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FINANCE Tuesday, 18 July 2017 10:43

Citi Creates New Asian Roles

Citi has announced two new appointments in its Commercial Bank in Asia Pacific, supporting its fastest growing businesses.

FINANCE Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:51

Hamilton Lane Expands Footprint

Hamilton Lane has expanded into Australia with the opening an office in Sydney and a new senior appointment.

FINANCE Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:32

Eric Syz: «The Swiss Fortress»

If Eric Syz gets his way, Swiss banking will soon have a central platform to store client data. Initial talks have already taken place, says the owner of Bank Syz in an interview with finews.asia.

FINANCE Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:30

Ping An Pushes On-Line Wealth Manager

The largest online wealth management platform in China, Lufax, announced it will launch «Lu International» in Singapore.

FINANCE Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:23

Profits Surge at Rothschild

Switzerland's Rothschild & Co posted a sharp rise in full-year profits, but the private bank posted a modest outflow of net funds. finews.asia reports.

FINANCE Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:23

Tidjane Thiam Tells Staff What's Next at CS

Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam has unveiled the Swiss bank's next move, signaling that the end of a painful three-year restructuring to axe billions from its spending and cut thousands of jobs is within grasp.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 16:51

Swiss, Singapore to Share Data

Switzerland and Singapore have deepened their cooperation in banking – including on a key push to pursue alleged tax dodgers and cheats.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 16:43

BlackRock Follows Rivals Into China

The world’s largest money manager, Blackrock, is preparing to start a private fund in China after the country opened its doors a little wider to global players.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 14:31

EFG International Ends BSI Haggling

EFG International and BTG Pactual have finally reached an agreement on the eventual price for BSI. Who gave in?

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 11:00

Citi's Digital Growth in Asia

Last week Citi globally reported its second quarter numbers with Asia pitching in as one of the strongest contributors to these results.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 10:18

Franklin Templeton Country Head to Step Down

Franklin Templeton in Australia, the subsidiary of the $1 trillion Franklin Resources, is going through a management restructure.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 07:22

Luxembourg Banker Exits Julius Baer

Julius Baer has beefed up its Luxembourg-based European hub with a strategic acquisition. Now, a key banker in the Grand Duchy is departing for a British asset manager.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 07:15

Chinese Bank Makes Big Bet on Private Banking

Bank of Communications plans to invest up to a billion dollars to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. The new entity will focus exclusively on retail and private banking business.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 07:15

Rino Borini: «Banks Not Delivering to Clients»

More robo-advisers are entering the market as digitization spreads. This is the most fundamental change that has affected financial markets since World War II, writes Rino Borini for finews.first.

FINANCE Monday, 17 July 2017 07:14

Anthony Chiam: «Banks Have to Address Their Pain Points»

One in five customers in Singapore are looking to switch from their main bank to another in the next 12 months. Banks need to act and not react, Anthony Chiam, Practice Leader at J.D. Power, says to finews.asia.

FINANCE Friday, 14 July 2017 15:12

Swissquote Joins Bitcoin Club

Swissquote is expanding its product portfolio and will offer its clients the opportunity to invest in bitcoin, the second Swiss banking institution to make such trading possible within a week.

FINANCE Friday, 14 July 2017 14:21

Citi Decimates Korean Branches

Citibank Korea, and its labour union have agreed to close 90 branches and freeze layoffs. Meanwhile the U.S. bank is seeking to extend its services to Korean firms overseas.

FINANCE Friday, 14 July 2017 12:59

Chinese Fintech Gets U.S. Approval

CreditEase Wealth Management has won approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission as a registered investment advisor. The firm can now start providing advice to investors in the U.S.

FINANCE Friday, 14 July 2017 11:59

Major Bank «Doesn't Get» Bitcoin

The Bitcoin tsunami continues to gather height and thrust but not everyone is convinced.

FINANCE Friday, 14 July 2017 10:29

UBS Creates New Role in China

UBS created a new equities role after the Swiss bank's asset management arm won a private funds license in China. 

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