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FINANCE Wednesday, 30 August 2017 10:46

Georgian Oligarch Pursues Credit Suisse

A high profile litigation case that has been playing out in European courts has now spilled over into the Asia Pacific region.

FINANCE Wednesday, 30 August 2017 07:03

LGT: «The Same Strategy for 20 Years»

LGT Group has just acquired ABN Amro's private banking business in Asia. The bank of the Prince of Liechtenstein is keen to swallow more, Olivier de Perregaux, the company’s finance chief, tells finews.asia.

FINANCE Wednesday, 30 August 2017 07:02

Aquila Capital Opens Office in Tokyo

Aquila Capital, a German fund manager, has opened an office in Japan as it aims to bolster its expansion in the Far East. An experienced banker joins from Pictet Asset Management.

FINANCE Wednesday, 30 August 2017 07:02

An Entire Bank in The Phone

Singapore's largest bank has unveiled digibank by DBS, a groundbreaking mobile-led bank, in Indonesia.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 17:39

TenX Joins Ethereum Alliance

Singapore blockchain firm TenX has become a member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, the world’s largest open-source blockchain initiative.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 17:20

Beat Wittmann Launches Investment Boutique

Beat Wittmann, a Swiss financier, has launched a new investment firm together with a business associate. They have managed to attract several well-known Asia financial experts to provide them with investment advice.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 14:41

Asia Deal Buoys LGT

Organic growth and the successful integration of the acquisition of ABN Amro's private banking business have underpinned solid half year results for LGT.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 13:51

HSBC in Singapore Push

HSBC is poaching a former Barclays banker to kickstart its commercial banking activities in Singapore. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 13:27

Don't Forget About The Renminbi

With more and more Chinese firms pushing into Southeast Asia, Singapore has cemented its position as one of the world’s largest offshore Renminbi centres.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 12:43

Deutsche Promotes in Singapore

The German lender has promoted from within in an effort to expedite the bank’s securities services business strategy across the region.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 12:13

Westpac Annoints Five Tech Startups

Australia's Westpac Bank has selected the finalists for the latest round of its innovation competition. Who are the chosen five?

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 10:06

Liquidnet Confirms Asian Move

Liquidnet has appointed a new head of Sales for Asia Pacific.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 07:42

Fintech Hub Ignores Brexit Worries

Singapore fintech hub Lattice80 has upped its plans to establish a meaningful presence in the United Kingdom.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 07:03

The Ambassador, Caught on Email

A Swiss private bank has reportedly handed over to authorities nearly 900 pages of paperwork related to a client allegedly linked to the 1MDB scandal and to AWOL Malaysian businessman Jho Low.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 07:03

More Insurance Woes for CS?

Credit Suisse was shocked to have its offices visited and searched in five European locations. Complex insurance products are reportedly behind the probe.

FINANCE Tuesday, 29 August 2017 07:02

The Bankjobs That Will Go

Artificial intelligence and Blockchain technology will radically alter the financial-services industry in coming years, with thousands of jobs due to become obsolete. Bankers will have to get IT-savvy quickly.

FINANCE Monday, 28 August 2017 23:35

Credit Suisse Mozambique: Rule Violation?

The role of Credit Suisse in a scandal about debt and financing in Mozambique may yet be scrutinized in greater detail. That at least is what the investigators charged with looking into the deals have now demanded.

FINANCE Monday, 28 August 2017 17:17

Finance Hubs in Fintech Agreement

Key Asian and Middle Eastern financial centres have agreed to increased collaboration in financial technology.  

FINANCE Monday, 28 August 2017 16:19

OCBC Boosts Cashless Payments

Singapore's OCBC Bank has launched a mobile keyboard that allows customers to make peer-to-peer payments without having to exit their current mobile applications.

REAL ASSETS Monday, 28 August 2017 15:33

World’s First Diamond Derivatives Exchange

Indian Commodity Exchange, a screen-based online derivatives exchange for commodities, has gone live.

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