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FINANCE Thursday, 26 May 2016 06:26

Savills Strengthens Investment Management

As part of the continued expansion, real estate investment manager Savills has announced appointments to its senior leadership team.

FINANCE Thursday, 26 May 2016 06:18

Alex Crooke: «Weaker Dollar Lets Global Dividend Growth Shine»

For the year ahead, Alex Crooke from Henderson Global Investors expects global dividend growth to be a little bit slower in 2016 than it was in 2015.

PEOPLE Thursday, 26 May 2016 06:06

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti Headed for Unicredit?

UBS’ chief executive is among candidates being touted for the top job at Unicredit following the departure of the Italian bank’s CEO. What about a different UBS top executive, who has publicly voiced his ambitions to become CEO before?

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 18:40

BTG Pactual Sweating Out BSI

The tumultuous ending of Ticino private bank BSI should be cause for alarm for its current owner, Sao Paulo-based BTG Pactual. That isn't quite the case, as sources told finews.asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:57

Another Fintech Lab for Singapore

German group Allianz has become the latest financial institution to choose Singapore as location for its new cutting edge lab, further enhancing the city-states reputation as Asia's leading fintech hub.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 12:45

Hong Kong Starts Cyber Security Drive

Following the recent Cyber Security conference in Hong Kong the city’s regulator is set to launch a three-month evaluation scrutinising online dangers to banks.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 12:41

Jay Low: The Public Face of 1MDB

One of the most public faces of the 1MDB scandal which has felled BSI Bank and entangled a handful of others is Jho Low, a 34-year-old Malaysian who first burst onto the scene partying with Paris Hilton.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 10:12

Apple Pay For Standard Chartered Customers

Standard Chartered Bank believes in harnessing the power of digital to transform the banking experience of the future. Therefore customers now can use Apple Pay for mobile payments.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 09:52

Ex-BSI Wealth Planner Now Facing Nine Charges

After the dust had settled on a frantic day for Lugano based bank BSI, one of the main parties in the banks downfall, Singaporean banker Yeo Jiawei, was hit with additional charges yesterday.    

PEOPLE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 08:52

Stephen Jones: «It Is Not Worth Buying Gold»

Gold has had its moments recently, but there's not more to it, Stephen Jones, chief investment officer at Kames Capital told finews.asia in an interview. He doesn't expect a Brexit to make much of a difference.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 08:28

Vietnamese Dragon Capital Heads to London

Dragon Capital Group, one of the leading investment management companies in Vietnam, has plans to list its flagship fund on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 06:51

Leonteq Thinks Big in Singapore

Swiss specialist for structured products Leonteq inaugurated its new premises in Singapore the same day as Swiss BSI bank was kicked out of town.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 06:20

Back to School at Bank of Singapore

OCBC’s private banking unit, Bank of Singapore, is set to enroll its bankers in a new training and development programme.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 06:03

1MDB Move Is Money-Laundering Warning for Other Financial Institutions

The Swiss financial regulator Finma issued an unusually stark warning for other Swiss banks caught up in money-laundering scandals after sanctioning BSI Bank for its involvement in alleged money-laundering and corruption at Malaysian fund 1MDB.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 05:53

BSI: the End of a Swiss Private Bank

Authorities in Switzerland and Singapore are punishing BSI, the Swiss private bank based in Lugano, for alleged money-laundering offenses, shutting their activities in Singapore and seizing part of its profits.

FINANCE Wednesday, 25 May 2016 02:05

BSI: The Business of Secrecy Backfired Bitterly

Swiss banking is basked in an unfavorable light after the forced closure of Ticino private bank BSI. Yet again, the business of secrecy appears to backfire bitterly. Here are the most important points on the topic.

HIGH-END Tuesday, 24 May 2016 17:19

finews.asia Networking Event

A crowd of over 150 people gathered on the garden terrace of Bordier’s office at CapitaGreen in Singapore on the 19th of May 2016.

FINANCE Tuesday, 24 May 2016 16:55

Losing Even More Credibility

With an almost unprecedented intensity the Monetary Authority of Singapore has ordered the shut down of Switzerland’s BSI Bank in Singapore. Thus a year-long scandal now comes to an end, the aftermath of this money-laundering impropriety is still to unfold.

FINANCE Tuesday, 24 May 2016 15:21

Good and Bad News For EFG International

Swiss and Singapore authorities have allowed EFG International to acquire its troubled Swiss rival BSI. But the reputational damage for the acquirer could be huge. 

PEOPLE Tuesday, 24 May 2016 14:37

After MAS Decision: BSI-CEO Resignation

In the course of the investigation of money laundering in the context of the corruption affair of 1MDB the CEO of BSI Bank has resigned with immediate effect. His successor has already been nominated.

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