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FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 22:19

Former UBS-CFO in Asia Joins Credit Suisse

As finews.asia recently revealed, Dagmar Maria Kamber Borens left Swiss bank UBS as its Chief Financial Officer in Asia. Her new role is now known.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 16:33

UBS Business Review Sees High Level Departures in Singapore

Switzerland’s UBS has parted company with several well-known senior bankers from its Singapore office following a recent business review, two sources told finews.asia.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 11:42

Chinese Bank Buys Secret Vault

A covert London vault, which is said to be able to accommodate more than $80 billion in gold bullion, is about to be sold by British bank Barclays to a Chinese bank.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 10:14

ANZ Begins Jobs Cuts Asia Spared

As the bank battles against poor economic conditions and a series of internal scandals, under fire Australia & New Zealand Banking Group has announced redundancies at its Melbourne headquarters. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 09:34

Financial Planner in Forgery Charge

The seemingly overworked Australian financial regulator has been called into action again, this time bringing charges against a former Commonwealth Bank Financial Planner.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 08:31

Japanese Bank Finally Gets It

It seems incredible that it has taken until 2016 and pressure from a Prime Minister for a Japanese bank to finally appoint women to executive positions. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 May 2016 06:33

Singapore, Switzerland: Two Countries More Different Than Alike?

Singapore has long modeled its financial center on Switzerland’s success. But beyond the superficial similarities, the two countries have pursued dramatically different paths, especially in the financial sector.

FINANCE Monday, 16 May 2016 22:10

UBS Forms Strategic Alliance For Wealth Management Technology

Swiss bank UBS invests in a Silicon-Valley-based Fintech company called SigFig to create a global Joint Advisor Technology Research and Innovation Lab.

FINANCE Monday, 16 May 2016 16:47

ANZ Names New Markets MD

Following a clear out of their «toxic» global markets division at the beginning of 2016, Australia’s ANZ has announced the appointed of a new Managing Director.

FINANCE Monday, 16 May 2016 15:19

Asian Asset Manager in Senior Hire

Tokyo-headquartered Nikko Asset Management has announced the appointment of a new Global Sales Head.

PEOPLE Monday, 16 May 2016 10:39

Former Coutts-CEO Alexander Classen Joins Large Family Office

 Alexander Classen, the former boss of Coutts International, returns to new challenges with a mandate from a large family office.

PEOPLE Monday, 16 May 2016 10:26

Olivier Collombin: «We Are Looking to Develop a Virtual Space For Asset Managers»

The E-merging platform is often called a «Facebook» for asset managers. Talking to finews.asia, founder and CEO Olivier Collombin reveals his plans about a virtual fair and an app with geo-localisation.

FINANCE Monday, 16 May 2016 07:21

Women’s Wealth: A Digital Opportunity in Asia

Last week former top-banker Sallie Krawcheck opened the doors on her woman centric digital platform Ellevest. So what about Asia?

FINANCE Monday, 16 May 2016 06:58

Chris Rowe: «How HR Got Cool»

As managers from other divisions are increasingly appointed to leading positions within human resources, HR internally is suddenly becoming fashionable, Chris Rowe writes in his essay for finews.first.

FINANCE Monday, 16 May 2016 06:52

UBP: European and Asian Private Banking Converging

Union Bancaire Privee Chief Executive for Private Banking, Michel Longhini, contends that private banking models in Asia and Europe are converging. What does this mean?

PEOPLE Sunday, 15 May 2016 09:56

What Boris Collardi and Florentino Pérez Have in Common

Boris Collardi is adding one star banker after another to his lineup. With the consequence that he loses some of his own best. Arguably, the personnel policy of the Julius Baer CEO is a tad too volatile.

HIGH-END Sunday, 15 May 2016 09:47

Asian Premiere For New Ferrari

Ferrari’s latest four-seater model, the Ferrari GTC4Lusso, made its debut in Asia this week at a special launch event in central Tokyo, marking the 50th anniversary of the Italian supercar producer in the country.

FINANCE Friday, 13 May 2016 15:51

UBS Reduces Notice Period for Directors

Directors at UBS have usually had a six-month notice period. The Swiss bank has however now decided to reduce it significantly, according to information obtained by finews.asia.

FINANCE Friday, 13 May 2016 13:10

Kyle Bass: «Hong Kong Property in Free Fall»

The hedge fund manager who gained notoriety when he wagered against U.S. subprime mortgages prior to the housing crash, is now forecasting a real estate collapse in Hong Kong.

FINANCE Friday, 13 May 2016 06:55

Ex-BSI Banker Hit with Forgery Charge

The pressure on the former BSI Banker in Singapore is mounting with news that a seventh set of charges have been brought against him. 

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