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FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 15:47

J.P. Morgan Expands Research in China Brokerage Unit

J.P. Morgan will add a dozen research analysts this year to its mainland-based brokerage business, five months after obtaining regulatory approval to launch the majority-owned unit.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 15:15

MSCI Opens ESG Fund and Index Ratings to Public

MSCI has made public its fund ratings and index rating metrics as part of a broader initiative to promote environmental, social and governance transparency.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 15:13

Citi Singapore to Return Government Support Funds

In a show of solidarity, the bank will return tens of millions in Jobs Support Scheme funding, which was provided to offset and protect local employees' wages, to the government.

PEOPLE Thursday, 21 May 2020 12:35

Morgan Stanley Names Australian Capital Markets Head

He takes over from outgoing head of global capital markets Mark Burmeister, who has taken up the role of vice chairman of capital markets, Australia.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 11:51

China Bank Profits Slow

Macroeconomic headwinds and the ongoing pandemic have caused profits to slow for China’s listed banks, according to a recent Ernst & Young report.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 11:37

Guocoland Secures Green Club Loan for Mixed-Use Project

The new 30-storey luxury residential and commercial development in Singapore's Central Business District is a joint venture between Guocoland and two subsidiaries of Hong Leong Holdings – Intrepid Investments and Hong Realty.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 11:05

U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-China Listing Law

The American upper house unanimously passed new legislation that could further curb the flow of U.S. capital into Chinese firms looking to list.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 10:17

Hong Kong CBD Ranking Drops

Hong Kong slipped in the rankings for the most attractive global business district, according to a report by Ernst & Young and think tank Urban Land Institute.

FINANCE Thursday, 21 May 2020 00:16

How Corona is Changing the World of Money

The coronavirus pandemic has given a boost to all things digital and came as a slap in the face of the analog society. But whether this will suffice to revolutionize the established global currency and make the world cashless has yet to be seen.

REAL ASSETS Wednesday, 20 May 2020 19:51

Will Gold Continue to Climb?

The price of gold reached the $1,750 mark in global markets on Friday, crossing the seven-year high set in April, confirming its strong investment demand. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 15:57

DBS Hong Kong Partners SME Accounting Platform

The bank has partnered cloud-based accounting software solution Financio to help SMEs with their digital transformation journey during COVID-19.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 14:54

Luckin Coffee Founder on Scandal: «Deep Pain and Guilt»

Luckin chairman Charles Lu Zhengyao expressed «deep pain and guilt» after the Chinese counterpart to Starbucks was set to be delisted over $310 million in accounting fraud.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 14:12

HSBC Zones in on Family Offices in Asia

The U.K.-headquartered bank will place a much greater focus on the family office segment in Asia following the new merger of its wealth unit.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 12:58

Synpulse's Xuna Shao: «Getting a Digital Bank License is Only the First Step»

Digital banking expert Xuna Shao shares her observations on the impact the COVID-19 outbreak has had on the banking industry, and how digital bank applicants can best position themselves for success.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:49

Regulator Demands Access to Credit Suisse Text Messages

The Swiss banking regulator wants access to encrypted text messages sent by Credit Suisse managers as part of its investigation into the spying affaire that led to Pierre-Olivier Bouee's ousting. At the center of attention are texts sent via an instant-messaging...

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:46

Coronavirus Fuels Digital First-Mover Advantage

It felt like yesterday when virtual hopefuls were calling traditional banks dinosaurs that were ripe for disruption and, in some cases, extinction. The coronavirus pandemic has derailed and rewritten the trajectory, finews.asia writes.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:25

Multi-Family Office Hires Greater China Heavyweight

Hong Kong-based multi-family office and asset manager Raffles Family Office has made a senior hire to support its Greater China push.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:34

China Watchdog Kicks Off BoC Oil-Linked Investigation

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission has started investigations into Bank of China’s oil-linked debacle.

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:34

Financial Institutions Allowed to Reopen Service Locations

These measures are in line with the Ministry of Health (Singapore)’s three-phased approach to resume business operations, following the end of the «circuit breaker.»

FINANCE Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:14

Nasdaq Downed, LSE Next

One day after Nasdaq was reportedly set to tighten rules that would increase the difficulty for Chinese firms to list, the London Stock Exchange was named as the next IPO hub target.

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