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PEOPLE Thursday, 14 May 2020 16:28

Western Asset Grows Korea Coverage

The new client service executive brings a wealth of experience and extensive knowledge of both investment markets and the industry, with more than two decades in investment management.

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:53

Covid-19 Accelerates Digital Banking Among Migrant Workers

As thousands of migrant workers in Singapore remain isolated in their dormitories, many of them are shifting to digital banking to get paid or remit money home.

PEOPLE Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:19

Credit Suisse Appoints India Head of Wealth Management

Credit Suisse nets an ex-UBP private banker to spearhead its onshore wealth management business in India.

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 14:48

Mainland Banks Asked to Clean Up Unlicensed Businesses (Again)

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory has urged national joint-stock commercial banks against operating unlicensed businesses – the second notice issued in six months.

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:59

Unpreparedness Drives Missed Targets from Carve-Out Acquisitions

While the market may be ripe for cash-rich buyers seeking shares or business units from distressed firms, real-life experience has proven difficult with one-third of such acquisitions failing to go according to plan.

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:56

UBS: First China, Then the World?

UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, plans to build a scalable digital bank in China – and later to roll it out around the world. What are the bank's plans?

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:56

Foord's Brian Arcese: «In These Times We See Our Products Outperform»

Foord Asset Management, which prides itself on value-oriented long-term investing, is reaping the benefits of conservative approach amid an increasingly unpredictable global equities market – a bubble that was popped by Covid-19, Brian Arcese tells finews.asia in...

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 11:19

Zenrock Scandal Threatens Oil Trade Financing

Zenrock, a Singapore-based trader of crude, oil products and petrochemicals, owes more than $600 million to creditors.

FINANCE Thursday, 14 May 2020 10:50

SocGen Makes «Goodwill Payment» to Disgruntled Airline-Linked Investors

Societe Generale will make payments to loss-makers from the recently collapsed structured product linked to Singapore Airline’s stock.

PEOPLE Thursday, 14 May 2020 09:04

Clifford Chance Names New Partner in Singapore

In the midst of rapidly intensifying corporate distress, Clifford Chance names a new partner to its restructuring and insolvency team.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 19:24

Daniel Sandmeier: «Asia is Next Logical Step»

Instimatch's platform to match money-market borrowers and lenders boomed in the pandemic. CEO Daniel Sandmeier tells finews.asia where the fintech is looking to expand next.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 18:48

New Grant Scheme to Provide Lifeline for Singapore Fintechs

The grant will support Singapore-based fintech firms to weather business challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and help them maintain operations, and enable them to continue to innovate and grow.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 14:40

HKEX: Capitalize on Closer China-Southeast Asia Ties

In the midst of increasing tensions with the West, Southeast Asia has emerged as China’s top trading partner, a region the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearings underlined as a new opportunity.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 12:57

KKR Acquires Majority Stake in Australian Wealth Manager

The U.S. private equity giant is purchasing a 55-percent stake in Commonwealth Bank's wealth management subsidiary Colonial First State (CFS) for $1.7 billion, giving it a large slice of the Australian superannuation market.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:56

Credit Suisse: Southbound Flows Key to Future Success of Hong Kong

While most of the attention has focused on investment into China, capital coming out of China is likely to be the more important story, a report published by Credit Suisse’s Asia Pacific Equity Research team forecasts.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:25

Turkey Lifts UBS Lira-Ban

The ban to trade in Turkish lira proved a short-lived experience for UBS and two other big banks. The damage to the country's economy would have become too big if the regulator had persisted.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 11:09

Flow's Arun Pai: «Lending Has Changed, So Collecting Has to Follow»

Previously known as Asia Collect, the firm that specializes in artificial intelligence and data-driven debt collection in the non-performing consumer loans market in Asia has announced its series A funding, accompanied by a rebrand.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 10:48

VP Bank Bolsters Singapore Unit with Front Office Hires

VP Bank maintains expansion momentum in Asia, despite an ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with five front office hires for its Singapore unit.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 10:37

DBS Makes First Deal on Contour

The deal, between Rio Tinto with a Chinese counterpart, is the first fully integrated paperless trade in the iron ore industry.

FINANCE Wednesday, 13 May 2020 10:04

SocGen Halts Funding to APAC Oil Trading Firms

Following the Hin Leong debacle, Societe Generale will now halt funding to oil trading companies in the Asia Pacific region.

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