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FINANCE Tuesday, 17 October 2017 11:25

Julius Baer: Biggest Price Increases in Cigars and Men's Suits

Hong Kong has jumped two places to become the most expensive city in Asia, according to Julius Baer's latest report which tracks luxury expenditure trends of High Net Worth Individuals. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 October 2017 10:41

Lombard Odier Poaches From UBP in Singapore

Lombard Odier appointed a new head of family services in Asia, based in Singapore. The company poached the banker from a Swiss rival.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 October 2017 09:57

Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Heads to Regulator

The new head of The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is a lawyer at Harvard and prominent former Goldman Sachs banker in Asia.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 October 2017 08:10

ANZ Finally Sells Wealth Unit

In a surprise move ANZ announced it is selling its superannuation and financial planning businesses to IOOF Holdings for $975 million.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 October 2017 07:26

Activist Takes Aim at Credit Suisse

An activist investor is going on the attack against Credit Suisse. He has prominent support from the Swiss bank's former head of investment banking.

FINANCE Tuesday, 17 October 2017 06:45

Crypto Currencies: Switzerland's New Banking Secrecy?

Giving up on its famous banking secrecy laws, Switzerland lost its competitive edge over rival financial markets. The establishment of a crypto currency cluster in Zug now provides a welcome boost to the industry, a finews.asia analysis shows.

ADVERTORIAL Tuesday, 17 October 2017 00:02

Emerging Markets: Investor Interest Meets Favorable Conditions

In recent years, interest in emerging markets, which was fueled by hopes of high returns, had faded. Now, the former stock market star is back in the limelight, Bank Vontobel's Alex Fung writes.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 16:59

Citi Nabs UBS Banker for China Role

Citigroup poached from UBS for its new head of corporate and investment banking for China.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 14:57

Fullerton Poaches from Amundi

Fullerton Fund Management, a subsidiary of the Singapore state wealth fund Temasek, appointed a new Chief Executive. She has years of experience in the region.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 12:22

ANZ Boss Steps Up

The chief executive of ANZ will be the next chair of the Australian Bankers’ Association, filling an unexpected void.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 11:34

MUFG to Focus on Wealthy Clients

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial will automate up to a third of its back office in a bid to concentrate its resources on more lucrative business.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 10:15

Singapore Plan for Artificial Intelligence Hub

The private investment firm behind Singapore-based fintech hub Lattice80 has plans to make the city-state the center for artificial intelligence startups. And there is more to come.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 07:00

UBS, Standard Chartered IPO Lawsuit Dropped

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission dropped a misconduct lawsuit against Standard Chartered and UBS over their roles in a 2009 IPO. But UBS and several other firms aren't off the hook yet.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 07:00

Hong Kong, Switzerland in Tax Agreement

Two global wealth management hubs signed an agreement for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters.

FINANCE Monday, 16 October 2017 06:59

Li Ka-shing Backs Fintech

Hong Kong’s richest man is backing the city’s financial technology start-up sector by investing in a specialist provider of artificial intelligence.

FINANCE Friday, 13 October 2017 22:36

Data Deals with Asia Advance

Switzerland's government has begun public consultation on the automatic exchange of client information with two major – and rival – financial centers in Asia.

FINANCE Friday, 13 October 2017 16:21

UBS: «Beware the Bitcoin Bubble»

Cryptocurrencies have soared in popularity, there are now more than 1,000 in existence with an aggregate value greater than the market capitalisation of IBM.

FINANCE Friday, 13 October 2017 16:20

Swiss Banking's War Horses Retreat

Three Swiss private bank CEOs gone from their jobs within a month. The reasons for each departure are different, but they have one thing in common all three were ultimately felled by massive industry changes.

FINANCE Friday, 13 October 2017 13:58

Allen & Overy Buys Into Fintech

Law firm Allen & Overy made an equity investment in a financial technology company.

FINANCE Friday, 13 October 2017 11:55

Expect More Wealth Hires at BNP Paribas in Asia

BNP Paribas wants to add dozens of bankers to its Asian wealth management operations.

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