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FINANCE Thursday, 13 February 2020 09:14

UBS With a Personal Touch

One of the key challenges facing wealth managers today is how to gauge the needs of their clients. UBS has designed an app that will help its bankers to collect information going far beyond the core financial interests.

FINANCE Thursday, 13 February 2020 08:52

DBS Beats Market Estimates Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

Singapore-based DBS Group achieved another record performance in 2019. The annualized dividend will increase by 10 percent compared to the previous year.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 17:02

Avendus Hires StanChart India WM Head as CEO

He will lead the wealth manager's team of private bankers, product specialists, portfolio managers and strategic business functions to serve clients across geographies in India.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 16:55

Vontobel Net Rises as It Gears Up for the Future

Vontobel is adapting its business model to make it fit for future demands. In 2019, the Swiss-based bank did well enough within its existing banking structure.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 15:30

DBS Evacuates Staff as Covid-19 Case Detected

An employee at its headquarters, who was tested on 11 February, was confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 13:30

Mastercard to Enter China Payments Market

Mastercard's joint venture in China has been the green light given by the People's Bank of China for it to begin formal preparations to set up a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 10:49

Axa IM Announces Major Senior Appointments in Asia

The firm has appointed six senior executives to boost its distribution and marketing capabilities in Asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 10:22

Standard Chartered Launches Singapore-Based Venture

The bank is partnering Australia-based start-up Assembly Payments to deliver next-generation payment solutions to merchants globally.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 09:27

Hong Kong's Wealthy Question «Failed State» Label

Hong Kong bristles at being labeled a «failed state» by the international community despite being a $360 billion financial powerhouse for the rest of Asia, writes finews.asia's editor-at-large Shruti Advani. 

PEOPLE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 09:01

Hang Seng Bank Trainees: Hiking Instead of Working

Hang Seng Bank management trainees disregarded work-from-home rules. In some companies, this can result in serious disciplinary action, the firm said.

HIGH-END Wednesday, 12 February 2020 08:15

Sackler Couple Hides Out in Resort

An heir to the Sackler drug fortune is reportedly hiding out in a ritzy Swiss ski resort. The move comes as the family fortune is pieced apart by thousands of lawsuits amid a drug crisis in the U.S.

FINANCE Wednesday, 12 February 2020 06:32

Family Offices: A Manual for the Digital Age

Family offices ought to get ready for the digital age if they want to survive. Fortunately, a manual is available for all the aspects they have to consider.

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 17:55

Hong Kong Banks Offer Liquidity Support

Mirroring similar efforts in China, Standard Chartered and HSBC join other banks in Hong Kong in easing borrowing terms to help companies that are reeling from the coronavirus outbreak.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 17:09

Credit Suisse: Out Goes Another One of Thiam's Posse

A British investment banker played a key role in the development and communication of Tidjane Thiam’s strategy for Credit Suisse. He will leave the firm at the same time as his boss.

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 16:07

PwC: Digital Banks Unlikely to Displace Incumbents

The arrival of virtual and digital banks has piqued the interest of customers, but few are likely to make the switch, according to a new report. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 12:57

Validus Announces Agriculture Sector Partnership in Vietnam

The corporate partnership is the Singapore-based firm's third since its launch into Vietnam last November.

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 12:17

The Coronavirus and its Impact on Asia

In thinking about the economic implications, Axa Investment Managers consider four channels of transmission of the coronavirus from China.

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 12:02

Crowell & Moring Expands to Singapore

The firm is opening a policy and regulatory consulting affiliate in the city-state to tap on its growing economic prominence.

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 10:34

Coronavirus Hits Singapore CBD

Staff of major firms are being told to work from home and temperature screening and sanitation are being stepped up at many towers in the central business district as two cases emerge.

FINANCE Tuesday, 11 February 2020 08:47

Ex-Asia Head at Lombard Odier Expands in London

Fiera Capital, an independent multi-boutique asset management firm, established a European Headquarters in Mayfair, London.

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