A magistrate court in Hong Kong has acquitted a former Standard Chartered Bank private banking head of a bribery charge brought by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Jean-Frédéric de Leusse has run the UBS' business in France since prosecutors accused the bank or criminal wrong-doing. Why he practically longed for the trial to finally commence.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Industry Partnership launched a paper to encourage greater adoption of data analytics solutions by financial institutions in Singapore.
The wealth being managed by family offices in Asia is well acknowledged in the West, but there is scant understanding of what they want, Anurag Mahesh, UBS’ Head of Family Office in Asia, says to finews.asia.
GoJek's beta app is now launched in Singapore, kickstarting the regional strategic partnership between GoJek and DBS.
The rejuvenated 1MDB case has thrown banks including Goldman Sachs back into the spotlight. finews.asia chronicles the graft scandal called «kleptocracy at its worst» by U.S. prosecutors.
Bank of Singapore confirms it has had three resignations from its International Markets desk in Singapore; the bankers are currently serving notice.
UBS has taken a major step towards big data, an area viewed with great promise by almost all banks.
Two of Singapore's digital asset associations launched the Standardisation of Practice In Crypto Entities program, an initiative to promote best practices in the sector.
A new cellphone equipped with blockchain technology and end-to-end-encryption is set to be launched in time before Christmas. Will it have what it takes to beat its established competitors?
North Korea will host its own blockchain and crypto conference next spring. The program may indeed be a little cryptic still – but the blockchain doesn’t seem to feature strongly.
Tech venture capitalist David Gold launched the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) and the FIO Protocol in an aim to make the transfer of cryptos between wallets as simple as making transfers on PayPal.
Hermes Investment Management has hired a former Jupiter and J.P. Morgan credit specialist to manage the performance and risk of existing emerging market allocations.
The Bank of East Asia has extended its partnership with Finastra to enhance its end-to-end digital trade capabilities and customer services for its corporate and personal banking services.
The erstwhile head of Falcon Private Bank's London-based China, Hong Kong and Taiwan business resurfaces at another boutique.
DBS announced its expansion plans in the Middle East over the next five years, offering Asian opportunities to clients via its Dubai office.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Shanghai Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau aim for closer financial cooperation in several areas.
The Non Resident Indian (NRI) market is back in favour with banks, Swiss wealth manager UBP has made a senior-level hire for its team in Singapore, as finews.asia can reveal.
The head of emerging Asia at Swiss private bank Julius Baer is departing. She was also responsible for the EAM business.
After nine years with the bank, Credit Suisse's APAC Head of Private Client Solutions and Head of Platform for Asia Pacific leaves the firm, as finews.asia can reveal.
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