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FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 16:32

Deutsche Bank Names Vietnam Country Chief

He joins from Maritime Bank, a Vietnamese bank where he was CEO for four years before taking up its deputy chairman position earlier this year.

PEOPLE Friday, 21 August 2020 13:38

StanChart Nets Ex-HSBC Banker for Southeast Asia

Standard Chartered Private Bank hires a former private banker from HSBC to join its Singapore business.

FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 12:53

Regtech Firm Eyes APAC Growth

The Asia Pacific managing director of ComplyAdvantage says demand is growing in the region for its AI and machine learning-enabled data risk management and financial crime detection solutions. 

FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 11:42

UBP's Saudi Setback

The Genevan wealth manager is grappling with a hefty claim for damages from a major fraud scandal. After a years-long tug-of-war in the court system, Union Bancaire Privée has been ordered to hand over files.

FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 11:37

Guess Who is a Major N26 and Ant Financial Backer?

Mike Bloomberg is a sizable investor of neobank N26 as well as Ant Financial, according to a German report. The American billionaire's ties to fintech come by way of a secretive U.K.-based hedge fund.

FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 11:37

Credit Suisse: Zero Tolerance, or Both-Siderism?

A ten-year-old harassment case at Credit Suisse – once upheld as an example of zero tolerance – is emblematic of how Wall Street's culture is still fraught with opposing interests.

FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 11:34

OCBC Issues First Green Loan in South Korea

The bank's first sustainable finance transaction in the country is also the first green loan in South Korea supporting the property sector.

HIGH-END Friday, 21 August 2020 11:29

Dietrich Grönemeyer: «I Bow Down Devoutly And Ask For Forgiveness»

Physician and entrepreneur Dietrich Grönemeyer is considered the «father of microtherapy. In an exclusive interview with finews.asia he reveals his plans as an investor. He also explains how he is dealing with COVID-19 and what connects him with his brother,...

 PEOPLE Friday, 21 August 2020 09:56

Ex-Warburg Asia Real Estate Vet Considers Hillhouse

Joe Gagnon, a former managing director and Asia real estate expert at Warburg Pincus, is exploring opportunities with rival private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group.

FINANCE Friday, 21 August 2020 09:54

SGX Expands Partnership With Index Provider

Under its expanded agreement with FTSE Russell, the bourse will develop more unique tools to match evolving investor needs.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 17:45

Chinese Private Bankers to Learn From Julius Baer

The Swiss wealth manager is inking a partnership with a wealth management institute based in Beijing, in a bid to foster education among Chinese private bankers.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 17:32

More Charges for Singaporean Over Wirecard

Authorities in the city-state have added two charges against the local director of accounting firm Citadelle, which reportedly handled money for Wirecard in a trustee capacity, although it was not licensed to do so in Singapore.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 16:08

Credit Suisse Stalwart Joins Blockchain Venture Firm

Swiss-based Blockchain Valley Ventures has appointed Credit Suisse Private Banking's former global head of investments as its Asia Pacific chairman.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 15:09

New Investor Growth in China Hits 2015 Pre-Crash Peak

The number of investors in China shares surged to reach 2.4 million in July, a multiyear-year high last matched in June 2015 before the mainland market meltdown.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 12:58

DBS Finances Floating Solar Farm

The bank is the sole financier for one of the world’s largest inland floating solar photovoltaic systems to date.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 12:18

finews.asia on Money FM 89.3: Digitalization of Private Banking in Asia

Even private wealth management, often considered banking's most immune to disruption, was no exception to the recent wave of digitalization, said finews.asia chief editor, Richard Otsuki, in an interview with Money FM 89.3.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 11:51

SGX Reviews Sponsors of Catalist Board

The move is part of plans by Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) to hold Catalist sponsors to greater accountability and address key concerns in regulating the junior board.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 11:26

Swiss Private Banking: A Crisis Too Many

Switzerland's wealth managers have never fully recovered to pre-financial crisis levels, according to McKinsey data seen by finews.asia. The pandemic is the latest watershed event to hit the battered industry.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 10:45

Wiwi Gutmannsbauer: «Wealth is Not Immune to Digital Disruption»

Despite traditional assumptions, wealth management is proving to be no exception to technological disruption, according to UBS APAC chief operating officer Wiwi Gutmannsbauer in a conversation with finews.asia on the bank’s digital milestones.

FINANCE Thursday, 20 August 2020 10:26

Swiss Bank Alleges Fraud in Zenrock-China Aviation Deal

The DIFC branch of Banque de Commerce et de Placements (BCP) has filed a writ of summons in Singapore, seeking to reclaim $19 million it paid to China Aviation Oil (CAO).

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