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FINANCE Wednesday, 11 April 2018 15:41

UBS Kisses Off Hefty Utility Bill

UBS has emerged the loser in a long-running London court case, burying a piece of its legacy from the financial crisis of 2008/09.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 April 2018 11:05

EY Looks for the Next Big Bet

What fintech solutions will appeal to the next generation of Asian consumers, and how will this influence the way investors will bet on the Asian fintech market in the coming year? EY takes a stab at answering.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 April 2018 09:00

NAB Chief Sees Massive Disruption Ahead

A visit to Silicon Valley and Amazon headquarters convinced National Australia Bank’s CEO his industry is facing a revolution.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 April 2018 07:12

HNA Backs Out of Another IPO

China's HNA pulled its second initial public offering in two weeks. The move begs the question of how the heavily-indebted conglomerate will ease its credit burden.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 April 2018 16:53

Julius Baer Top Banker Tied to Weapons Scandal

Julius Baer lets its bankers conduct own side deals, it has emerged. This has reportedly sparked the ire of Switzerland's finance regulator after a high-ranking banker's alleged Russian arms deals emerged. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:59

HSBC Activates Specialist Teams

HSBC's much touted pivot to Asia is taking shape with dedicated teams focused on high growth technology companies being rolled out.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 April 2018 14:04

UBS' Private Bank Merger Synergies

UBS is occupied with a mega-merger of its U.S. brokerage and its wider, international private bank. What does the Swiss bank stand to gain from the project? 

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 April 2018 11:54

UBS Goes Green in Asia

UBS will offer its clients in Asia portfolios invested only in green, regional stocks and bonds.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 April 2018 07:59

Lombard Odier Plots Indonesia Push

One of Indonesia's largest banks is teaming with a Swiss wealth manager on a product intended to bring wealth back home.

FINANCE Monday, 9 April 2018 12:35

UBS Poaches for Fund Unit

UBS's asset management has poached a fund transaction house's top executive in Asia for its wholesale fund platform. The move is a bid to exploit growing wealth in the region.

FINANCE Monday, 9 April 2018 11:00

Asian Wealth Drives Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse is reaping the benefit of meshing its wealth management arm with its investment bank, according to the Swiss bank's top private banker in Asia.

FINANCE Monday, 9 April 2018 10:58

DBS Feeder Takes Up Six Fintechs

DBS took in six new firms into its Hong Kong-based feeder for fintech. What startups has the Singaporean bank chosen to foster this year? 

FINANCE Monday, 9 April 2018 08:10

Deutsche Bank Dumps CEO

Deutsche Bank terminated CEO John Cryan’s two-year reign. A veteran banker of the German lender who has spent time in Asia will take over the loss-making company.

PEOPLE Monday, 9 April 2018 07:53

Falcon 1MBD Recovery Hits Snag

Falcon has suffered a setback in its recovery from the 1MDB scandal: the private bank is losing several long-standing top executives as well as the banker who turned out the lights in Singapore.

FINANCE Monday, 9 April 2018 06:58

Alex Wolf: «North Korea – Has China Turned Off the Taps?

The situation is North Korea is tense. While the U.S. assumes its «maximum pressure» approach will spark change, another world power will play the key role, Alex Wolf writes in an essay for finews.first.

FINANCE Friday, 6 April 2018 15:01

Chinese Authorities Going After Online Asset Managers

After a crackdown on the insurance sector, Chinese authorities are now turning their focus on cleaning up the online asset management industry.

FINANCE Friday, 6 April 2018 12:00

ANZ to Pay for Wealth Flaws

ANZ bank will shell out A$3 million ($2.3 million) after an investigation found the lender charged thousands of customers for a service they did not receive.

FINANCE Friday, 6 April 2018 09:46

OCBC Chief Sees Pay Jump

Samuel Tsien's pay for running OCBC jumped last year. How does he stack up against Asian counterparts? 

FINANCE Friday, 6 April 2018 08:02

Banks Stand up to Digital Rivals

Is the threat of a digital takeover in fund distribution over-hyped? Banks are holding firm against the offensive. 

PEOPLE Thursday, 5 April 2018 21:31

UBS Private Bank Headhunter Exits

The woman tasked with heading recruiting for UBS' private bank is leaving the Swiss bank at the end of next month, finews.asia can report exclusively.

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