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HIGH-END Tuesday, 3 March 2020 16:31

Real Estate Sales in China’s «Silicon Valley» Plunge

Shenzhen, mainland China’s hottest property market last year, has seen an 80 percent decline in home sales due to the coronavirus epidemic, according to Hong Kong brokerage Midland Realty.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 15:38

Julius Baer Nabs Ex-UBS Heavyweight

Julius Baer has proposed two long-standing bankers for election as new independent members of the board at the upcoming general meeting.

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 12:46

OCBC Introduces Instant Car Loans

OCBC customers can now apply and get approval for car loans within 60 seconds, following similar moves made by two other local banks.

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 12:17

Virus Outbreak Could Dampen India's Blockbuster Listing

As SBI Cards started taking orders on Monday, investors are wondering how much the company's float can exceed its $1.4 billion target in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 11:40

Beyond Consortium Partners OneConnect

Digital banking consortium Beyond announced on Tuesday that it has partnered U.S.-listed OneConnect Financial Technology as it gears up for the possibility of landing a digital bank license in Singapore.

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 09:53

ING and Maybank Top Creditors to Troubled Commodity Trader

ING and Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) were the top creditors of Singapore commodity trader Agritrade International, which was last month placed under interim judicial management.

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 09:00

UBS Snapped Up New CEO Before Rival Could

UBS nailed down the surprise of appointment of Ralph Hamers as its next CEO after it learned the Dutch banker was in the running for the top job with a key European rival, finews.asia has learned.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 3 March 2020 08:39

J.P. Morgan Poaches Family Office Head

The American bank's wealth management arm is expanding is Switzerland with the hire of a well-known lawyer to the super-rich.

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 16:50

Central Banks Urge G20 to Back Cheaper Payments Plan

Central banks will ask world leaders to back a «roadmap» for cutting the cost of cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday.

PEOPLE Monday, 2 March 2020 15:10

Ex-Citi Singapore Banker to Join Grab-Singtel

Citibank Singapore's head of retail banking Charles Wong is set to join the Grab-Singtel entity that is bidding for a digital full bank in Singapore.

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 12:43

Credit Suisse Wins Sliver of U.K. Bonus Case

Credit Suisse notched a minor victory over British banker bonuses in a ten-year fight against U.K. tax officials. 

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 12:39

Nomura Concludes Indonesia Equities Partnership

Japan's global investment bank Nomura announced a strategic partnership in Indonesia for equities execution and research.

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 12:28

OCBC Cuts Days In Issuing First Electronic Banker's Guarantee

OCBC Bank has issued an electronic banker’s guarantee (eBG), making it the first lender to tap on Singapore Custom's Electronic Guarantee Program. 

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 12:19

HSBC Hires Wealth Teams Across Asia

HSBC has announced the launch of a new global business, combining retail banking and wealth management and global private banking. Recruitment for wealth teams across Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China is on track.

PEOPLE Monday, 2 March 2020 10:52

HSBC Sets Sights On China's Rich

HSBC is looking to better tap into China’s growing wealth both at home and abroad by combining its private bank with its wealth management and retail banking businesses, according to the global head of the newly merged business.

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 09:50

Banks Shave Rewards Through GrabPay Top-Ups

More and more banks in Singapore are stopping credit card rewards for users when they top up Grab's mobile wallet, GrabPay. The move reflects banks' unwillingness to fund the growth of third-party mobile wallets indirectly, as they begin to compete in the same...

PEOPLE Monday, 2 March 2020 03:24

Tom Naratil: «Lessons From Lake Placid»

Top UBS executive Tom Naratil recalls a meaningful ice hockey game 40 years ago for finews.first which illustrates that sometimes, even the seemingly impossible can be achieved.

FINANCE Monday, 2 March 2020 03:17

Pinnacle Capital Asia Appoints Principal Investor

A veteran with almost 30 years of financial markets and investment experience is joining the Singapore-based multi-family office.

ADVERTORIAL Monday, 2 March 2020 00:22

Acron Launches New Helvetia Investment

Swiss-based ACRON showcases a new club deal investment comprising two top-notch properties and a forecast annual distribution yield of 5 percent.

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