Manulife Financial said it placed SG$500 million worth of «green bonds,» its first issuance of an instrument meant to raise capital for projects with environmental benefits.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore launched a grant to promote the adoption and integration of artificial intelligence and data analytics in the financial market. Read here what’s up for grabs.
Singapore has warned investors over coin schemes in the past, but the city-state's regulator doesn't want to write off cryptocurrencies altogether.
Deutsche Bank chief executive officer John Cryan finally got around to meeting with the largest shareholder of his under fire bank.
Despite the hype surrounding impact investing, more than half Asia's wealthy next generation has yet to make a single impact investment.
DBS bank likes to refer to itself as the digital bank of Singapore, however one of its top executives thinks bitcoin is a scam.
Utilizing the advancements in technology to deliver safe financial information to a wider customer base is essential to grow markets in Asia, Tomas Franczyk writes in an exclusive essay for finews.asia.
HSBC's Swiss private bank said it is ending a long-running French investigation over offshore accounts by paying a fine. The agreement raises the specter of a settlement for larger rival UBS.
UBS so far has failed to recover money it lost when a credit default swap it sold to a Leipzig-based water company went belly up. But the Swiss bank hasn’t given up hope yet.
Tezos raised $232 million in virtual currency by issuing its own «Tezzie» coins. How safe are the proceeds now that a fight has broken out between Tezos' founders and the head of its Swiss foundation?
Italy's central bank had threatened to shut down EFG International's Italian offices. Six months later, the Swiss private bank has won a break, but will nevertheless rejig its strategy in Italy.
According to Credit Suisse’s global wealth report there is a huge and growing gap between the super-rich and everyone else.
UBS' Axel Weber is urging central banks to create digital versions of their currencies. The comments are remarkable because the chairman of the Swiss bank was once in line to run the European Central Bank.
European banks will be forced into mergers within the next two years, Philippe Bodereau tells finews.com. Pimco's banking specialist reveals his industry favorites and gauges prospects for Switzerland's banks.
A new centre launched in Singapore is aimed at combating cybercrime and increasing cyber information sharing among 49 financial institutions in nine countries.
In his keynote speech the head of Singapore's financial regulator outlined a raft of initiatives to bolster the city-state's standing as a hive for fintech.
China's largest bank by assets announced the launch of a Robo-adviser service for wealth-management products.
Northern Trust Asset Management appointed a chief operating officer for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Standard Chartered plans to deploy a chatbot on its online and mobile banking platforms and websites.
French multinational insurance firm Axa appointed a new chief executive officer for Asia, including Japan.
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