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FINANCE Thursday, 23 January 2020 09:30

UOB Launches Student-Designed Bank Branch

United Overseas Bank (UOB) announced the launch of Hangout@UOB, a new branch concept designed and managed by Singapore Polytechnic students. 

FINANCE Thursday, 23 January 2020 08:30

HSBC Singapore Launches Green Deposit Account

HSBC Singapore offers its first green deposit account for corporate clients on Thursday, allowing them to embark on the sustainability path. These accounts will accept the Singdollar and U.S. dollar.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 18:30

AI Wealth Manager Raises $6 Million in Series A

Indian venture capital firm Chiratae Ventures led the funding round for APAC expansion.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 17:30

New StanChart FX Engine Delivers Significant Trade Latency Gains

Standard Chartered’s newly set up electronic pricing engine for global currencies completed its first-ever trade with promising improvements to efficiency.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 16:52

QBE Adds Pair to Asia Advisory Board

The business insurance specialist has added two insurance industry stalwarts to its body that provides leadership oversight of QBE Asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 15:07

MassMutual Launches Second Southeast Asia VC Fund

The venture capital arm of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company significantly expands its international presence and brings its total capital under management to $350 million across four funds, including two in Southeast Asia totaling $150 million.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 13:54

Aberdeen Standard Brings Digital Advice to Australia

The firm will use analytical algorithms and artificial intelligence on individual client and financial planner data to allow HUB24 financial advisers to cater to a wider range of clients in a personalized way.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 12:44

UBS: No, Thanks to Fresh Money

The world's largest private bank doesn't want the wealthy to deposit any more money. Why is UBS definitively ditching one of the key feeders of future business?

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 12:39

Lombard Odier Tips New Fund Unit Head

Lombard Odier is naming a fixed income veteran to run its asset management arm. She fills a role made vacant as the current head, Hubert Keller, heads for Geneva for the senior partner role at the Swiss wealth manager.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 12:11

Hong Kong Pensions Cover Little of Retirement Savings

Pension funds cover just nine percent of Hong Kongers’ retirement savings and a subcommittee from the Hong Kong Investments Funds Association suggesting the general public to add more risky assets instead of holding cash instead.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 11:20

Chinese State Developer Bids for Singapore Digital License

The investment arm of state-owned real estate developer Greenland has formed a consortium as the latest bidder to vie for Singapore’s digital banking licenses.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 10:55

DLA Piper Hires Private Equity Partner

The multinational law firm is strengthening its Singapore based ASEAN corporate practice, bringing on board a M&A and private equity transactions practitioner.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 09:56

Fintech Software Provider Opens APAC HQ in Singapore

The firm is opening a regional center to be closer to clients and strengthen its footprint in Asia Pacific on the back of rising demand for fintech services.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 08:44

Iqbal Khan, the Antidote to UBS Ailment

The UBS result reveals how slowly the bank is growing. It is now betting on wealth management and Iqbal Khan to boost the business. Here's a list of problems that Khan needs to solve.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 January 2020 08:33

HSBC Brushes Off Wuhan Coronavirus Rumors

HSBC clarified online rumors that one of its branch staff had been infected by the recent outbreak of the coronavirus.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:21

Assets at UBS’s APAC Wealth Division Surge $100 Billion

The Swiss wealth management giant’s invested assets reached $450 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, posting an impressive 25 percent for the year.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:01

One-Third of Chinese Tourist Payments Made Through Mobile

The mobile payment's penetration of the Chinese tourist market continues to grow with 3.4 times out of 10 transactions made through the channel in 2019.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 January 2020 16:02

StanChart to Address Greenwashing Concerns

Standard Chartered Private Bank has launched «ESG Select», a review process that identifies and curate wealth solutions, plus address greenwashing concerns.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 January 2020 14:23

UBS Profit Climbs, Disposes of Fund Unit

UBS' quarterly profit more than doubled on the year amid big spending cuts. The Swiss bank set out two-year targets and disclosed the sale of a funds business.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 January 2020 14:00

Unrests in Hong Kong Hits Lucrative Life Insurance Sector

Anti-government protests in Hong Kong have dealt a severe blow to one of the city’s most lucrative industries and favored channels for getting money out of mainland China.

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