Fidelity International has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Australia, based in Sydney. The new role will carry responsibility of reporting to regulators and critical industry bodies.
Financial services group Manulife has made an internal promotion for the role of Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Individual Financial Products, Hong Kong.
Following the launch of J.P. Morgan’s virtual branch in India last December, the bank has opened a virtual branch in Indonesia. Are more Asian locations about to be rolled out?
One of Australia’s largest independent wealth managers Perpetual Investments has appointed a new general manager of distribution.
Private banking business models are set for a wake-up call sooner rather than later, writes Michael Benz on finews.first, threatening an overhaul for the industry as a whole.
The demographic shifts and fast pace of change in emerging markets present compelling investment opportunities, but also significant risks, Glen Finegan, Henderson's Head of Emerging Market Equities, writes.
UBS opened a 12-story «groundscraper» to house its 5,300 London staff. Former chancellor George Osborne was on hand at the building’s opening, a more low-key affair than the 2012 ground-breaking ceremony.
The billion-dollar corruption scandal engulfing 1MDB has taken on a political dimension: a star-studded delegation tied to the Malaysian state fund visited Barack Obama at the White House three years ago.
The much praised growth market of Asia is quickly turning in a liability for many banks. The Asian business of ABN Amro for instance has been put up for sale. What are the likely strategies of the rivals?
Global law firm Hogan Lovells and Fujian Fidelity Law Firm have entered into a formal association in the China Free Trade Zone.
Swiss pure play private bank Julius Baer, which calls Asia its second home, has placed a second SGD-denominated perpetual tier 1 subordinated bond in Singapore.
finews.asia reported that Credit Suisse had added to its Investment Banking team in China. The Swiss bank is also steadily climbing in the global M&A league tables. What is it doing right?
Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE has appointed a new Managing Director, Head of Advisory & Transaction Services for Greater China, effective immediately.
Goldman Sachs has moved into the retail and fintech banking space with the introduction of Marcus by Goldman Sachs, an online platform offering unsecured personal loans to consumers.
1MDB is a scandal that has it all: secret bank accounts, corrupt politicians, Swiss bankers, a Hollywood star and an army of investigators hunting them down. finews.com manual to a maze spanning the globe.
Switzerland is redoubling efforts to join up with the City of London following the Brexit. Is an alliance of non-European finance centers including Singapore and Hong Kong taking shape?
The number of billionaires in Asia increased last year, despite a global economic slowdown, according to the Billionaires Report 2016.
Asset manager Standard Life Investments has appointed a four-strong team and a new CEO in Singapore, marking a significant step in the company’s commitment to Asia Pacific.
Private equity and hedge fund managers are increasingly integrating ESG into their investment decision-making. This is shown by a recent survey of LGT Capital Partners.
A long-winded criminal investigation into Swiss banks in the U.S. has gone largely silent. As banks in Switzerland await their fate, U.S. authorities are turning their focus to Singapore, a U.S. lawyer tells finews.asia.
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