Richard Li buys AIG businesses for $500 million

Pacific Century Group, the business group owned by Hong Kong's Richard Li, will buy the investment advisory and asset management part of AIG Investments for $500 million. AIG Investments is a subsidiary of global insurance firm, American International Group (AIG).The acquisition will be made by Pacific Century's subsidiary Bridge Partners, a limited partnership. AIG will retain its in-house investment operation, which has assets under management of around $480 billion. Earlier this ye…