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PEOPLE Thursday, 15 April 2021 10:54

HSBC Shifts Top Execs to Hong Kong

HSBC will relocate some of its top executives from London to Hong Kong as the British lender places increasingly greater emphasis on the region.

FINANCE Thursday, 15 April 2021 10:42

First Digital Trust Partners Crypto Storage Firm Amid Asia Demand

The multi-asset custodian will work with Fireblocks, a blockchain-based platform for securely moving, storing, and issuing digital assets in the finance industry, to cater to the increasing demand from fintech companies seeking custodial solutions in Asia. 

PEOPLE Thursday, 15 April 2021 09:38

J.P. Morgan APAC Vice Chair Retires

J.P. Morgan’s vice chairman of investment banking for Asia Pacific is retiring after nearly three decades with the American lender.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 17:38

MAS Fines Bank J. Safra Sarasin

The bank was find for breaches in customer on-boarding and in the ongoing monitoring of business relations with customers between March 2014 and September 2018.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 15:57

Chinese Students Pay Top Dollar to Boost Hiring Odds at Banks

Chinese students are reportedly paying at much as $12,000 for mentoring services or internal referrals to enter global financial firms as demand for top jobs surges in the midst of a market slump.

HIGH-END Wednesday, 14 April 2021 14:50

Hong Kong: Still the Most Expensive City for Expat Accommodation 

Hong Kong maintains its throne as the city with the costliest accommodation for expatriates, despite a rare drop in rental costs.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 12:52

VP Bank Nabs Ex-Pictet Exec for Asia Chief Role

The senior banker joins from Pictet, where she was the head of its Asia family office unit since 2019.

HIGH-END Wednesday, 14 April 2021 12:28

Henley & Partners: Unpredictable Patterns of Migration Post-Covid

With the mass roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations in many countries, global mobility might soon become a reality again for some – particularly those in wealthy nations.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 11:56

GAM Revamps Cantab

Asset Manager GAM is streamlining a systematic trading business it acquired in 2016.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 11:15

HSBC Swims Against Crypto Tide

The bank banned customers of its online trading platform InvestDirect from adding MicroStrategy stock to their portfolios, calling them a «virtual currency product.»

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 10:50

Credit Suisse Reaches for Bankers' Bonuses

The Swiss bank is reportedly poised to slash bonuses after kissing off $4.7 billion in Archegos' collapse.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 10:15

Credit Suisse Returns More Greensill Fund Cash

The Swiss bank is returning another $1.7 billion to investors in a troubled line of supply chain funds. It warned clients of a «considerable degree of uncertainty» of how much they will ultimately get back.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 09:48

Archegos-Linked Unwinding Continues at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse’s unwinding of its Archegos positions is still incomplete as it continues to reportedly sell large blocks of related shares.

FINANCE Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:08

Credit Suisse Risk Overseer Under Fire

An influential U.S. shareholder adviser is opposing Credit Suisse's Andreas Gottschling, who presides the Swiss bank's board-level risk committee.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 April 2021 17:46

ZA Tech Opens Fintech Center in Singapore

The Singapore-based center aims to explore financial services innovation and help industry partners in the region to build new products that will accelerate their digital ambitions.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 April 2021 16:29

Chinese Banks Accelerate Branch Cuts

Chinese lenders are increasingly closing down branches as online and mobile banking penetration continues to rise.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 April 2021 15:32

Aviva Singlife Makes First Senior Hire

He brings over 30 years of financial industry experience to the firm, which is strengthening its leadership team after the merger of insurers Aviva and Singapore Life.

HIGH-END Tuesday, 13 April 2021 13:04

Overstone Art Brings Art Risk Analysis Services to Asia

The platform enables borrowers, lenders, investors and insurers to convert art into a liquid asset by assessing, scoring and monitoring the risk of works of art. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 April 2021 12:26

Credit Suisse's Billion-Franc Quarterly Wizardry

Credit Suisse has investors stumped on how it can pull off a loss of only $973 million after a $4.7 billion hit from Archegos. Financial wizard David Mathers has his work cut out for him.

FINANCE Tuesday, 13 April 2021 12:00

New Zealand to Introduce Climate Change Law

Banks, insurers and asset managers in New Zealand must make climate change-related disclosures for their businesses as New Zealand becomes a first-mover in green finance laws.

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