The Swiss bank maintains myriad links to the controversial Japanese conglomerate. finews.asia attempts to unravel the skein.
DBS expressed optimism about Hong Kong’s continued future as a financial hub and is actively increasing investments to capitalize on Greater Bay Area opportunities.
UBS settled a discrimination and harassment lawsuit with a former graduate of the Swiss firm's investment banking unit in London.
He is reportedly leaving UOB to join a consortium backed by TikTok owner ByteDance, which has applied for a digital banking license in Singapore.
Singtel is adding financial services to its mobile wallet Dash, in the form of offer an insurance savings solution underwritten by Etiqa.
U.S.-based asset manager Hermes is the latest major investor of HSBC to publicly voice concerns over the bank's support for the controversial national security law in Hong Kong.
More than just supporting individuals and businesses in the current pandemic, banks and other financial institutions have an effective role to play in preventing the next one, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Dutch asset manager Robeco expands its Asia Pacific with the hire of three Hong Kong-based senior specialists.
HSBC Private Banking described upcoming market movements as a «tug-of-war between the liquidity-driven equity rally and the challenges in the economic reopening», urging for focus on diversification and quality assets.
Boris Collardi is increasingly a strain not just for Pictet but also for Julius Baer. The Genevan partnership is battening down the hatches while the Zurich private bank battles other legacy issues tied to the star Swiss banker.
The controversial national security law in Hong Kong is reportedly being fast-tracked and could potentially come into effect this week. Here are the top five things to watch out for in banking.
China is planning to provide commercial banks with securities licenses in a bid to create «aircraft carrier-sized» investment banks for the domestic market.
While countries such as Switzerland and Austria are almost back to normal, Swedes are getting used to the idea that they aren't welcome anywhere. That's the price the country is paying for its different approach to the pandemic, says Swedish economist Stefan...
Singapore’s bourse SGX has acquired cloud-based trading platform BidFX in a bid to expand its foreign exchange capabilities beyond futures into the over-the-counter foreign market.
Vanda Global Capital partners with Marsh in Singapore to offer its clients access to a wide range of insurance, risk management and advisory services.
The outbreak of Covid-19 has prompted a boom in online money transfers as a result of widespread lockdowns. Western Union's head of network for the Middle East and Asia Pacific tells finews.asia how the company kept its services reliable and accessible to a broad...
Resilience and dynamism were cited as key characteristics that have and will continue to enable Hong Kong to retain its status as an international financial center, according to MSCI chief executive Henry Fernandez.
A veteran of the Swiss private bank, who left in 2016 after 23 years, is returning to the fold as co-head of equities for Australasia.
A recent report by executives from PricewaterhouseCoopers noted that existing assets at Hin Leong cover just a fraction of its liabilities and that rehabilitation prospects were slim for the oil trader as a standalone entity.
Picture Wealth has completed a A$12 million equity and debt funding round, at it sets its sights on reinventing the country's financial advisory and superannuation landscape.
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