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FINANCE Friday, 26 February 2021 11:39

BlackLine's Terry Smagh: «We Have Turned the Corner»

The U.S. cloud-based solutions provider has experienced explosive growth in the past year, particularly in APAC, buoyed by ongoing digitalization amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

FINANCE Friday, 26 February 2021 10:18

Biden Administration Nominee Open to Trump Bans

Donald Trump’s legacy in the financial sector may have a lasting impact on the new administration with a potential official expressing openness to using the former president’s investment bans against China.

FINANCE Friday, 26 February 2021 09:12

Hong Kong’s Richest Joins Blank-Cheque Boom

Hong Kong’s richest, Li Ka-shing, becomes the latest to join the blank-cheque boom with the planned listing of a special purpose acquisition company seeking around $400 million.

FINANCE Friday, 26 February 2021 04:53

Credit Suisse Frets Over Bankers Hitting Zoom Wall

The head of Credit Suisse's investment bank is sounding the alarm over bankers burning as work-from-home arrangements head into their second year. 

FINANCE Friday, 26 February 2021 04:37

Patrick Odier: «Asian Clients Want Their Money Onshore»

Lombard Odier has withstood no less than 40 financial crises in its 225 years, senior partner Patrick Odier tells finews.asia in an exclusive interviewThe pandemic's first year proved difficult but lucrative, he says.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 18:33

Lombard Odier's Profits Surge as Money Floods In

The Swiss private bank's net profit surged by nearly one-fifth amid a surge in new money inflows as well as controlled spending. Like crosstown rival Pictet, Lombard Odier benefited from the stability of its 225-year-old business. 

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 18:01

Grab in Hiring Spree to Support Financial Services

The super app is looking to create around 350 new jobs in Singapore this year to support its growth plans.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:03

HSBC and Barclays Challenged Over Alleged Coal-Linked Bond

HSBC and Barclays are under the spotlight over claims by an Australia-based climate activist that it had participated in the indirect financing of coal-fired power in Vietnam.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 15:31

Collapsed Oil Trader Hin Leong to Face Wind-Up

A sale process failed to attract any bids for the collapsed Singapore oil trader.

HIGH-END Thursday, 25 February 2021 14:59

Knight Frank: Asia to Lead UHNW Population Growth

Asia is expected to outpace all regions in the pace of increase in the number of ultra-high net worth individuals worldwide, according to a Knight Frank report.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 12:50

StanChart Profits Plunge and Miss Estimates

Profits at Standard Chartered more than halved in 2020 and miss analyst estimates, according to its latest annual results.

PEOPLE Thursday, 25 February 2021 12:25

Indosuez Adds Deutsche Bank Trio in Hong Kong

Crédit Agricole's private banking arm has added a trio from Deutsche Bank to its Hong Kong branch with a focus on the Greater China market.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 12:06

UBS: Through Thick and Thin With Ralph Hamers?

The Swiss bank is reportedly willing to stick by its CEO even if Dutch prosecutors levy criminal charges against him in a money laundering case at the bank he ran until last year, ING.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 12:03

Sygnum Onboards Private Bank

Bordier, a 177-year-old Swiss private bank with a long presence in Singapore, is docking onto Sygnum's digital asset platform. The move means access for wealthy clients to cryptocurrencies.

PEOPLE Thursday, 25 February 2021 11:55

Sun Hung Kai Adds Hedge Fund Veteran

Hong Kong financial group Sun Hung Kai hires an ex-CITIC CLSA executive to lead its hedge fund allocation business.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 11:31

Pimco Names APAC Lead

The U.S. bond house has named a new head of Asia-Pacific, with the incumbent taking on a new role as the global head of the firm's product strategy group.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 11:12

HSBC Expands China Private Banking Footprint

HSBC continues to voice its ambitions to pivot to Asia with plans to extend its onshore private banking services to ten mainland cities in the coming five years.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 10:30

UOB Upbeat Despite Profit Hit

The bank is recommending a final dividend of 39 cents per ordinary share with an option for scrip dividend, bringing the total dividend for FY20 t0 78 cents per ordinary share.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 February 2021 10:07

Hong Kong Pushes First Trading Tax Hike Since 1993

Hong Kong is set to hit the attractiveness of the city’s local bourse and hub status with a stamp duty increase on stock trading – the first such hike since 1993.

ADVERTORIAL Thursday, 25 February 2021 03:21

Andrea Ferch: «Transparency Is Urgently Needed»

If people are given the facts about the potential negative effects of their investments, they will be prepared to take action, Andrea Ferch, Head Sustainable Investments at LGT, says.

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