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PEOPLE Monday, 8 June 2020 10:27

M&G Appoints Asia Head of Institutional Sales

U.K asset manager M&G hires a former PIMCO executive to lead its institutional sales unit for Asia ex-Japan.

FINANCE Monday, 8 June 2020 09:53

Malaysia Seeks Greater 1MDB Settlement from Goldman Sachs

Malaysian officials are not even accepting a $3 billion settlement from Goldman Sachs over its involvement with allegedly misleading investors over a bond sales to raise funds for 1MDB.

FINANCE Monday, 8 June 2020 00:29

Woodsford Bolsters Its Presence in Asia

Woodsford Litigation Funding, an international provider of litigation financing solutions for businesses, individuals and law firms, has added a dispute resolution lawyer to its Singapore team.

FINANCE Monday, 8 June 2020 00:05

Hywin International Hires Senior Wealth Planner

Hywin International, the Hong Kong subsidiary of Chinese wealth manager Hywin Wealth, added a senior wealth planner to its fast-growing family advisory business, as finews.asia can reveal.

ADVERTORIAL Saturday, 6 June 2020 19:11

CME: Why Large Caps Have Done Better Than Small Caps

Since its debut in 1979, the Russell 2000 index of small-cap companies has broadly kept pace with both the Russell 1000 and S&P 500® indices of larger and mid-cap stocks.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 22:25

Katharina Bart: «Do Black Lives Matter to Bankers?»

As long-simmering racial tension erupts across the U.S., finance is stepping up. Wealth managers need to tackle a painful conversation involving systemic and historical privilege, finews.com's senior contributor Katharina Bart writes in her essay for finews.first.

HIGH-END Friday, 5 June 2020 18:06

UOB Brings Mental Well-Being Through Art

The bank's digital «Art Explorer» platform, comprising art therapy workshops, tutorials, resources and exhibitions, is part of its Covid-19 relief program.

HIGH-END Friday, 5 June 2020 16:06

U.S. Probes Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Casino

The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating Marina Bay Sands Pte allegedly over concerns about potential money laundering activities.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 15:03

Australia Curbs Market Access Over «National Security Concerns»

Australia will enhance the barrier of entry to its markets over national security concerns, according to the country’s treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 14:28

HKEX: «Big Year for IPOs»

Chinese listed firms in the U.S. will likely list in Hong Kong this year, said the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX).

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 12:53

Oil Trader Takes OCBC to Court

The suit follows a Singapore court's dismissal of an application by Unipec Singapore for an injunction to stop Credit Agricole from paying Hin Leong for a diesel shipment.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 12:21

Will Hong Kong Family-Owned Banking Ever End?

It feels like talks about the fall of Hong Kong family-owned banking have lasted forever. And this isn’t only about the 101-year old Bank of East which continues to extend its legacy despite reports of sale talks. finews.asia explores.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 12:07

Airwallex to Help Merchants Expand to Asian Marketplace

The cross-border payments services startup's new offering opens the doors to one of the most active consumer markets in the world.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 11:31

WEF to Downsize and Restart

Rattled by the pandemic and ensuing global crisis, the World Economic Forum will reinvent itself and pare the number of participants. This is bad news for some.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 11:26

UBS Nabs Key Credit Suisse IT Executive

A key Credit Suisse technology banker is defecting to UBS, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 10:53

Jupiter Grows Asia Team

The firm has added two senior sales personnel and one marketing employee from Merian Global Investors in Hong Kong. 

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 09:43

British MPs Lash Out At HSBC, StanChart's Support For Security Law

British members of parliament lashed out HSBC and Standard Chartered for publicly supporting the controversial national security law, just days dismay was also expressed by opposition politicians.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 07:42

Beijing Attempts to Morph Hainan Into Free Trade Hub

Beijing unveiled plans to turn China's southernmost island province Hainan into a free trade hub, a move viewed by many as a hedge to potentially replace Hong Kong.

FINANCE Friday, 5 June 2020 01:06

Arton Capital Expands in Hong Kong Despite Crisis

Arton Capital, an international citizenship financial advisory services firm, has hired an additional relationship manager in Hong Kong. She previously worked with two regional investor migration firms as well as at a Swiss fiduciary company.

FINANCE Thursday, 4 June 2020 18:19

First State Makes Appointment for Global Distribution Role

The newly created global function will support the firm’s future growth prospects via a global approach to sales and distribution.

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