Citi named a seasoned banker for the Global Subsidiaries Group Head for Asia Pacific, with immediate effect.
Since the recent tax levy on banks was announced Macquarie has kept its counsel while the big four banks sounded off. Now Australia's largest investment bank has hinted it may go offshore.
The coming together of the two firms will make the new entity among the top 10 largest law firms in Singapore and will be the only international law firm to have an office in Brunei Darussalam.
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management in Asia intends to add 50 client-facing positions including relationship managers during the second half or 2017. An ambitious target in a region where the fight for talent is intense.
Lena Ng from Clifford Chance in Singapore expects to see more M&A in wealth and financial services in the region.
Hong Kong has been crowned the world’s most competitive economy for the second year running, ahead of Switzerland and Singapore.
UBS's Juerg Zeltner has no plans to take part in the consolidation process within the industry.
Singaporean based private bank The Bank of Singapore, announced management changes that reflect its target of capturing a larger portion of the lucrative Greater China wealth market.
The Hong Kong financial market regulator is keeping a watchful eye on Switzerland’s UBS. A further case involving questionable activities by an investment banker has now come to light.
The International Regtech Association is a new worldwide industry body with more than 100 founding members.
HSBC private bank confirmed to finews.asia the appointment of a new Head of Discretionary for Asia Pacific.
He has been responsible for Group Credit, Group Operations and Group Information Technology, as well as for VP Bank’s digitisation offensive. At the end of this month, he leaves the firm.
Citi plans to open more Korea desks this year to provide institutional banking services to Korean multi-national clients in Vietnam and further across Europe.
Bank of Singapore increases the investable asset entry bar for clients.
The potential merger of two Malaysian banks could allow ANZ to extricate itself from another Asian asset.
International law firm Dentons has expanded its presence in the region with the addition of an office in Yangon in Myanmar.
Bitcoin could be the impetus that leads the fourth industrial revolution, says Rainer Michael Preiss from Singapore-based Taurus Wealth Advisors.
Herbert Scheidt, chairman of Vontobel bank, speaks about the credibility of the industry, his expectations for his staff and he also gives a hint about what his bank will change in September.
National Australia Bank’s venture capital fund, NAB Ventures, has led a funding round in a Toronto-based cloud financial technology company.
On the back of the surge in mobile communications, the Internet of Things and cloud computing, the importance of digital security is coming to the fore, Alex Fung of Vontobel Wealth Management Asia writes.
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