Wednesday, 29 April 2026

PEOPLE Tuesday, 3 May 2022 14:19

Crypto Finance Appoints Head of Asia

Swiss digital asset specialist Crypto Finance AG has named a successor to head of Asia Alisher Tashpulatov with the relocation of a Swiss national to Singapore.

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 May 2022 12:36

HSBC’s Break-Up Call: De-Globalization in a Divided World

HSBC is facing calls by its largest shareholder, Chinese insurer Ping An, to break up its business by separating the Asia operations. Will reduced diversification serve the 157-year-old lender well in an increasingly divided world?

FINANCE Tuesday, 3 May 2022 10:08

Beijing Tries a Different Way to Contain Covid

China's capital is the latest city battling a Covid outbreak although it reportedly isn't following Shanghai's contentious lockdowns.

HIGH-END Monday, 2 May 2022 15:41

Credit Suisse's Oligarch Yacht Saga Reaches U.S. Shores

Credit Suisse is facing a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. related to financing yachts and private airplanes of sanctioned persons.

FINANCE Saturday, 30 April 2022 02:18

Another Setback For Credit Suisse

The discharge vote was at the center of this year’s annual general meeting with proxy advisors against granting executives a discharge for 2020 before the event.

FINANCE Saturday, 30 April 2022 02:04

Boris Collardi: The Prodigal Son Returns

Without the colorful banker Boris Collardi, the Swiss banking industry was poorer by one controversial figure. But now the prodigal son has returned.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 17:07

Citi: Hong Kong Multimillionaire Population Shrinks

Hong Kong’s multimillionaire population dropped in 2021, according to a recent survey by Citi, in the midst of a challenging period for local equity markets.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 16:21

New Credit Suisse EMEA CEO No Longer Under Salary Cap

Credit Suisse's incoming CEO for Europe disagreed with remuneration policies imposed on her previous employer.

PEOPLE Friday, 29 April 2022 15:32

First Sentier Investors Appoints Japan Head of Distribution

Mitsubishi UFJ -owned asset manager First Sentier Investors has appointed a head of distribution in Japan.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 13:14

Boris Collardi Joins Swiss Private Bank

Former star banker Boris Collardi had been very quiet after leaving Pictet last August. Now, surprisingly, he is taking a stake in a Swiss private bank.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 12:39

China Woes Erase Global Bank Profits in Asia

Global banks across the board were hit in the first quarter by various China-linked headwinds including poor equity market performance and, most notably, its zero-Covid policy.

PEOPLE Friday, 29 April 2022 10:28

UBS Hires Asia Private Equity Expert

UBS will bolster its alternatives capabilities with the hire of a seasoned private equity expert, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 09:26

UBS is Light Years Ahead of Credit Suisse

UBS reports its best quarter in fifteen years while Credit Suisse's business is half the size it was a year ago. A bitter rivalry takes an unexpected twist.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 09:25

Lights Out in Moscow for UBS and Credit Suisse

UBS and Credit Suisse are drawing down their offices in Moscow, albeit in small steps.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2022 08:59

Singapore Bank Earnings Hit by WM Drop

All three Singapore banks – DBS, UOB and OCBC – reported drops in their first quarter earnings as wealth management took a hit.

PEOPLE Thursday, 28 April 2022 15:59

UBS Replaces China Country Head

UBS will reportedly replace its China country head, marking yet another global bank with exiting senior executives in their mainland business.

PEOPLE Thursday, 28 April 2022 15:36

Deutsche Bank Names Asia Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management

Deutsche Bank will strengthen its wealth capabilities in Asia with the appointment of a new regional head of discretionary portfolio management.

PEOPLE Thursday, 28 April 2022 14:53

Manulife IM Announces Asia Real Estate Appointment

Manulife Investment Management has announced the appointment of a new head of transactions and portfolio management for its real estate unit in the region.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 April 2022 14:01

AMP Ditches Demerger to Sell Infrastructure Units Instead

Australia’s AMP entered a deal to sell Collimate Capital’s international infrastructure business, opting to divest instead of demerge its asset-management unit.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:57

StanChart: China and Sri Lanka Troubles Trigger Asia Profit Drop

Despite stronger global results, Standard Chartered registered a drop in Asia profits which it attributed to headwinds from China and Sri Lanka.

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