Tuesday, 25 November 2025

FINANCE Friday, 17 November 2023 10:52

Edmond de Rothschild Forms Tie-Up in Vietnam

Geneva-headquartered Edmond de Rothschild has formed a partnership with a Vietnamese lender to establish private banking services in the country. 

FINANCE Friday, 17 November 2023 10:29

EFG Buys Back Shares and Massively Expands Advisor Force

The Swiss-based private bank managed to surpass last year's net profit in the first ten months of 2023 even though assets under management only rose slightly.

FINANCE Friday, 17 November 2023 09:12

Bordier Inks Singapore Partnership With Sygnum

Geneva-based private bank Bordier & Cie has signed a partnership with Zurich-headquartered crypto lender Sygnum to leverage its digital asset capabilities in Singapore. 

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 19:16

Ravi Menon: «Crypto Has Failed the Test of Digital Money»

Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon said that cryptocurrencies have failed the «test of digital money» and that the future of electronic fiat belongs in other forms.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 14:40

OCBC Acquires CBA’s Indonesia Unit

Singapore-based OCBC has inked an agreement to acquire Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Indonesia unit.

PEOPLE Thursday, 16 November 2023 14:09

Amundi Appoints ETF Duo in Asia

Paris-based asset manager Amundi has announced the appointment of two executives for its exchange-traded fund business in Asia.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 13:41

Beat Wittmann: «All Eyes on the UBS Share Price»

As ever, the most reliable indicator to assess a situation and its prospect, at any point in time, UBS is no exception, is a look at the stock price and the yield levels of debt papers. Remember, there are no memories and no regrets in finance, Swiss finance...

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 12:49

Ant Group Bets Big on Privacy-Preserving Computation

While data is already a valuable commodity in today’s market, its value could grow even more with further improvements in privacy-preserving computation, according to Ant Group chairman Eric Jing.

PEOPLE Thursday, 16 November 2023 11:21

Ex-StanChart Banker Joins Property Firm

The former Singapore CEO of Standard Chartered has joined a property technology company as a board chairman.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 11:02

US Federal Pension Fund Ditches Hong Kong

The main US federal pension fund has decided to switch to a benchmark index that will effectively exclude investments in Hong Kong. Souring US-China relations were cited as one of the primary drivers.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 10:13

DL Holdings Rolls Out AI Family Office Platform

Hong Kong-listed DL Holdings Group is launching an artificial intelligence-based platform to further bolster its family office offering.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 10:06

Swiss Banks Didn't Stop Doing Business with Oligarchs Early Enough

Established Swiss private banks are again being named in connection with sanctioned Russian billionaires. Now the talk is of possible links to UBS.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 November 2023 09:11

New Paris Trial for UBS Despite Successful Appeal

The tax dispute between Switzerland's largest bank and French authorities has lasted almost ten years. Now it wins on appeal although France's highest court upholds the original verdict.

FINANCE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 16:25

UBS Makes Extremely Bold Forecast

Switzerland's largest bank puts out a view predicting a drastic cut in US interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Their forecast is completely out of sync with the rest of the market and peers.

FINANCE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 15:47

Hex Trust Secures Full Digital Asset License in Dubai

Hong Kong-based Hex Trust has obtained a full digital asset license in Dubai, allowing it to offer crypto services in the Middle Eastern hub.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 14:51

Manulife IM Sheds Jobs in Asia

Toronto-headquartered Manulife has axed jobs globally within its asset management unit, including in Asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 12:43

Tharman Shanmugaratnam: «AI Will Ease Talent Shortage»

Newly appointed President Tharman Shanmugaratnam spoke at this week’s Singapore FinTech Festival 2023, noting that artificial intelligence will help the city-state meet the challenges of a limited talent pool.

FINANCE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 10:58

Capvis Lures Investment From Alibaba.com

Funds belonging to the Zug-based private equity specialist sell a stake to Alibaba.com. The China-based B2B platform intends to use it to expand and grow in Europe.

FINANCE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 10:19

Ping An-Backed Financial Firm Acquires Virtual Bank

Ping An-backed Lufax Holdings has announced that it is set to acquire Hong Kong virtual lender Ping An OneConnect Bank.

FINANCE Wednesday, 15 November 2023 09:30

Bahrain Launches FDI Office in Singapore

Bahrain has set up its first Southeast Asia office in Singapore to attract foreign investors to the Middle Eastern nation.

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