Cryptocurrency provider Tezos and its Swiss foundation led by Monetas boss Johann Gevers are locked in a battle. At issue? A bonus out of $400 million in proceeds from the world's largest ICO to date.
Marc Faber talked himself out of several jobs with racist comments. The outrage in media and finance, where Faber was a sought-after guest, comes late: the stock market guru has long been a bare-knuckled populist.
How can the asset management unit of 212-year-old private bank assert its independence? By seeking outside clients and through an innovation lab for artificial intelligence, Markus Signer tells finews.asia.
ANZ Bank New Zealand appointed the country's former prime minister as chairman.
Allianz will sell part of its life insurance portfolio in Taiwan to a local insurance and financial services institution.
Singapore-based investment firm New Silkroutes Group plans to operate seamlessly across European times zones in key cities, having completed a restructuring in its home base. To help it along, the company has now bought a fund manager based in Malta.
The Zurich-based asset manager has found its footing, hoovering up considerable client assets since June.
ANZ is exiting a joint venture in the Philippines, continuing with its dilution of Asian based wealth and retail business units.
Just weeks after Luxembourg's oldest bank was sold to Chinese firm Legend Holdings, a Hong Kong listed conglomerate has also moved into European private banking.
The asset management arm of State Street Corporation announced a new head of compliance for Asia Pacific.
A Swiss hedge fund's proposal to split up Credit Suisse was largely dismissed. The Swiss bank's biggest shareholder knows the activist investor from a previous engagement and is thawing to some of the newest ideas.
Hong Kong will become the home of a new fintech bank in which veteran U.S. investor Jim Rogers acquired a stake.
Tidjane Thiam has proven himself during Credit Suisse's two-year restructuring – but that's not enough for some. An activist investor's demands are a «what now» moment for the CEO.
In what will be the bank's first major financial technology acquisition, J.P. Morgan agreed to buy WePay.
A European hedge fund manager wants to split up Credit Suisse. The idea isn't new, but credible. The activist investor cannot lose with this efforts. finews.asia explains why.
Long-standing Credit Suisse executive Gaël de Boissard left following Tidjane Thiam's revamp of the Swiss bank. Now the French banker is back – to settle an old score?
Societe Generale's private bank pulled out of Asia three years ago. Where has the French bank been pouring its resources after exiting the world's fastest-growing wealth market? finews.asia speaks to two high-ranking executives.
An Australian wealth manager carved out of UBS said it will beef up its board because it is preparing for substantial growth next year.
Specialist insurer Markel International unveiled a new product designed to protect fintech startups in Asia against potential claims from clients. The policy has already been on offer in the U.K.
British bank Standard Chartered has launched a new investment ideas service, now also live in Singapore.
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