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FINANCE Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:36

Citi Rolls Out Digital-Only Offering in Hong Kong

The «Citi Plus» digital wealth platform was officially rolled out on Monday in Hong Kong, following a pilot launch in December 2020. 

PEOPLE Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:52

Tokyo Stock Exchange Appoints New Head

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has found its successor at the top from another bourse, following the worst outage ever experienced in October last year.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 23 February 2021 09:43

HSBC Replaces Singapore Chief

HSBC has named a new Singapore chief executive to succeed Tony Cripps who is set to leave and join Saudi British Bank.

PEOPLE Monday, 22 February 2021 15:27

HKEX «Fully Respects» SFC Vetting of New Chief

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing was reportedly pressured to make the announcement of its new chief due to a media leak rather than intentions to break protocol and pressure the securities regulator.

FINANCE Monday, 22 February 2021 14:58

Transferwise Launches Singapore Office

London-based payments firm Transferwise expands its Asia presence with a new Singapore office and major hiring plans.

PEOPLE Monday, 22 February 2021 12:24

Davis Polk Adds Capital Markets Partner in Beijing

Global law firm Davis Polk adds a new partner to its Beijing office with a focus on equity capital markets.

FINANCE Monday, 22 February 2021 12:01

Citi Mulls Sale of Consumer Units in Asia

Citigroup is exploring the possibility of downsizing its consumer business worldwide with an eye on selling some of its businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

FINANCE Monday, 22 February 2021 10:39

HSBC Set for «Pivot to Asia»

HSBC is primed to publicly introduce its strategic shift in the upcoming 2020 earnings presentation which could include the announced relocation of top executives.

FINANCE Monday, 22 February 2021 10:12

U.K. Judge Blocks Huawei Request for HSBC Disclosure

A U.K. court has refused Huawei’s application to force HSBC to release internal documents in a bid to strengthen its case against the extradition of Meng Wanzhou to the U.S.

FINANCE Monday, 22 February 2021 02:54

UBS Enlists More Firepower for Parisian Appeal

Swiss bank UBS secured a coterie of Europe's political and legal elite for its side, as it heads into the appeal of a high-stakes criminal verdict in France.

FINANCE Saturday, 20 February 2021 23:45

Credit Suisse Hunkers Down in RMBS Case

Investors are skeptical that Credit Suisse is entirely free of an 11-year entanglement with U.S. officials over its conduct in the run-up to the financial crisis. The Swiss bank is signaling they are right to be suspicious.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 23:09

Didier Saint-Georges: «Should Savers Be Worried About Inflation?»

A long deflationary trend cannot be reversed within one day. The deflationary forces of technology, demographics and over-indebtedness continue to operate. But in view of the strong public pressure, it will be difficult for governments to turn things around...

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 18:24

VP Bank Appoints Ex-CS-Banker as CFO

VP Bank parted ways with its chief financial officer in 2020 following a massive write-down – today it announced the appointment of a successor. The new CFO was formerly in the pay of Credit Suisse and UBS.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 17:30

UOB Partners to Help Singapore Firms Expand

The bank has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Singapore Business Federation to connect Singapore businesses to opportunities across Asean, especially in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 16:27

Singapore Asset Managers Partner to Spur Growth

Conduit Asset Management and Vantage Point Asset Management Singapore will tap on each other'sindustry knowledge and expertise to grow their businesses.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 15:17

SGX Eyes More M&A for Growth

Singapore Exchange will look to scale up its operations by maintaining focus on mergers and acquisitions. 

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 12:51

Temenos Sets Sights on Growth

Geneva-based banking software company Temenos is fully committed to the «software-as-a-Service» business model and is now setting its sights on new big goals for the company's success.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 12:44

Credit Suisse Chief Adds Caution to Optimism

Although credit loss provisions set Credit Suisse's APAC business behind in 2020, it still posted record figures in the fourth quarter and chief executive Thomas Gottenstein has been tasked with even more ambitious growth targets for the region.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 12:44

GAM Loss Deepens, Targets Pushed Back

GAM's annual net loss deepened, its client assets fell, and it pushed back financial targets. The Swiss asset manager's flagship investment arm stanched withdrawals to post the first inflows in three years.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2021 12:41

EFG Poaches Deutsche Bank Lending Expert

Swiss private bank EFG International nabbed a key private banker from Deutsche Bank for its top management.

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