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FINANCE Wednesday, 14 September 2016 09:57

Ex-ANZ CEO Snares Advisory Role

PwC Australia has recruited former Australia and New Zealand Banking Group CEO, as a Senior Advisor to support PwC’s growing Asia Practice and work with clients on executive leadership and development.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 September 2016 08:26

UOB Scores a World First

Singapore’s UOB Bank has launched two innovations that leverage contactless mobile payment technology for its customers’ convenience.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 September 2016 06:17

UBS: Rich Payouts «Once This Is all Behind Us»

UBS tempered dividend expectations until after it has put one of its biggest legal scandals behind. It is expected to pay billions to settle allegations it mis-sold mortgage bonds in the run-up to the crisis.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 September 2016 06:16

How Your Average Investment Banker Ticks

U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs likes to know what makes its interns tick, their aspirations and perspectives on life in general. The results of the survey are clear enough – and yet they come as a surprise.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 September 2016 06:07

Pimco On a Hiring Spree in Asia

US-based asset manager Pimco is going to hire around 20 new professionals in sales and marketing, operations, legal and compliance roles to facilitate its Asia Pacific expansion.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 September 2016 06:05

How UBS Plans to Reap 1 Billion Profit From Asset Management

UBS’s asset management has long been in the shadow of its wealth management and its investment bank. Two executives of the unit tell finews.asia how the bank plans to get the unit to 1 billion francs in pre-tax profit.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 18:06

CBA and Barclays Reveal Long Distance Fintech Solution

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and British bank Barclays have joined forces to shake-up, streamline and simplify payments between Australia and the U.K., with no more than a mobile number.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 17:43

New Chairman for BNY Mellon in Asia-Pacific

New York-based BNY Mellon has appointed a new chairman of its Asia Pacific region. The current chairman will take on the vice chairmanship of the company’s Pennsylvania market region.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 16:57

Credit Suisse Reshuffles Managers at Investment Bank

Credit Suisse appointed three managers to new functions following the departure of Tim O'Hara last week .

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 12:28

Schroders Set for Real Estate Investment Push

Schroder Real Estate has created a new Hong Kong based role, Head of Asian Real Estate. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 10:49

Deutsche Rules Out Asset Management Disposal

Deutsche Bank’s asset management competitors may have celebrated too soon: the German bank’s boss has roundly denied speculation that the overall unit will fall victim to a five-year restructuring plan.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 10:27

M&G Calibrates Portfolio Management Team

M&G Real Estate has restructured the portfolio management team of its core Asia property strategy, with immediate effect.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 09:12

Former DBS Chief Executive and Vice-Chairman Joins HSBC

British bank HSBC has added a former vice-chairman and chief executive of DBS to its board.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 08:09

Swiss Court Sets Precedent With Release of UBS Client Data

A Swiss court has ruled that UBS has to deliver detailed data on its clients to the Netherlands – even if Dutch tax authorities haven't provided names of alleged tax dodgers and cheats.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 06:30

Former UBS Managers Start Their Own

Two former asset managers of Switzerland's biggest bank have started their own firm, catering to wealthy clients.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 06:18

Fintech: Swiss And Singaporean Regulators Deepen Ties

The Singaporean and Swiss regulators have recently been busy cooperating on punishing miscreants. Now the two have agreed to expand their cooperation – on a more positive topic. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 06:01

Surprise: This Is China's Best Performing City

The Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities in China series analyzes the latest and most comprehensive official data to continue tracking the recent economic performance of Chinese cities. Who is the winner this year?

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 05:33

Vontobel Opens Digital Platform to All Private-Banking Clients

Vontobel, the Swiss-based private bank, is opening the digital platform to all its customers – an offer that has just been extended in range.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 September 2016 05:06

Central Bankers Keep Tabs on Basel Committee

Some of the world's biggest banks have struggled to meet the capital requirements defined by Basel III. The committee, which aims to tighten its rules further and has now met opposition from an unexpected corner.

PEOPLE Monday, 12 September 2016 16:11

Headhunter on the Hunt

Despite the clouds hanging over the banking and financial services industry, a leading global executive search and consulting firm has announced an international acquisition.

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