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ADVERTORIAL Friday, 26 May 2017 09:25

Opportunities for Healthcare Investors in Asia

Efficient patient care, affordable medicines: healthcare systems in Asia need to adapt to an aging population and that is creating opportunities, Cyrill Zimmerann from Bellevue Asset Management writes.

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 07:22

Manulife CEO to Step Down

Donald Guloien, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife, retires as of September 30. His successor is the current head of Asia. 

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 06:51

Series of Management Changes at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Asia

US-based Morgan Stanley Private Wealth has made several management changes in Singapore as well as in Hong Kong.

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 06:47

Chinese Investors Snap Up Asia

Despite aggressive cooling measures, cross border land acquisition in Asia by institutional and private Chinese investors continues to boom.    

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 06:40

Oki Launching Bitcoin ATMs

Based on a growing demand from Chinese cities and emerging markets, Japanese tech firm Oki is about to roll out a Bitcoin ATM. 

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 06:11

Vanguard Pushes Into China

Mutual fund company Vanguard has opened its doors in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 05:59

Paras Anand: «Zero Interest Rates Don't Have Desired Effect»

What do Angela Merkel, Donald Trump und Theresa May have in common? They all advocate massive programs to upgrade their country’s infrastructure, Fidelity's Paras Anand says.

FINANCE Friday, 26 May 2017 05:15

Michael Gorriz: «Data Quality is One of the Biggest Problems»

Banks need to re-invent how they work, given the speed at which technology is evolving, writes Michael Gorriz from Standard Chartered Bank in his essay on finews.asia.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 15:29

More Asian Hiring at Indosuez

Indosuez Wealth Management has hired several bankers in Asia since the start of the year and has added one more to its Hong Kong team.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 13:41

Westpac Exiting Fund Manager

For the second time in two years Westpac has sold off a large chunk of BT Investment Group, lowering its exposure to fund management.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 11:06

Deutsche Hires From Local Rival

After losing several senior bankers last year, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has announced a series of new hires in Hong Kong.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 09:44

New Head at Linklaters Asia

Law firm Linklaters has named its Hong Kong-based banking and private equity partner to lead its Asian business.

PEOPLE Thursday, 25 May 2017 07:17

Credit Suisse's Pay Body Head's «Fat Cat» Past

Credit Suisse has reassigned board roles following a contentious shareholder meeting overshadowed by a pay scandal. The new head of the Swiss bank's pay committee is a Singaporean banker who was once Credit Suisse's top earner.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 07:12

ABN Amro Private Bankers Snubbed

The acquisition of ABN Amro's private banking units in Singapore and Hong Kong by Liechtenstein's LGT seems to have gone through without much pain. For some ABN Amro bankers though it has meant no gain.

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 06:57

1MDB: Another Scalp in Singapore

The troubled Malaysian wealth fund 1MDB has claimed yet another scalp in Singapore. 

FINANCE Thursday, 25 May 2017 06:46

Swiss Re Names Unit CEO

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed from within for the role of chief executive Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 May 2017 16:34

Stark Group Onboards Managing Director For Insurtech

A specialist in brand consulting for financial services firms has been appointed to lead the innovation lab Insurance Republic in Singapore.  

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 May 2017 14:13

Prominent Russia Banker Heads for London

One of Switzerland's most prominent Russia bankers has been promoted to run a key market for Zurich-based EFG International.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 May 2017 12:15

Banks Say Tax Evasion Will More Than Double

One in five banks in Asia Pacific say that they expect tax evasion to increase 100 to 500 percent over last year’s levels.

FINANCE Wednesday, 24 May 2017 11:36

Law Firm Opens Ninth Asian Office

Herbert Smith Freehills has opened its Kuala Lumpur office and added an Islamic Finance expert to its team.

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