With the sheer size of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, it is only a matter of time until Chinese will spend their ski vacation in Europe, Beat Wittmann tells finews.asia in an interview.
As recently as late last year, Credit Suisse couldn't find common ground with Apple Pay. Now, the bank has reached a payments deal with the U.S. tech giant, finews.asia has learned.
BNP Paribas has committed several billion euros to transform its customer journey. finews.asia took a tour of their innovation lab and talked to its Chief Digital Officer Vivien Jong.
Having disrupted the aviation industry in Southeast Asia, AirAsia's chief executive believes that their mobile wallet is well-positioned to be the next challenger bank.
Falcon Private Bank is reportedly poised to sell off roughly half of its assets. Its Middle Eastern owner is said to have cold feet about the wealth manager's prospects.
Is wealth management a hostile environment for women? finews.asia chronicles how UBS failed to quell frustration over bonuses for new moms from boiling over.
Standard Chartered Bank has launched a market-first platform via SC Ventures to connect community builders such as start-ups, investors and accelerators to the bank.
The plan to merge two major German banks reflects the European concern about falling behind the U.S. and China. But national interests seem to prevail once again.
Bernhard Hodler, the chief executive officer of Julius Baer, is his predecessor’s equal – at least in regard to the compensation package.
Liechtenstein’s LGT bank increased profit by more than a tenth last year, boosted by the incorporation of two acquisitions in 2017. But business wasn’t so smooth across the board.
By year-end Chinese shares will have a 3.3 percent weighting on the index, up from 1 percent now. What was behind the decision?
Bank of Asia has appointed an external leader to become its next president. In the past, he also worked for UBS and VP Bank.
The Italian billionaire and scion of a family with interests in finance to fashion gives up DJ career and joins banking.
Deutsche Bank is setting up a subsidiary in India to purchase and reorganize soured debt as it seeks to profit from India's changing regulations.
Digitization in the health care industry is receiving more and more attention from investors looking for a long-term return, says Bellevue Asset Management’s Stefan Blum in an essay for finews.first.
The Management Board Of Deutsche Bank confirms that it is in talks with Commerzbank as part of its strategic review.
Boutique private bank J. Safra Sarasin has been accused of shocking apathy, and must defend actions in court next month.
His key responsibilities include driving the expansion of the bank’s wealth planning, family office and insurance offerings, and providing holistic solutions and advisory for high net worth families.
The suspension of business by Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala comes as the emirate is embarking on a privitazation spree, and follows a civil legal action filed by a subsidiary against the U.S. bank.
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti took home nearly double what he did last year after bonuses granted early in his tenure were paid out. Officially, the Swiss bank kept him at virtually the same level of pay as last year.
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