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FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 19:55

UBS Top Shot to Meet Rape Victim

After investment bank CEO Andrea Orcel, another top UBS banker is set to meet a woman who accuses her former boss at the bank of rape. The move underscores UBS' efforts to limit the damage.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 19:45

Rothschild Trust in MBO

The trust arm of private bank Rothschild is being bought out by its management, finews.asia has learned. The move follows a slap for its dealings with 1MDB.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 17:28

J.P Morgan Loses U.S. Wealth CEO

High-profile banker Kelly Coffey, who has spent 25 years at J.P Morgan, is leaving to take a new job.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 13:37

UBS: A New-Old Strategy?

UBS is preparing to tell investors it wants to attract more coveted super-rich clientele, preferably in the U.S. The implementation of this strategy may make another of the bank’s convictions hard to maintain.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 11:20

Retail Group Partners With Nets to Enable WeChat Pay

A large multi-format retailer in Singapore has tied up with Nets to accept WeChat Pay via the Nets terminals across 600 stores island-wide.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 10:24

Citi and Octopus Allow Quick Credit Card Application

Citi and Octopus Cards have introduced a quick way to let Octopus app users apply for a co-branded credit card.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 10:03

Grab Financial Aims to Be Asean Wallet of Choice

Grab Financial aims to boost financial inclusion in Southeast Asia by making its network of agents available more widely.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 October 2018 03:35

Hong Kong Asset Managers Sign Strategic Partnership

Two asset managers in Hong Kong signed a Memorandum of Understanding, bringing together their skills and expertise to the benefit of both organisations and their clients.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 14:05

UBS Seeks Normality in China

UBS is seeking a return to business as usual after Chinese officials stopped one of its private bankers. Some of its rivals have swung into action, urging their private bankers to travel with caution.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 13:15

GAM: Clients Desert as Reputation Suffers

GAM continues to struggle after the suspension of a star money manager. The Swiss asset manager's problems are seeping beyond the funds managed by that employee. 

PEOPLE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 12:56

Michael Ploog: «Not All Blockchain Ideas Are Good Ones»

Swissquote is jumping into the business of initial coin offerings. finews.asia asked finance chief Michael Ploog what the online bank is hoping for from crypto.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 10:14

UOB Launches New Program to Support SMEs for Industry 4.0

UOB launched a program that helps small and medium sized enterprises in Singapore to innovate and internationalise.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 09:20

SNC Aims to Democratize Early-Stage Funding

Fintech startup SuperNode Community hopes to disrupt the way venture capital funding is being deployed by using blockchain technologies and make it available for not-so-affluent investor.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 04:07

Singapore Fintech Festival Attracts Huge Amounts of Capital

Investors who enrolled for the Singapore Fintech Festival’s deal-making platform, intend to invest up to $6.2 billion in ASEAN firms in 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore says. And that's not all.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 03:27

UBS Draws Top-Level Scrutiny

Britain's top financial regulator is putting her attention towards an rape claim made by a former UBS banker. The move raises the stakes for the bank.

FINANCE Tuesday, 23 October 2018 03:15

Singapore Far Richer Than Hong Kong

The latest installment in the perennial debate between Singapore and Hong Kong being the private banking hubs of the East may give the former an upper hand.

FINANCE Monday, 22 October 2018 18:06

Finastra Offers Instant Payments Solution for Smaller Banks

Finastra launched its instant payments offering in the cloud for small and mid-sized banks, helping them bypass legacy systems and move faster to serve customers.

FINANCE Monday, 22 October 2018 13:36

UBS: Ten Steps to a Brighter Future

UBS shareholders have reason to feel aggrieved: the share price is going nowhere and the outlook for the business doesn't signal a soon-to-come dramatic reversal of fortune. CEO Sergio Ermotti needs to do something incisive and finews.asia has designed ten...

FINANCE Monday, 22 October 2018 11:49

UOB Cuts Application Time for All Consumer Products

UOB said it is the first bank in Singapore to digitalise the application process for its consumer banking products, setting the stage for its upcoming digital bank.

FINANCE Monday, 22 October 2018 11:26

Markus Winkler: «Vietnam Actually Profits From the Trade War»

Vietnam is currently the best investment case, says Markus Winkler in an essay for finews.first. The trade war between the U.S. and China actually has had a positive effect on the country’s economy.

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