As part of its international growth strategy Korean law firm Bae, Kim & Lee has established an office in Hong Kong. The Korean law firm has already established overseas offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Dubai and has plans to open in Vietnam where several Korean...
Guest Article by Josh Robart - Malca Amit Although the mood surrounding platinum has been grim, more of Malca-Amit Precious Metal’s customers believe the white metal is a good prospect. MAPM routinely procures and sells good delivery platinum bars and platinum...
AWT understands from viewing an internal memo that the current head of the NRI Asia Pacific Market Group based in Singapore is stepping down. Having been with the bank since 2007 Venugopal Vishwanathan who set up and grew the NRI business in Asia Pacific for the...
We start the week with a quick round up of recent professional moves across the wealth industry in APAC. Andrew Lam, who was previously the head of investment advisory at China Construction Bank’s wealth management unit has joined Deutsche Asset and Wealth...
The Asian offices of Deutsche Bank are opening this morning to learn that over the weekend their co CEO’s abruptly resigned. John Cryan, a member of the bank’s supervisory board and the former chief financial officer of UBS, will take over. Mr. Cryan was...
Mesitis, a financial technology company focused on the wealth industry, today announced that it has closed US$ 3 million (SG$ 4.05 million) in Series A funding to accelerate the roll-out of its revolutionary automated account aggregation and portfolio...
According to the most recent reports out of Italy the Thai investor Bee Taechaubol has purportedly made another attempt to persuade Silvio Berlusconi to sell a majority of shares in AC Milan. Known as Mr Bee the persistent Thai businessman has been pursuing...
According to CBRE’s Annual “How Global is the Business of Retail, Tokyo is the world’s hottest market for retail expansion, attracting 63 new brands last year as leasing momentum in core areas remained strong, despite mixed signals in the economy and an increase...
Not to be outdone by the swarm of Fintech investment by banks in the region and the rapidly increasing influence of disruptive startups, French giant AXA are getting into the innovation game. The AXA Group have announced the creation of three new structures...
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have announced that its Executive Director of Enforcement, Mr Mark Steward will be leaving in September. Mr Steward will take up a similar position with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The SFC’s Chief Executive...
Sydney Is Asia Pacific’s Hotel Investment Capital According to a new report from Jones Lang LaSalle Sydney is currently one of the most active hotel investment markets globally with some AUD 1.9 billion of major CBD hotel sales taking place in the past 22 months. This...
It has been another active week across the region for senior moves here is a round up of some notable changes. Tuxedo Money Solutions, the UK-headquartered international payments technology firm, has appointed Duncan Currie as Regional Director for Australia and...
APAC Tech Round Up ITG takes hedge fund platform to Asia Pacific ITG, a leading execution broker and research provider has announced the launch of its comprehensive hedge fund platform for Asia Pacific. The solution includes integrated execution, order and...
London residential property a favourite asset for many of Asia’s UHNW clients is back on the rails after a period of wait and see due to the recent UK general election. Global agency Knight Frank have issued a report showing that rental values in prime central...
The new UBS innovation centre is located in the stunning Command House a place originally built as a dwelling for members of royalty, a president and many powerful military men. These days Command House stands not as a residence but as a place of learning, the UBS...
Hot on the heels of the recent auction that produced the worlds most expensive handbag Christies Auction on the 2nd of June in Hong Kong labeled as Magnificent Jewels, achieved US$117,892,325 and three auction records. With the recent stock market gains and the...
China’s wealthiest man Wang Jianlin has been active again this week with his Wanda Cinema business said to be acquiring the Australian and New Zealand based Hoyts cinema chain. With around 400 screens across Australia and New Zealand the Hoyts acquisition will...
ANZ have announced an expansion of its international network with the opening of a branch in Paris to provide wholesale banking services to French multinational companies doing business in Asia Pacific. Located in the 8th arrondissement, the new branch builds on...
DBS Bank, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has received regulatory approval to carry out banking activities in Australia, expanding its presence to 18 markets around the world. The expansion into Australia increases the Singapore lenders footprint to 18 markets. The...
You can expect to see a Lamborghini SUV on Asian streets soon. Automobili Lamborghini have announced a luxury SUV as a third model to join its product range. The market introduction of the series model is planned for 2018. A concept of the car was first presented...
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