The head of Credit Suisse's investment arm has poached a widely-known expert from a rival German boutique, finews.asia can exclusively reveal.
The asset management industry is ripe for further consolidation in Asia as scale becomes increasingly important and as passive investments gain in importance.
HSBC Private Banking appointed a new global head of private wealth solutions. The banker is returning to the company he used to work for before joining the venture capital industry in Sydney.
Financial technology is there to serve the economy at large: Chinese top regulator regulator Jian Yang was not holding back when he discussed the rapid spread of fintech in Asia. The message from the government is clear enough.
Heidrick & Struggles named a new regional leader for its Asia Pacific operations.
Credit Suisse aims to complete a round of job cuts in Switzerland by the end of the year. The next phase of this project is about to begin.
Peter Hody is taking on the editor's chair at finews.ch from co-founder Claude Baumann. The move also augurs changes for finews.asia, a two-year-old editorial push into Asian finance.
Vontobel wants to dust off its image as a conservative, dull private bank and is looking for a new breed of employee to help with the shift.
Credit Suisse is bracing for a tough couple of days in Geneva, where a former banker is standing trial for embezzlement. The claimants are rich Eastern European clients eager to retrieve assets they kept at the Swiss banking giant.
A notorious ex-trader who knows a thing or two about speculation is warning investors to look before they leap into the digital currency pool.
Singapore's top financial overseers believes in the technology underpinning digital tender. He still isn't a fan of the end product.
Known for its rapid adoption of new technology, South Korea suddenly finds itself trapped in a cryptocurrency crossroads. finews.asia takes a look at which of its neighbors could benefit.
Hong Kong's regulator moved to urge its banks to open up to industry rivals and peers. The financial center is responding to regional rivals including Singapore, which is already coaxing its financial actors into the digital age.
The U.S.' highest-ranking finance official says digital tokens may have the same whiff of notoriety as offshore Swiss bank accounts used to hide illicit money.
Singapore, a haven for disruptive fintech firms, is aiming to shake up Asia's legal sector next.
«We see globally synchronized growth, strength in corporate earnings and modest inflation as a continued driver for capital markets with Emerging Market assets likely the best performers,» Daniel Bruesch says.
ANZ nixed the transaction to sell its asset finance and investments unit to HNA, ratcheting up the pressure on the under fire Chinese conglomerate.
Standard Chartered said it will roll out banking for emerging affluent clients in Asia, Africa and the Middle East this year. The British bank is expanding a program available in India since last year.
Vontobel Asset Management strengthened its institutional business in Australia with a senior hire.
Technology guru Scott Bales pulled no punches with a group of Swiss finance professionals in Zurich.
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