Associates of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez reportedly stowed millions in bribes in Swiss banks accounts, including at Credit Suisse.
Deutsche Bank has made a series of hires in Asia in recent months. Now, the German lender has snapped up another senior banker as part of its hiring spree.
High net worth individuals in China now have access to products from a subsidiary of the Singapore state wealth fund.
Just weeks after it banned cryptocurrency transactions, South Korea's financial regulator said the government will now support them.
Allianz earnings climbed and profitability continued to rise. What was behind the improvement in its Asian unit?
Small Southeast Asian firms are looking more closely at disruptive offerings like robotics, artificial intelligence and 3D printing, a new study concludes.
Swiss based core-banking provider Temenos is set to snap-up a British vendor of trading systems and financial information.
Swiss banking power broker Walter Kielholz has faced down many a tricky situation in his long finance career. finews.asia explains why he may have met his match in Softbank's Masayoshi Son.
The developers of cryptocurrency Tezos are upping the ante in a bitter feud with their foundation run by Johann Gevers. Will it work? finews.asia reports.
HSBC said its private bank in Switzerland will need to help shoulder as much as $1.5 billion to settle various tax disputes including a recent one by Asia officials.
A government official who has been in charge of formulating measures against cryptocurrency speculation was found dead at home.
HSBC's pre-tax profit for 2017 jumped 11 percent from the same period of 2016, fuelled by surging growth in Asia.
Facing increased pressure to restore profits in its investment banking unit Deutsche Bank has started culling jobs.
Bolstered by a record year in net new money, Citi’s consumer wealth franchise in Asia Pacific is targeting further growth in 2018.
Instant messaging platform whatsapp is set to trial an inter-bank money transfer service in India. How long before the service is adopted across Asia?
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of cryptocurrency ether and now based in Singapore, has damning words for digital currencies. Former sworn enemies meanwhile seem to be developing a soft spot for this asset.
Falcon Private Bank lost its banking license in Singapore as a consequence of the 1MDB scandal. Now it is relaunching with a crypto-strategy. CEO Martin Keller tells finews.asia how in an exclusive interview.
Softbank wants to become an active shareholder in Swiss Re with reported plans to buy up a sizable chunk of the reinsurer. A look at why UBS' Sergio Ermotti cares about the proposed deal.
National Australia Bank will ax thousands of jobs as it begins to remove layers of middle management.
Australia's banking regulator wants to lift professional and ethical standards in the financial industry. The new chairman of the commission is drawing to the examples set by other countries.
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