The Monetary Authority of Singapore is stepping in to regulate derivatives of payment tokens by allowing trades on only four approved exchanges in Singapore.
Consultant Annastiina Hinta knows first-hand how easy it is to forget to rest and recover. As she takes the reins of the coaching firm her father founded, she talks to finews.asia about how to take better care of your personal resources.
The Swiss private bank EFG International has made a slew of appointments to its Singapore team, bringing numerous industry veterans on board.
Only one of four founders remain at the Singapore-based personal finance metasearch engine.
The partnership will give the firm access to Tokai's network of institutional investors and issuers across Japan.
Singapore developer Tiong Seng has secured S$125 million of green loans and performance-linked facilitates from OCBC and DBS, respectively.
An ongoing trade war is pummelling fintech funding in Asia which could post a 4-year low by the end of 2019.
Standard Chartered will transition from physical to mobile tokens for its online corporate banking platform with expectations to benefit more than 100,000 clients in over 38 markets.
Demand for luxury goods is evaporating in the Special Administrative Region, as social unrest continues. The latest victim is the Swiss watch industry, which saw exports to Hong Kong plunge in October.
Alex Fung, Vontobel's wealth management chief in Asia, talks with finews.tv about why the firm's clients increasingly want to diversify their wealth internationally.
Regtech firm Polixis has managed to compete with incumbent compliance giants by dominating the field of know-your-client data in the oft-overlooked emerging markets.
Westpac has been accused of poor oversight of its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing obligations, which has resulted in 23 million breaches of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing act.
Chinese state media issued a commentary expressing confidence in Hong Kong’s ability to withstand economic downturn due to a track record of effective central government support – including against George Soros-led currency speculation in 1997.
UBS’ investment bank wants to make its technology «sweat,» according to operating chief Beatriz Martin. That includes selling big data services and a foreign exchange trading tool to third parties, finews.asia has learned.
Banking software maker Avaloq has won a new contract with an Asian firm that will help the company in its expansion in the region.
A recent survey by Tsinghua University found China to be the most dominant preference for listings by its domestic businesspeople.
Jack Ma's Ant Financial Services may apply for a virtual banking license in Singapore, potentially making a splash in the regional banking landscape.
Although the Bank of Japan has no immediate plans to issue digital currencies, it is conducting research to prepare for future needs.
Five Southeast Asian Countries have attracted non-banks to build regional electronic wallet platforms, with total e-money transactions exceeding 10 billion.
The Swiss private bank isn't hoovering up new clients and their money as quickly as it planned – and a big write-down at an Italian subsidiary looms.
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