Singapore’s life insurance industry posted a 4 percent year-on-year decrease in new sales for the first three quarters of 2019 amid a rocky economic environment.
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Liquid Group today announced a strategic partnership to enable cross-border QR payment acceptance in Singapore and Thailand.
Investcorp has established the first private equity platform dedicated to investing in food brands in Asia, specifically China, Singapore and greater Southeast Asia.
Total assets of Xtrackers’ exchange-traded products exceeded 100 billion euros driven by investor demand for Asian market exposure.
Alipay and WeChat Pay have announced plans to open up their platforms to foreigners visiting the mainland.
The partnership with the National University of Singapore will bring together industry players, government agencies, regulatory bodies and educational institutions to develop and apply emerging technologies in the field.
Finews獨家獲悉，香港和新加坡某知名家族辦公室的前管理合夥人蕭文，近日被任命為海銀國際的行政總裁。海銀國際為海銀財富的香港分支機構。
The former managing partner of a leading family office in Hong Kong and Singapore has been appointed as CEO of Hywin International, the Hong Kong arm of Hywin Wealth, finews.asia can exclusively reveal.
After a decade at the British multinational bank, the senior executive is headed to a rival, where she will support efforts to build its corporate banking business in Asia.
Mitsubishi will shut down its Singapore-based crude oil and fuel trading units following an unauthorized trading fiasco that led to major losses.
Securities and Futures Commission chief executive Ashley Alder made a call for the regulator to stay true its origins, «founded on the bedrock of the rule of law», amid unprecedented social and political changes in Hong Kong.
Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng will face trial in Malaysia next April for allegedly abetting the sale of $6.5 billion in bonds linked with 1MDB.
Used car marketplace Carro is eyeing a wholesale digital banking license in Singapore to expand its business.
The Securities and Futures Commission launched new rules for licensed virtual asset trading platforms as investors continue to seek exposure to alternatives.
The firm, which has been experiencing strong growth, continues with its high-profile hires by adding a senior executive as it restructures its research team.
China reduced its medium-term lending facility rate by 5 basis points – the first such rate cut since 2016 as economic growth slows to a near 30-year low.
The open-source platform allows parties to send, receive and act upon trade instructions in real-time, and promises to bring down document transit time from 45 days to 20 days.
Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing director Ravi Menon predicted that «greening» would be as critical as the current technological transformation for the financial sector.
An MoU between the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) and the Hong Kong FinTech Association aims to step up engagement among its members to create a dynamic and thriving fintech ecosystem in Asia.
He will head the firm and work with its nine-member team on scaling and moving to the next level of its development in Singapore and beyond.
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