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FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 22:50

Asia’s Leading Firms and Why Traders Invest in Them

Savvy financial investors want to trade shares in the biggest Asian corporations. One metric they should consider when hunting undervalued and overvalued stocks is brand value.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 17:52

Maybank Kim Eng Singapore CEO Joins Reit

In his new role that begins on May 22, he will support the execution of the reit's growth strategies while helming the finance and investor relations functions.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 16:02

Singapore Payments Firm Aleta Planet Makes New Hires

The China-focused fintech formerly known as Moovpay has brought on board two finance industry stalwarts to help drive business growth as it expands its product line and ventures into new markets.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 15:24

Julius Baer Feeds Off Trading Boom

Julius Baer's assets slipped in the first four months, but market swerves and busy trading rooms bolstered its margin.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 15:24

Higher Hurdles for Chinese IPOs on Nasdaq

Nasdaq is believed to be set to tighten restrictions on initial public offerings which is expected to increase the difficulty for Chinese firms to list on its bourse.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:52

Apex to Deliver Asset Management Solutions

Its partnership with Bite Investments will enable Chinese and other Asian investors, as well as those across the broader APAC region, to develop a USD Alternatives investment portfolio.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:50

A New Financial Elite Emerges

For a long time, global banks dominated large parts of the economy. The coronacrisis put paid to that – very suddenly. A new species of a global financial elite has taken over in their stead.

REAL ASSETS Tuesday, 19 May 2020 12:20

Citi: Most Hong Kongers Expect Property Price Drop

57 percent of Hong Kongers expect a drop in property prices, according to a recent Citi residential property ownership survey, amid a coronavirus-fueled slowdown. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 11:56

OCBC Expects Branch Closures

The bank said branch closures during the Covid-19 «circuit breaker» has diverted traffic from physical branches.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 11:22

SFC Underlines Reputation Boost with Surprise CEO Extension

Ashley Alder, the Securities and Futures Commission's chief executive, unexpectedly reversed his decision to leave Hong Kong’s regulator to accept a 3-year extension.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 11:12

Blackrock's Beef With UBS

The American asset management giant is taking ever more influence on its portfolio companies. This year Blackrock knocked on both UBS' and GAM's doors with a gripe.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 10:58

Specialist Insurer Grows APAC Capabilities

Beazley has appointed its first dedicated Singapore-based cyber and technology underwriter and strengthened its international financial lines (IFL) team in Asia Pacific.

FINANCE Tuesday, 19 May 2020 09:05

Hang Seng Index Includes Firms With Unequal Rights

Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index undergoes a historic revamp that will open the door to the likes of Chinese tech giants like Xiaomi at the cost of tolerating unequal voting rights and less transparent reporting.

FINANCE Monday, 18 May 2020 17:21

UBS: Conservative Outlook on Fintech

UBS expects global fintech revenues to increase by more than three times over a decade. The bank believes its growth forecast to be rather conservative.

PEOPLE Monday, 18 May 2020 15:35

BIL Wealth Management Names Hong Kong CEO

Banque Internationale à Luxembourg names the successor to Betty Tsui, the bank’s former chief executive for Hong Kong.

FINANCE Monday, 18 May 2020 15:07

UOB Quadruples Online Investment Product Purchases

The Singaporean lender registered a 406 percent year-on-year increases in online purchase of investment products in the first quarter, in the midst of an ongoing pandemic.

FINANCE Monday, 18 May 2020 14:46

Digital Private Banking: Time For Breakthrough?

Several digital wealth managers have launched new offerings recently, despite the coronacrisis. They may be about to write private-banking history – if they learn from the failures of their predecessors.

FINANCE Monday, 18 May 2020 14:34

Westpac Admits to Money Laundering Breaches

Westpac admits to breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws, according to court filings, following regulator charges on facilitating payments between known child sex offenders.

FINANCE Monday, 18 May 2020 12:58

疫情之下,中國財富管理機構的新思考

中文裡,常把“危機”拆成二字,前為險象,後為機緣。新冠疫情當下,此話有了新的含義。海銀國際的行政總裁蕭文先生,就中國財富管理機構的應對之策,分享了他的觀察與思考。

FINANCE Monday, 18 May 2020 12:50

Quintet's Losses Widen on Expansion Push

The Luxembourg wealth manager's rebranding and copious hiring pushed it deeper into the red last year.

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