking the third failed insurance M&A deal in the region year-to-date.

National Australia Bank and global insurance firm Axa reach an agreement that will see NAB buy Axa's Australia and New Zealand businesses, while Axa will retain the Asia operations.

MacarthurCook Industrial Reit raises $155.5 million in new capital, including a $15.8 million investment by AMP and a $111 million rights issue. Separately, AMP Capital hires Anthony Fasso to head its international business.

The new Hong Kong CEO needs to meet 2008 targets.