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Prudential has appointed Sir Douglas Flint as a non-executive director and chair designate, effective March and subject to regulatory approval, the company said in a statement. Flint will also join Prudential’s Nomination & Governance Committee and Remuneration Committee. He will succeed Shriti Vadera, who will retire as board chair after six years of service. Flint […]

Sun Life has appointed Frankie Leung as Chief Agency Officer for Asia, effective March 16, according to a company statement. Based in Hong Kong, Leung will be responsible for the company’s agency business across Asia, including agency recruitment, activation, compensation, training and development, and advisor recognition. He will report to David Broom, Chief Client and […]

State Street Investment Management has made a strategic minority investment in Groww Asset Management (Groww AMC), subject to regulatory approval. Groww AMC is the asset management arm of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, which operates the Indian digital investment platform Groww. The investment aligns with State Street Investment Management’s focus on expanding access to investment products and […]

As asset tokenisation reshapes global finance, a NASDAQ-listed gold miner is making an unexpected entrepreneurial pivot—bridging old-world mining with next-generation fintech.