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FINANCE Thursday, 10 June 2021 11:14

UBP Bolsters Asia Business

The Swiss private bank has made senior appointments across its front office and investment advisory teams in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to an announcement on Thursday.

PEOPLE Thursday, 10 June 2021 10:05

Northern Trust Reshuffles Senior Asia Executives

Chicago-headquartered Northern Trust has promoted an ex-head of global fund services for the region and named a successor to the role.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 16:46

MAS to Deploy Funds for Climate-Related Investments

Singapore's financial regulator and central bank is allocating funds from Singapore's official foreign reserves (OFR) to climate-related investment opportunities.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 14:42

China, Property and Sentiment Top Risks for Hong Kong

China links, property prices and market sentiment were underlined by the International Monetary Fund as the top risks for Hong Kong’s financial system.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 12:52

StanChart Partners Templeton for Retirement Planning App

Available on the Google Play and Apple's App Store, «Autumn» integrates wellness with wealth management on an independent and bank agnostic platform.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 12:02

Julius Baer's FIFA Woes Go to Extra Time

The recent U.S. fine in connection with the FIFA scandal will lead Julius Baer to three tortuous years as an additionally empowered Finma monitor shadows the bank’s every step.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 11:58

HSBC Singapore Strengthens Board

HSBC Singapore has named a new executive director to its board, while Winston Ngan, who retired as a partner of EY Singapore, joins as an independent non-executive director.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 11:06

RBC Wealth Management Grows Asia Team

The wealth manager has strengthened its position in Asia with the hire of four new senior bankers to serve the financial and wealth planning needs of high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-HNW (UHNW) clients.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 10:41

Credit Suisse's Taster of Archegos Losses

The Swiss bank’s disastrous entanglement with Archegos was foreshadowed by a smaller yet worryingly sizable other hedge fund case last year.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 10:34

Hong Kong Explores Central Bank Digital Currency

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is exploring the feasibility of issuing a digital currency for the city, joining central banking efforts worldwide to create electronic money.

FINANCE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 10:14

Survey: Job Prospects in Finance in 2021

The COVID-19 crisis will transform the financial industry dramatically. Under these circumstances, how do you rate career prospects in the coming years? Take part in this survey and win one of five sets of two bottles of Spanish red wine.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 9 June 2021 09:19

Northern Trust Appoints Beijing Branch Manager

Northern Trust has announced an internal promotion to appoint a new branch manager for its Beijing unit.

ADVERTORIAL Wednesday, 9 June 2021 09:01

Democratizing Wealth Management

Martin Greweldinger, co-CEO at Avaloq, discusses how innovative technology is helping financial institutions to meet the fast-changing needs of their wealth management clients, particularly in Asia.

FINANCE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:41

Railsbank and Finch: Wirecard Fallout to Drive Fintech

Wirecard built a company with many skilled people and good assets, said the founders of Railsbank and Finch Capital, which have acquired the payments processor's legal entities in the U.K. and parts of Southeast Asia, respectively.

FINANCE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:57

Huawei Eyes Digital Finance Expansion

Huawei is eyeing opportunities in digital finance to diversify its revenue mix amid ongoing U.S. sanction pressure against its smartphone and telecom equipment business.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 14:50

Manulife IM Reshuffles EM Fixed Income Unit

Manulife Investment Management reorganizes its emerging market fixed income unit under a newly appointed chief investment officer for the asset class.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 12:20

Standard Chartered Private Bank Loses Managing Director

Standard Chartered has lost a managing director and senior private banker in Hong Kong, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 12:14

Former OneConnect CFO Joins Indonesia Tech Giant

GoTo, Southeast Asia's largest privately held technology firm, has appointed a chief financial officer who led OneConnect’s New York Stock Exchange listing in 2019, ahead of its own planned listing.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 11:41

HSBC Appoints Peter Wong’s Successors

HSBC’s Asia Pacific chief executive Peter Wong will officially retire and serve as a non-executive chairman while his role is replaced by a dual appointment.

FINANCE Tuesday, 8 June 2021 11:23

Singapore Fintech Gets Digital Bank License in Philippines

Unobank will be entirely regulated under the Digital Banking License framework in the Philippines.

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