Switzerland's finance minister is taking a delegation of Swiss bankers and diplomats on a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The move comes amid a corruption crackdown in the kingdom.
The «value» investment style endured a miserable year in 2017, but Hans Ulrich Jost believes that we are seeing a return to valuation-based stock picking, he writes in an essay for finews.first.
Switzerland's regulator issued preliminary guidelines for initial coin offerings. How do they compare with Asia's approach?
Debt-laden HNA pared back its stake in Germany's Deutsche Bank – the second time it has done so within a week. Will the Chinese conglomerate keep selling to pay down its debt pile?
From superpower to Chinese debt and environmental leadership, there are exciting investment opportunities in the Year of the Dog. What are the key themes to look out for in the canine-related year?
Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at finews.asia.
Does Credit Suisse's loss-making year mean a «donut» instead of a bonus for CEO Tidjane Thiam? A lobby of Swiss banking's rank and file thinks so.
Staff at Switzerland’s second-largest bank are in for an extra bonus if they report fraudulent actions of their colleagues.
The Australian financial regulator welcomed the creation of a new body that will manage complaints in the country's banking industry.
Singapore's OCBC Bank is introducing biometric software to identity high net worth customers as they approach dedicated desks.
Tidjane Thiam is on the home stretch of being able to tick off all his goals at Credit Suisse as achieved. But the Swiss bank is masterful in selling mediocrity as a milestone, finews.asia observes from the latest results.
Hong Kong’s insurance authority approved a digital insurance joint venture between U.K.-based Aviva, one of China's tech giants and a private equity firm.
Credit Suisse's top Asian banker Helman Sitohang is cool on hiring more private bankers in the region, saying the Swiss bank instead wants to make better use of what it already has. finews.asia explains how.
Credit Suisse didn’t have a great 2017 in Asia, with revenue lower due to a sluggish trading business. Based on the pickup in activity early this year, the Swiss bank might be in for better times.
Four months after the departure of CEO and co-founder Jan Schoch, the derivatives specialist appointed a little-known insider as his replacement.
Credit Suisse recorded a full-year net loss last year as changes in U.S. taxes wiped out its profits. The Swiss bank flagged a sharp pickup of trading income this year, especially in Asia.
A former world leader who vacated his job last year is hitting the paid-speaking circuit in Asia, with a bank-sponsored visit to Singapore. The former leader has personal ties to the region.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia joined a growing list of banks blocking its customers from buying cryptocurrencies.
OCBC's full-year profit rose almost 20 percent, driven by wealth management and insurance. The Singaporean lender still faces stress from oil and gas loans.
The smallest of Singapore's big-three banks reported an almost 10 percent rise in net profit, fueled by more fees and commissions from wealthy clients.
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