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FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:53

Hong Kong, Singapore Slip in Property Bubble Ranking

The risk of housing bubble collapse decreased for Asia's marque real estate price leaders, Hong Kong and Singapore.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:50

Crunch Time for Credit Suisse

Urs Rohner, Credit Suisse chairman, backed CEO Tidjane Thiam in a spy scandal. finews.com parses the subtle shift in power between the uneasy duo.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 14:15

Eastspring Set to Acquire Thai Fund Manager

With the deal, Eastspring will have access to a wide customer base in a country with one of the largest and fastest-growing asset management markets in Southeast Asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 13:08

IRAS, DBS Collaborate on Cheque-Free Initiatives

The move is part of a digitalization drive by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) to encourage SMEs to go chequeless and transition towards digital payments.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 12:05

Goldman Sachs Appoints Asia M&A Co-Heads

Goldman Sachs has appointed its Asia ex-Japan co-heads of mergers and acquisitions via the promotion of the leading duo in its technology, media and telecoms business.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 11:48

Refinitiv Brings FX Trade Matching Service to Vietnam

The launch of USD/VND on Refinitv's Matching follows its recent launch of FXall in Vietnam, and its part of its efforts to bolster capabilities as emerging markets in the region continue to develop their financial markets and digitize FX trading capabilities.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 11:19

Retiring HKMA Chief Praises Annuity Scheme He Launched

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s retiring chief, Norman Chan Tak-lam, took one last opportunity to laud the retirement scheme he launched and claimed he could think of no better options for investing.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 10:18

Credit Suisse Seeks End of Skullduggery

Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam's integrity and the bank's reputation are still intact after a bumbled spy scheme: chairman Urs Rohner is plying a return to normal. It's not that simple, says finews.asia editor Peter Hody.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 09:41

Revolut Prepares for Singapore Launch

The London-based fintech firm was expected to offer its services in Asia-Pacific in the first quarter of 2019. Its Singapore launch is now expected in October.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 09:09

Standard Chartered South Asia Private Banking Head Exits

The South Asia head of Standard Chartered’s private banking arm will exit after joining in 2016.

FINANCE Wednesday, 2 October 2019 00:29

Leonteq Launches Digital Push for One-Stop-Shop

Derivatives boutique Leonteq is launching a new platform that aims to offer its clients a range of services as a one-stop-shop. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 16:00

Finance Follows Big Techs in Family Planning

An «employee perk» for women at major Silicon Valley tech firms is hitting the finance industry. U.S. giant Blackrock is the first to move.

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 14:58

Standard Chartered Boosts Tech and Innovation Team

British bank Standard Chartered that has a strong foothold in Asia hires a new chief information officer from Deutsche Bank. He will be based in Singapore.

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 13:50

Credit Suisse Spygate: CEO Not Informed, COO Exits

Credit Suisse's operating boss is leaving after an investigation found he was behind a private surveillance scheme on Iqbal Khan, a departing executive of the Swiss bank.

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 11:50

Alessandra Giunta: «How to Make Finance Sexy»

How can finance firms win new clients on Instagram or Snapchat? Find their «sexy» and drop the jargon, influencer and former banker Alessandra Giunta told finews.tv.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 11:30

Shruti Advani: Iqbal Khan's UBS Survival Guide

As dramatic as the past month may have been, Iqbal Khan's life is set to get even more interesting. The ex-Credit Suisse star banker officially moves down the street to UBS this Tuesday. finews.asia'seditor-at-large Shruti Advani on what it will take for him to...

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 11:05

BNP's Paud O'Keeffe: «There are a Growing Number of Platforms Emerging»

BNP Paribas Securities Services recently released a set of application programming interfaces in its fund administration business, transforming the way the bank communicates with its asset manager clients. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 10:01

MAS: Greater Banking Security Needed for IT Supply Chain

A panel of global security specialists underlined the banking industry’s IT supply chain as a focal point increasingly targeted by cybercriminals.

FINANCE Tuesday, 1 October 2019 08:47

Allegedly Defiant Penny Stock Manipulator said «House is Full of Lawyers»

A former broker in Singapore claimed that alleged penny stock manipulator Quah Su-Ling brazenly responded to his suspicions of malicious trading boasting that her house was «full of lawyers».

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