Swiss investors have teamed up to launch the first global crypto finance conference. The event is slated to take place right before the next World Economic Forum.
Investment firm Blackstone announced the appointment of an industry veteran as new chairman and representative director.
Following a run of incidents damaging public trust, the Australian banking regulator is set for an unprecedented public inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
The French bank Societe Generale has appointed a head of Financial Institutions Sales for Fixed Income and Currencies Global Markets in Asia Pacific.
Schroders has renamed its Wealth Management business in Asia, which formerly traded as Cazenove Capital.
To strengthen co-operation in combating financial crime, the Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Police have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding. Why did it take so long?
Under the guidance of CEO Boris Collardi, Julius Baer has become a global player among wealth managers. The brand «Julius Baer» has acquired a most impressive prestige.
In EY's new video Liew Nam Soon talks about digitalization, robotics and Indonesia's financial industry – compared to the other ASEAN markets.
What do the shares of Switzerland’s central bank have in common with bitcoin? Both are subject to huge speculative bubbles. There may be tears, entrepreneur Adriano Lucatelli warns in an exclusive essay for finews.first.
With fewer mega deals pushing through due to central government curbs, China's M&A activity fell in the first six months of 2017.
ANZ announced a new group general manager Communications and Public Affairs.
Deutsche Asset Management has seen another senior exit with the departure of its global head of compliance.
A Russian real estate company is testing the market by selling a luxury property for Bitcoin. Will we see the same in Asia anytime soon?
Avaloq, the Swiss maker of banking software, has had sluggish sales growth in the first half of the year. But the company is very satisfied nevertheless.
Some athletes are more money-savvy than others. Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather loves money – and is riding the cryptocurrency wave.
Swiss private banks are dealing with a well-known problem in Asia: relationship managers are jumping from bank to bank for prices reminiscent of football transfers. finews.asia looks at incentives and the effect on customers.
A Swiss hedge fund boutique plans to set up a family office in Hong Kong with a prominent Asia banker. What is behind the move?
A Chinese-American academic was expelled from Singapore over allegations he operated for a foreign country. Now, the city-state has ruled on an appeal lodged by the well-known professor.
Singapore fintech hub Lattice80, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finolab, Japan’s first fintech hub housed in Tokyo’s financial district.
The ongoing drive by Japanese insurers to expand outside their home markets has seen Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance agree to buy a Singapore-based non-life insurer.
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