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FINANCE Thursday, 6 August 2015 16:17

Maybank Commences Branch Operations In Myanmar

Maybank, South East Asia’s fourth-largest bank by assets, marked another milestone this week when it became the first and only Malaysian bank to open a branch in Myanmar. The opening of the branch follows the granting of the final license to commence operations...

 FINANCE Thursday, 6 August 2015 16:16

CBRE Appoints David Fogarty to Lead Singapore and Regional Asset Services

Global real estate services and investment firm CBRE have appointed David Fogarty to lead its Singapore Asset Services business. Mr Fogarty is currently Regional Director of Asset Services, Pacific at CBRE. In this newly created role Mr Fogarty will assume twin...

 FINANCE Thursday, 6 August 2015 16:15

Morgan Stanley Raises $1.7 Billion for Global Real Estate Fund

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) has raised aggregate commitments of approximately $1.7 billion for North Haven Real Estate Fund VIII Global (G8) and related co-investment vehicles. Asian and Australian investments have featured strongly in the recent...

 FINANCE Thursday, 6 August 2015 16:14

Glorious Return Home With Ferrari Four (FF) For Korean Golfer Inbee Park

World No. 1 golfer Inbee Park who became the first Asian and 7th woman to win 4 different majors returned to Korea after just completing her Career grand slam on the LPGA tour. South Korea’s Inbee Park claimed her seventh Major on Sunday, when she carded seven...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 22:35

Trident Fund Services Appoints Thalius Hecksher To Leadership Team

Global independent fund administrator, Trident Fund Services, with offices in Singapore Hong Kong and has appointed Thalius Hecksher to the newly formed position of Global Director. Hecksher will have responsibility for leading the growth of Trident Fund...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 22:34

Singaporeans Making Financial Sacrifices For Children’s Education – HSBC Report

Singaporeans see higher education, including overseas study, as a clincher for their children’s future success and are sacrificing other needs to finance it, according to a global report by HSBC. HSBC’s Learning for life report, the second in The Value of...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 22:33

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Unveils SG50 Ghost Series II

As Singapore gears up to celebrate its 50th anniversary Rolls-Royce has joined in and has commissioned a car to commemorate the event. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Singapore’s SG50 Ghost Series II purred of the production line at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood,...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 22:32

Midweek Asian Tech Roundup

ANZ Launches Digital App For Mobile Lenders ANZ today announced it has developed a new digital app designed for its Mobile Lenders to enable them to have faster, easier and more informed home loan conversations with customers. ANZ’s Head of Mobile Lending, Luke...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 15:19

Alibaba Group Appoints Michael Evans As President

In this new role, Mr. Evans will be responsible for leading and executing Alibaba Group’s international growth strategy to globalize the company and grow the business outside of China. He will report to Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang. Mr. Evans will continue his...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 15:18

Singaporean Group Purchases Prime London Commercial Properties

Singapore listed property group Ho Bee Land Limited has had a busy week acquiring two central London commercial properties. Last week the firm announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, HB Victoria Pte. Ltd. had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with a...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 15:15

Midweek Moves Around APAC – July 5th

A quick run through senior hiring news since the start of the month. Jamie Wickham has been named as new head of products and client solutions for the Asia Pacific at Morningstar. In the role Wickham will be responsible for Morningstar’s product development and...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 5 August 2015 15:14

SEB Asset Management Sells Tokyo Property

SEB Asset Management, the international real estate investment manager on behalf of its Asian Property Fund (SEB Asian Property II SICAV-SIF) has sold Primegate, a ten-storey office and commercial building in Tokyo to a blue-chip domestic company. The building is...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 4 August 2015 15:11

Hong Kong SFC Fines BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Ltd $15 Million For Dark Liquidity Pool-related Failures

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has fined BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited (BNPP Securities Asia) $15 million for failures in relation to its dark liquidity pool trading services. The disciplinary action follows an SFC investigation into BNPP...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 4 August 2015 15:10

Credit Suisse CEO To Visit Asia This Week

New Credit Suisse supremo Tidjane Thiam will be back in Asia this week meeting with the senior management of the Swiss lender in the region and no doubt rallying the troops with some motivational messages. He is scheduled to conduct town hall meetings in...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 4 August 2015 15:09

DBS Bank Strengthens Transaction Banking Business With Senior Hire

DBS Bank, which has made significant strides in its transaction banking business, today announced a senior management appointment as part of its growth strategy. Iain Taylor, a familiar name in the transaction banking industry, will join DBS Global Transaction...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 4 August 2015 15:07

Mexico's meXBT Enters Asia Through CoinRepublic Acquisition

The Mexican leader of digital currencies, meXBT, has announced the acquisition of the company owned and operated by CoinRepublic, the most establish and respected digital currency brokerage in the Republic of Singapore. "When we saw the business plan and...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 4 August 2015 15:06

Charles River IMS Chosen By Krung Thai Asset Management

Krung Thai Asset Management Public Company Limited (KTAM), a leading asset management firm based in Bangkok, has selected the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) delivered as a managed application. The firm is also leveraging Charles...

 FINANCE Monday, 3 August 2015 22:39

HSBC To Sell Brazil Business To Bradesco

HSBC is selling its entire business in Brazil to Bradesco for a consideration of US$5.2bn HSBC Holdings plc (‘HSBC’) has entered into an agreement to sell its entire business in Brazil, comprising HSBC Bank Brasil S.A – Banco Multiplo and HSBC Servicos e Participacoes...

 FINANCE Monday, 3 August 2015 16:24

BNP Paribas To Acquire Indian Brokerage

French bank BNP Paribas has announced that an agreement has been reached with the company’s shareholders for BNP Paribas SA to acquire 100 percent of independent retail brokerage firm Sharekhan. Based in Mumbai, Sharekhan, the leading independent retail brokerage...

 FINANCE Monday, 3 August 2015 16:23

Professional Moves - Monday August 3rd

It’s the first week in August a time when many people are re-charging their batteries for the run in to the year-end but there is still no let up in the movement of human capital across the region. Here is a roundup of the latest professional moves across APAC. BNP...

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