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FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:53

UBS' Germany Forecast Crashes

UBS forecasters pegged Germany to win soccer's World Cup. The team crashed out of the tournament in the group stage, raising question marks over the Swiss bank's forecasting ability.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 14:00

Credit Suisse Probes Bank Bash

Credit Suisse has launched an internal investigation into allegations that a managing director harassed interns at a work party hosted by the Swiss bank, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:41

Deutsche Bank: Head of IT Goes Down Under

A Swiss senior manager at troubled Deutsche Bank is leaving his post to join a bank far away from home.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 12:03

HSBC Bolsters Wealth Services

HSBC launched a new digital concierge service for its high net worth clients in Singapore hoping to make the ties to their bank even stronger thanks to the additional service offering. 

FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 09:33

DBS Fintech Party Attracts Global Interest

Startups from across the globe presented innovations in financial technology at the latest edition of DBS' accelerator event staged in Hong Kong. For the fintech companies, taking part has its benefits.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 08:01

Zurich Insurance's Asia Plans

Zurich Insurance is contemplating how to get bulk back up in China after dumping subsidiary New China Life five years ago. What are the Swiss insurer's plans?

FINANCE Thursday, 28 June 2018 07:00

Pictet's Heritage Up for Grabs?

As ex-Julius Baer boss Boris Collardi adjusts to life as a Pictet partner, what does the star Swiss banker’s move mean for the 213-year-old family partnership?

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 14:29

DBS Eyes Huge Indian Expansion

DBS Bank has major plans for its business in India, according to its CEO Piyush Gupta. He will increase staff in the fast-growing economy by 50 percent to meet demand.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 14:25

Melaka Gateway Unlikely to Outshine Singapore Ports Anytime Soon

The likely shelving of a major port and railroad project by the new government in Malaysia will ease concern that Singapore's port would lose out as a consequence of the investments, experts told finews.asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 13:02

Facebook Lifts Ban on Cryptocurrency Ads

Facebook said yesterday that it lifted a ban on ads for cryptocurrencies, but kept its prohibition on initial coin offerings and binary options.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 12:24

Wealth Manager Beefs Up in Asia

Hong Kong-based wealth manager Navicom International will expand its business in Asia and open a second office serving rich clients in the fast-growing region.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 10:15

Frontier Market Mandate for Credit Suisse

With an eye on Vietnam's burgeoning middle class Vietcombank selected Switzerland's second largest lender to advise it on capturing further growth opportunities.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 07:51

1MDB Gets New Chairman

Malaysia's Ministry of Finance appointed a new chairman to take charge at scandal-hit wealth fund 1MDB.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 June 2018 04:12

Pictet Braces For Collardi Breeze

Pictet’s traditionally conservative private bankers are bracing for a shock as new partner Boris Collardi heads for Asia to address his troops this week. finews.asia feels the pulse.

FINANCE Tuesday, 26 June 2018 17:01

Julius Baer's U.S. Tax Maneuver

Julius Baer paid dearly to settle a criminal suit with U.S. tax investigators, but the Swiss private bank managed to keep two of its private bankers out of American jail. How? 

FINANCE Tuesday, 26 June 2018 12:37

Hong Kong Wins and Loses

With eye-watering rents Hong Kong is officially the world’s most expensive city for expatriates a new Asia dominated report reveals. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 26 June 2018 10:37

Compliance Consultant Boosts Asian Coverage

On the back of China opening its financial markets an independent compliance consulting firm is moving to Shanghai.

ADVERTORIAL Tuesday, 26 June 2018 10:36

Thomas Wille: «When It’s Time to Leave the Party»

An evening out with friends has the potential to teach us a lot about investment decisions. Behavior in the capital markets shares many similarities with our party-going habits, writes LGT investment expert Thomas Wille.

FINANCE Tuesday, 26 June 2018 09:03

ANZ Simplifies With Another Sale

In line with its minimalist bank strategy ANZ has sold another retail and commercial banking operation in the Asia Pacific region.

FINANCE Tuesday, 26 June 2018 07:18

Alipay Goes After Moneygram

The U.S. government blocked the acquisition of Moneygram by Jack Ma's Ant Financial citing security concerns, now Ma is fighting back.

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