The strengthening of its balance sheet has had an unpleasant side-effect for UBS in Switzerland. The problem may be overcome as the bank has already created an issuer for capital instruments.
Following the departure of Simon Lue-Fong, Pictet Asset Management has appointed a new head of emerging debt.
A former market specialist who worked for Credit Suisse, HSBC and J.P. Morgan joins BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Hong Kong. She will be chief investment adviser for Hong Kong.
Banque Reyl, also present in Singapore, is fighting the drop in wealth management with a push into investment banking. Christian Fringhian, partner at the Swiss firm, explains his goals to finews.asia.
Investment advisory firm Crossbridge Capital expands its digital and wealth management offerings for affluent investors in Singapore.
Investors in sustainable products have to take one thing in particular into account, says Roger Merz, manager of emerging market funds at Vontobel, in a finews.ch-TV-interview.
Switzerland is still the world’s leading offshore banking center. But the gap to its rivals has shrunk sharply from 2010 to 2017. A new study shows that Swiss banking has a pressing problem.
Conflicts sap energy and affect the health of all involved long after they've been resolved, former banker Claudia Kraaz writes in an essay for finews.first. What can be done about it?
Most impostors are to be found in politics and the financial sector, author Daniel Levin says in an interview with finews.asia. The more power there is at stake, the greater the «rewards».
The Chairman and the CEO of LGT explain what makes the family-owned financial group’s corporate culture special and which trends could prove dangerous for the world of finance.
On the back of a trip to the country by its CEO, J.P. Morgan is the latest financial giant to tap into the bullish onshore China growth story.
Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad wants billions of dollars lost in the 1MDB corruption scandal returned to the country.
Two landmark names from the banking and technology industries are coming together. The U.S. giants will launch a product they hope will unite the best of the two worlds.
The power struggle between the rival financial centers Singapore and Hong Kong is building. This will complicate the strategies of the Asian-based Swiss banks.
As CEO of UBS he was less than successful in steering Switzerland's largest bank through the financial crisis. The former banker has had more luck in his second career in Spain it seems.
Hong Kong's financial regulator wants banks to forgo traditional credit checks and utilize big data analytics to assess borrowers’ credit risks.
Indosuez Wealth Management in Singapore appointed a banker to lead a team of 35 professionals covering various fields of tailor-made client services.
The former founder and chairman of Chinese finance conglomerate Anbang received severe punishment for fraud and embezzlement.
Singapore's largest lender inaugurated its latest tech tool, a digital financial adviser. The bank is reaping benefits from digitizing its business.
Digital and technological solutions will ultimately lead to wider access to wealth management services, writes Andrew Au, co-founder and CEO of AGDelta in an essay for finews.asia.
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