The acquisition aims to capitalize on the high demand for student housing in Australia, the third most popular country for international students.
The chief transformation officer of Manulife Singapore has left the company.
Some banks in Hong Kong indicated in private discussions that the market impact from months of ongoing political unrest is too sensitive to bring up in research notes, highlighting the challenges faced by bankers in the restive finance hub.
The two jurisdictions are among SEBA's nine new markets, following a successful launch in its home market in November.
Your definitive guide to the highs and lows of 2019: finews.asia features a year-end wrap for four banks with their highlights of 2019. Here is a look at why Julius Baer made headlines this year.
About 130 employees of Dah Sing Bank and 24 children took part in the basketball challenge on December 7, all in good spirits to raise money for the needy.
The license will allow SingSaver to offer instant comparisons of travel, home and maid insurance policies on its website.
With Gojek aiming to become a major player in Indonesia's digital payments space, the acquisition would help it compete with other regional giants like Grab.
Westpac Banking Corp is hoping to appease investors angered by a money laundering scandal. It has implemented additional transaction monitoring, its chairman said at the Australian lender's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.
Despite making progress, ASEAN banks and regulators need to do more to shore up safeguards in light of climate and environmental crisis, WWF said.
The top executives of Credit Suisse today will be optimistic in their outlook at the investor day in London. But the bank looks to have missed delivering fully on one of its previous promises.
He will lead Avarium's new Singapore office, which will be a regional hub that complements its Hong Kong operations.
A spat in the next generation of Safras has spilled out into the open. What does it mean for succession in the $18 billion Swiss-Brazilian banking dynasty, and for its Swiss wealth manager J. Safra Sarasin?
The definitive guide to the highs and lows of 2019: finews.asia features a year-end wrap for four banks with the highlights of the past year. First up, UBS.
Launched in 2017, the information network for payments allows member banks to exchange information in real-time. It currently includes 365 banks.
The Shenzhen-based firm will provide the tech for the country's national blockchain consortium.
The green loan is the group's first and the first green loan for the hospitality sector in Southeast Asia.
A jury of financial experts opted for «Libra» as the financial word of 2019. The vote was organized by finews.ch and Migros Bank and was based on more than 250 suggestions sent in by readers.
Under pressure from Facebook's Libra project, China's central bank will soon test its digital currency, and is partnering seven large state-owned firms for the pilot.
The bank also launched wealth management offerings that include pension-themed products, fixed income and strategy-based products.
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