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FINANCE Thursday, 22 March 2018 07:35

UBS Rapped for Hong Kong Trades

Hong Kong's securities regulator hit UBS with a fine for failing to keep proper track of its trading activities for clients.

FINANCE Thursday, 22 March 2018 07:07

Singapore Team in Legal Hackathon Finals

A Singapore legal tech start-up team has been chosen among 14 finalists worldwide to participate in the Global Legal Hackathon Final Round Gala in New York on 21 April 2018.

FINANCE Thursday, 22 March 2018 06:40

Spy Scandal Due to J. Safra Sarasin?

Switzerland's tax battle with Germany has escalated anew: the alpine nation is bringing charges against three Germans over so-called cum-ex products sold by private bank J. Safra Sarasin.

FINANCE Wednesday, 21 March 2018 18:35

HSBC Survey: Firms Fear Rising Protectionism

Businesses in Asia are concerned about the cost of rising protectionism, according to a new report from British bank HSBC.

HIGH-END Wednesday, 21 March 2018 17:46

Credit Suisse: Global Consumption Shifting Towards Emerging World

The rise of emerging consumers and emerging savers is carrying powerful implications for a range of consumer-exposed end markets as well as financial institutions.

FINANCE Wednesday, 21 March 2018 16:36

Surprise Exit at Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered's regional CEO for Asean and South Asia and head of commercial and private banking, Anna Marrs, will leave the London-based banking group later this year.

FINANCE Wednesday, 21 March 2018 11:28

KPMG Invests for Digital Push

KPMG in Singapore bolstered its digital engagement capacity with a rare acquisition, snapping up a mobile application developer and consultancy.

FINANCE Wednesday, 21 March 2018 09:32

Asia: Prudential's Sweet Spot

The split of the European and U.K. operations at M&G Prudential will see the insurer focus on international business development. Asia will be at the core.

FINANCE Wednesday, 21 March 2018 07:45

Moral Failures at Australian Banks

Although only in its second week of a year long probe, the royal commission enquiry into Australia's financial services industry exposed serious misconduct.

FINANCE Wednesday, 21 March 2018 07:01

South Korea's Light Fintech Touch

South Korea's regulator is preparing to treat upstart fintech firms with kid gloves, in a bid to promote innovative financial services.

FINANCE Tuesday, 20 March 2018 17:25

Asian Push Boosts Crealogix

Swiss fintech Crealogix increased its sales by 11 percent in the first half of the business year. Its focus is on the markets outside Switzerland.

HIGH-END Tuesday, 20 March 2018 17:01

Citi Upgrades to Catch Chinese Wealth Boom

The explosion in personal wealth across China compelled U.S. banking giant Citi to adjust its offering to high net worth customers.

FINANCE Tuesday, 20 March 2018 12:20

Where Next for Grace Barki?

After only two years seasoned Asian wealth management specialist Grace Barki parted company with Geneva-based private bank Pictet. What will be her next move?

FINANCE Tuesday, 20 March 2018 10:17

Julius Baer CEO Rewarded Handsomely

Stepping in for his former boss Boris Collardi paid off for Bernhard Hodler. While the compensation package for Collardi was cut, he received a handsome pay increase.

FINANCE Tuesday, 20 March 2018 09:29

Regulator Stops Hong Kong ICO

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission demanded a halt to an initial coin offering, the first time that the regulator stopped this type of fund raising.

FINANCE Tuesday, 20 March 2018 07:02

Nigeria Corruption Reaches Swiss Banking

The Swiss attorney general has blocked huge amounts of money that petroleum companies allegedly paid to politicians to get access to Nigeria’s oil riches.

FINANCE Tuesday, 20 March 2018 06:56

Pictet Closes Booking Centers for Independent Asset Managers

Pictet Asset Services will close its booking centers for independent asset managers in the Bahamas, Hong Kong and Singapore at the end of 2018, as finews.asia can reveal.

FINANCE Monday, 19 March 2018 18:31

Singapore Fines Standard Chartered

Singapore's regulator is sanctioning Standard Chartered over the transfer of private bank money from a trust in Guernsey to the city-state shortly before data-sharing arrangements came into effect.

FINANCE Monday, 19 March 2018 16:23

Pictet Ramps Up Singapore Arm

Pictet received approval for a wholesale bank license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. What does it mean for the Swiss bank's plans in the city-state?

PEOPLE Monday, 19 March 2018 14:58

Boris Collardi Leaves Millions on the Table After Julius Baer Exit

Boris Collardi’s pay slid last year because the Swiss banker is leaving millions on the table following his defection from Julius Baer. What about Pictet’s «golden handshake»?

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