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FINANCE Tuesday, 21 August 2018 20:06

How Did UBS Probe Rape Claim?

The former UBS employee in London who allegedly was raped by her boss has given her version of the events in an interview. The statements make the UBS investigation appear questionable.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 21 August 2018 15:14

Deutsche Rewards Yim's Loyalty

A little less than two years after he assumed the role of Asia Pacific boss, Deutsche Bank has rewarded Lok Yim for staying with the platform through its most difficult times.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 August 2018 15:08

VP Bank on Growth Path

VP Bank has had a sluggish first half of the year. The bank however is receiving a lot of praise from investors for its decisive growth strategy and the company is working hard to find more relationship managers.

FINANCE Monday, 20 August 2018 22:05

T. Rowe Price Management Reshuffle

An ex-UBS manager with a long history in Asian banking is taking charge of the institutional business in the EMEA region at T. Rowe Price.

FINANCE Monday, 20 August 2018 20:42

UBS Rogue Trader's Last Chance

Kweku Adoboli is on borrowed time in the U.K.: the convicted UBS rogue trader’s friends are mounting a hail-Mary push to prevent his imminent ouster to Ghana.

FINANCE Monday, 20 August 2018 16:17

Credit Suisse: Private Banking's Asia Focus

Credit Suisse’s private bankers will need to focus more on building their books in each of the bank’s markets across Asia and stop focusing on offshore wealth concentrated in Singapore and Hong Kong.

PEOPLE Monday, 20 August 2018 04:25

Pascal R. Bersier: «Many Analysts Shy Away From Research»

Active asset managers need to spend a lot of resources on research if they want to beat passive strategies. But it is nevertheless possible, Pascal R. Bersier writes in his exclusive essay for finews.first.

FINANCE Monday, 20 August 2018 04:04

UBS Faces Questions on Wealth Mega-Merger

Seven months after UBS merged its private bank units into a $2.4 trillion juggernaut, observers are still scratching their heads over what the Swiss bank hopes to achieve with the move.

FINANCE Monday, 20 August 2018 03:55

UBS Analytics Hires Expert From Goldman

UBS wasn’t particularly successful in predicting the world champion in football. The Swiss bank now hired a Goldman Sachs expert to bolster the team which regularly grabs the headlines.

FINANCE Friday, 17 August 2018 16:49

Malaysian Committee Reopens 1MDB Probe

A committee of the Malaysian parliament will reopen an investigation into scandal-ridden 1MDB state fund. The earlier probe had been closed in 2016.

FINANCE Friday, 17 August 2018 04:25

GAM's CEO Under Pressure

GAM increasingly is under fire for its handling of the suspension of star fund manager Tim Haywood – and its reaction is thin-skinned.

HIGH-END Friday, 17 August 2018 04:15

Nick Xiao: «Private Banks That Get China Right Will Be Rewarded»

After flubbed attempts to crack the Chinese market in the previous decade, several private banks are making a renewed push, Nick Xiao tells finews.asia.

FINANCE Friday, 17 August 2018 04:12

Ex-Credit Suisse Manager de Sanctis Joins Rival

Earlier today, finews.asia reported that Claudio de Sanctis was leaving Credit Suisse following the restructuring of the wealth management division. Now the next destination of the banker has become known.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 August 2018 20:09

Iqbal Khan to Regionalize Business

Credit Suisse has decided to create more regional units at the International Wealth Management division and to yield more powers to local managers. Meanwhile, the head of Europe is leaving.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 August 2018 17:16

Industrial Bank With Swiss IT in Hong Kong

Industrial Bank of China selected a Swiss software firm to provide a banking solution for its private-banking branch in Hong Kong.

PEOPLE Thursday, 16 August 2018 16:11

Citi Appoints New Belt and Road Manager

Citi has appointed a new head for the company's business in connection with the Belt and Road Initiative. The banker will help with aligning the firm's strategic priorities.

PEOPLE Thursday, 16 August 2018 16:10

Swiss Bank Poaches From BNP

Union Bancaire Privé has snatched a high-level China banker from rival BNP Paribas, finews.asia can report.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 August 2018 15:20

Singapore Pushes for Master E-Payment System

The Singapore government hopes to unify e-payment solutions under one or two master systems for food sellers. Previously, the country had fostered competition among the systems to promote innovation.

FINANCE Thursday, 16 August 2018 13:31

UBS Disbands Women's Project

UBS has quietly buried a five-year program to bolster business with women less than two years in by deferring it to its various regions, finews.asia has learned. What is behind the surprising move?

PEOPLE Thursday, 16 August 2018 03:06

Jimmy Lee: «We're Open to Acquiring – But Meaningfully»

Three years after swallowing Merrill Lynch's foreign private bank, Julius Baer will weigh up «meaningful» deals again, Jimmy Lee, the Swiss bank's Asia head, tells finews.asia.

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