Beyond China, Morgan Stanley is getting more wealth management business from rich people in Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore.
Pictet private bank will move into new, prestigious quarters in Switzerland – right under the nose of big rival Julius Baer. Pictet partner Boris Collardi will likely appreciate the move.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has no plan to regulate cryptocurrencies but remains alert to potential risks stemming from their use. The financial overseer has pulled the plug on an ICO.
U.K.-based global investment manager Schroders bolstered its financial technology capacity by acquiring a stake in a Singaporean digital wealth services firm.
With the integration of the Hong Kong capital market with China, both on issuance and the investor side, UBS has made some personal changes, as finews.asia can reveal.
Speculation is rife about where Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un might meet in Singapore. There are three options.
Global consulting firm EY is now a corporate member of Singapore's blockchain industry association Access. EY wants to support the local blockchain community as they develop solutions and services for multiple sectors.
Optimism may be a helpful attitude in many situations in life, but not on the option trading floor as a new research paper by the Swiss Finance Institute reveals.
London-based M&A consultancy BTD hired a new Director in its U.K. practice and announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong, following a strong increase in demand for the company’s end-to-end services.
The increase in assets under management comes as a relief to Bernhard Hodler, who was given little credit after taking over from the charismatic ex-boss of Julius Baer, Boris Collardi.
Andrea Orcel, the top investment banker at UBS, has come up with an alternative career path for the most talented among his staff. Not all may appreciate his decision.
Singapore's largest lender DBS and Standard Chartered were considered as potential merger targets for U.K. bank Barclays.
Swiss-based bank Julius Baer increased its assets under management above the mark of 400 billion francs for the first time ever – despite a market performance that was essentially flat.
The launch of special credit card marks the first-ever partnership between a bank and e-retailer in Singapore.
Australian banks exiting Asian assets continues apace. Commonwealth Bank of Australia joins the list as it secures a buyer for its stake in Chinese insurer BoComm Life.
As the Lion City drives towards becoming an e-payments society, Singapore lender OCBC is upping the ante on customer authentication technology.
Singapore's financial market regulator wants to streamline procedures, making it easier to launch new derivatives products.
Companies across Europe are mulling their options after the Trump administration decided to turn its back on the deal with Iran. Swiss Re is one of the firms affected by the upheaval.
The extremely rich have had a particularly good year in 2017, a new survey shows. And UBS has profited from a trend that may come as a bit of a surprise.
A Swiss NGO dedicated to saving the rainforest in Malaysia has caused the shares of an infrastructure company to plunge with its offer to provide information about allegedly corrupt practices of the Taib family.
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