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FINANCE Thursday, 12 November 2020 15:46

T. Rowe Price Grows Team Down Under

The U.S.-based investment firm has strengthened its Australian equities investment capability and client support with two Sydney-based appointments.

FINANCE Thursday, 12 November 2020 12:44

Hong Kong: Being Swept Under a Large Rug

Private regulatory guidance ostensibly being given by the securities regulator to Hong Kong-based international banks over U.S. sanctions will create the illusion of normalcy in the short-term – until an institution breaks the national security law.

FINANCE Thursday, 12 November 2020 12:36

Standard Chartered Signs Deal With AWS

The bank has signed a five-year strategic global agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive its digital transformation and deliver new personalized banking services in the bank’s 60 markets worldwide.

FINANCE Thursday, 12 November 2020 11:36

EFG's Greek Owners Shuffle Duties

The Swiss wealth manager's key shareholder, Greece's wealthy Latsis family, is handing over to the third generation.

FINANCE Thursday, 12 November 2020 10:27

SGX and CME Expand Clearing Partnership

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is launching five new equity futures contracts based on FTSE Russell indices under its expanded partnership with CME Group.

FINANCE Thursday, 12 November 2020 09:26

HSBC Global Asset Management Strengthens Research

The firm has created a new research and insights team, whose aim is to provide the firm’s retail and institutional clients with differentiated and thought-provoking investment content, and promote its extensive research and analysis.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 November 2020 15:34

Ex-UBS Private Markets Specialist Joins PE Platform

Ng brings a wealth of experience to the start-up, having taken part in more than 100 private equity fund investments and co-investments and served as an advisory board member for over 20 private equity funds globally. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 November 2020 14:38

Manulife IM Strengthens Private Markets Capabilities

Manulife Investment Management (IM) announced on Wednesday its acquisition of a minority stake in Albamen Capital Partners, with an option to take majority ownership in the future.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 November 2020 12:19

Chinese Clampdown Fuels Tech Selloff

Beijing's moves to strengthen its antitrust laws have wiped out $200 billion in value from its technology firms in the last two days.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 November 2020 11:16

Grab Leads Fundraising Round for Indonesian E-Wallet

The country is one of Grab's primary markets, where the ride hailer has been vying with competitor Gojek for the top spot in digital payments. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 November 2020 10:25

Banking Veteran to Lead Aleta Planet's Global Expansion

He joins the Singapore-headquartered payments start-up at a time when the company is looking to push the frontiers on digital payments and has bold plans for expansion in the coming years.

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 November 2020 09:29

MAS Proposes Stricter Identity Verification

Banks, insurers and other financial institutions (FIs) will have to implement more stringent ways of verifying customers' identity in non-face-to-face situations such as phone or online banking.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 22:12

Avaloq Expands Cloud Service With Tie-Up

The banking software firm is adding Google to its offering of cloud services.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 17:38

Zuhlke Group Names Asia CEO to Board

The appointment reflects the importance of the Asian market to Zuhlke’s global strategy and its development as a global service provider, the company said.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 15:27

Insurtech Startup Plans Asia Expansion

Coherent, which provides digital platforms and data intelligence to insurers, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round led by global VC fund Cathay Innovation, with participation from Franklin Templeton. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 14:54

Hong Kong Fines Credit Suisse for Programming Glitch

A programming glitch at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong led to the release of misleading market-making quotes. The regulator fined the bank for the mistake, the second fine issued against the Swiss bank in as many years.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 12:48

Cinven and GIC to Acquire Specialist Insurance Broker

The two firms will acquire the London-based broker from Willis Towers Watson for an undisclosed sum.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 12:06

Singapore Payments App Partners Accuity

The partnership gives Fincy access to a host of compliance and security services as it accelerates its growth across Southeast Asia.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 11:12

MAS Offers Grants to Aid Data Reporting

The co-funding support for the adoption of regulatory reporting solutions will help smaller financial institutions leverage technology to better meet regulatory obligations, MAS said.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 November 2020 09:53

Deutsche Bank Hires StanChart Bankers for China Wealth Team

So far this year, the German lender has made around 30 hires from Standard Chartered for its private bank.

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