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FINANCE Tuesday, 18 August 2020 11:05

The Stock Market: In for a Hard Landing

Stocks have known one direction only since the crash in March. And that was up. James Montier, a passionate observer of markets, thinks that the hard landing is bound to come.

FINANCE Tuesday, 18 August 2020 10:34

DBS to Train Staff in AI and Machine Learning

The bank hopes to equip its employees with skills in these areas, under a partnership with cloud services provider Amazon Web Services (AWS).

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 19:44

Credit Suisse Splits Up With Australian Partner

Credit Suisse Australia and its partner Jarden have agreed to cancel their strategic alliance. They will continue working together on a case-by-case basis.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 19:41

UBS Asia Head Promises Higher Return

Asia will contribute a much higher percentage to UBS’ earnings going forward, according to Edmund Koh, the head of the company’s business in the region. One reason is the region’s faster recovery from the corona-crisis.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 16:14

China Rushes to Ramp Up Post-Sanction Defenses

Fears about the post-sanction risk are rapidly escalating with leading financial and academic figures in China calling for even greater readiness.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 15:32

China Crackdown Erases 99 Percent of P2P Lenders

From a high of over 6,000 peer-to-peer lenders, Chinese regulator efforts to crackdown on the now fallen sector have resulted in the closure of more than 99 percent of the industry’s players.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 14:44

China Announces Expanded Digital Yuan Trials

China continues to push for greater usage of the yuan via its national digital currency with plans for expanded trial across the country.

PEOPLE Monday, 17 August 2020 13:00

At Avaloq, Francisco Fernandez Eyes Up Legacy

More than 20 years after co-founding the banking software company, Francisco Fernandez is preparing to hand over Avaloq to a new owner – again. finews.asia looks at the Swiss maverick’s thirst for legacy.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 12:08

Donald Trump: «Hong Kong Markets Will Go To Hell»

Hong Kong’s financial center status will collapse under direct Chinese leadership, according to U.S. President Donald Trump who praised the previous leadership made of «thousands of geniuses».

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 11:31

Lombard Odier Hires Ex-Chief Bank Lobbyist

Lombard Odier snapped up Swiss banking's former chief lobbyist for a public policy role.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 10:57

StanChart Planning Digital-Only Bank in Singapore

Mirroring its efforts in Hong Kong, Standard Chartered is planning for a second digital-only bank this time in the rival financial hub of Singapore.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 09:56

U.S. Regulator Probes «China’s Netflix»

Video streaming firm iQIYI revealed in its latest quarterly report that it was being probed by the Securities and Exchange Commission over potentially inflated sales figures from accounting fraud.

FINANCE Monday, 17 August 2020 01:18

Peter Hody: «Banks and Innovation – A Pair of Opposites»

Banks and innovation are a pair of opposites. Instead of devising the ultimate new idea, new ideas are being buried habitually. If banks aim to become innovative, they have to change their corporate culture, says Peter Hody, editor-in-chief of finews.ch, in an...

 FINANCE Friday, 14 August 2020 17:13

Blockchain-Based Bond Exchange in Singapore

Singapore fintech BondEvalue has launched the BondbloX Bond Exchange, which went live with its first trade on Wednesday.

FINANCE Friday, 14 August 2020 16:22

South Korea Dethrones China as ESG Bond Leader

The nation of just over 50 million has dethroned China in socially responsible bond sales after the second-largest economy took the top spot four years in a row.

FINANCE Friday, 14 August 2020 16:03

Covid-19 to Spur ESG Investments

Covid-19 will accelerate the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles-based investments, Singapore-based fund managers said in a survey.

FINANCE Friday, 14 August 2020 14:11

Revolut: It's the Disruption, Stupid!

New figures show how quickly Europe's biggest fintech and main headache for the retail banking industry is growing. And yet, Revolut remains deeply misunderstood.

FINANCE Friday, 14 August 2020 12:58

Ravi Menon: MAS «Very Serious» About Open Banking

The managing director of Singapore's financial regulatory authority said it is in «very advanced discussions» with the various local banks on a financial planning portal.

FINANCE Friday, 14 August 2020 11:51

Post-Sanction Ripples: Top 5 Risks to Banking

U.S. sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China officials sent ripples across the industry, resulting in a rush to review businesses and tweak internal policies. finews.asia takes a look at the top operational and compliance risk in post-sanction banking.

PEOPLE Friday, 14 August 2020 11:27

Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Commits Suicide

Patrice Lescaudron, the banker who used to manage assets of rich Eastern Europeans at Credit Suisse in Switzerland, and became embroiled in a fraud scandal that still rages across the globe, has committed suicide.

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