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FINANCE Thursday, 1 August 2019 09:00

Duel of Unequal Swiss Giants

Both banks surprised investors: UBS with a good quarter and Credit Suisse with a strong first six months of 2019. Despite their similarities, the differences between the two wealth managers are growing.

WEB'S BEST Thursday, 1 August 2019 00:00

Web's Best – August 2019

Trade Trauma Goes on Red Alert What Markets and Riots Have in Common The Net Worth Of Every 2020 Presidential Candidate What If Hong Kong Falls?

FINANCE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:00

Pilot Program to Open Fintech Talent Floodgates

Core team members of fintech firms will be able to have employment pass applications expedited under a pilot program that will start in Q4 2019.

REAL ASSETS Wednesday, 31 July 2019 16:03

Did Eduardo Saverin Just Buy Singapore's Priciest Bungalow?

A Good Class Bungalow located off Orchard Road in the exclusive Nassim Hill area has just been sold for a record S$230 million, reportedly to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

FINANCE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:07

Credit Suisse APAC Wealth Offsets IB Income Drop

Despite a 57 percent year-on-year pretax income drop in its markets business, Credit Suisse was able to offset this with a 29 percent increase in its regional wealth management business. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 13:31

Credit Suisse Profit Rises as Investors Take Heart

Credit Suisse, the second-biggest Swiss bank, increased its profit in the second quarter of 2019 as investors took heart from expectations that the U.S. and China would seal a trade agreement. Return on equity improved both in the quarter and from a year ago.

FINANCE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:00

5 Reasons Singapore is Winning Asia’s Wealth Management Hub Race

Just a few years ago, most onlookers had little doubt about the outcome of the rivalry between Hong Kong and Singapore as Asia’s wealth management hub of choice, citing the sheer potential from the size of the mainland China market. What seemed like a foregone...

PEOPLE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:34

Indian Billionaire's Body Recovered

V.G. Siddhartha went missing on Monday evening. His body has since been found near the bridge at which he was last seen.

FINANCE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 11:28

Franklin Templeton Nets Ex-GAM China Equity Manager  

Franklin Templeton hires a former GAM veteran to be its new China equity portfolio manager and replace the retiring incumbent.

FINANCE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 10:50

Hong Kong Issues First Digital Asset Custodian License

Hong Kong continues to cultivate its fintech ecosystem with the latest license issuance to the first-ever digital asset custodian, Aegis Custody.

HIGH-END Wednesday, 31 July 2019 10:10

Property Purchases for Children Grow Among Singapore's Rich

More young homebuyers are entering the market in Singapore as families work around property cooling measures.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 31 July 2019 08:58

Billionaire Indian Entrepreneur Goes Missing

The serial entrepreneur and tech investor known as «India’s coffee king» is feared dead.

FINANCE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 19:41

UBS Pursued in Forex-Rigging

The bank is part of a $1.24 billion lawsuit by investors who want damages back following a scandal over rigging currency exchange markets. It revives another scandal from UBS' past.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 15:00

GAM, Ousted Fund Manager Bury Hatchet

GAM made peace with a former star fund manager it sacked in February. The move comes as the battered asset manager attempts to stage a recovery under its third CEO in a year.

FINANCE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 14:59

GAM Names New CEO

GAM named a former Blackrock executive as its new CEO. The move comes one year after a scandal over a flagship bond became public.

FINANCE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 12:24

Brokers Downgrade DBS Group on Headwinds

Two brokers downgraded DBS Group recently as they fear the lender would be affected by certain macro headwinds.

HIGH-END Tuesday, 30 July 2019 09:51

A Bungalow at Victoria Park Belonging to Jack Ma?

Billionaire Jack Ma may be developing a two-story bungalow in the Victoria Park Good Class Bungalow Area, a Singapore newspaper reported.

FINANCE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 09:36

Non-Bank Lenders Fill Australian Property Funding Gap

Non-bank lenders are expected to fill an estimated $35 billion property funding gap by 2023, due to stricter capital requirements.

FINANCE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 09:16

Dubai Lures Indian Wealth and Fintechs

Dubai International Financial Centre seeks to attract Indian wealth and fintechs with the latest signing of a memorandum of understanding in Maharashtra.

FINANCE Tuesday, 30 July 2019 08:47

Citi to Cut Hundreds of Trading Jobs

Global banks continue to feel the pinch from slowed trading with Citi joining its peers to lighten their trading operations with hundreds of related jobs expected to be axed in 2019. 

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