He was once considered China’s hedge fund guru, but yesterday he began a lengthy jail sentence after a court in China’s Qingdao City, Shandong Province, found him guilty of stock market manipulation.
Australian bank Westpac has increased its stake in a cybersecurity firm which has developed a unique military-grade encryption technology. Is this the start of a new trend?
Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has received approval to open a branch in Mumbai. So what are the plans for the firm in the worlds second most populous nation?
Dutch asset manager Robeco has appointed a new Head of Asia Pacific & Middle East Distribution, subject to regulatory approvals.
UBS Asset Management’s real estate and private markets business in Singapore has won a $250 million sovereign wealth mandate. What are the details?
Private Banks, investment banks and asset managers were active in making senior appointments in Hong Kong last week. So who went where?
HSBC is set to slash up to 100 senior jobs in its investment banking division this week. With limited bonus resources to spread around, the bank will soon be informing which weaker performers they will be letting go. So how will Asia fare in the cull?
In the first part of a series, the real-life «Wolf of Wall Street» tells finews.asia about the $130 dirt bike that sparked his early desire to be rich, becoming a broker after filing bankruptcy with a meat and seafood business.
In this two-part interview feature with Liew Nam Soon, Managing Partner for Financial Services ASEAN, we get a deep-dive into the latest insights around the role of fintech hubs.
UBS years ago removed the personal desks of its employees. U.S. firm Boston Consulting Group is now going one, or perhaps rather two steps further.
The real-life Wolf of Wall Street tells finews.asia about his new life after serving jail time over a penny-stock scam, how he smelled corruption at 1MDB in a movie deal, and why he supports Donald Trump.
One of the central figures in the billion-dollar 1MDB scandal has won a key court battle to dispose of a prominent Swiss bank. The mysterious financier wants to fight a U.S. asset grab of high-end real estate and other luxury purchases.
Deutsche Bank has radically cut bonus payments to its managers and Italy's Unicredit recently reduced salaries. It would make a lot of sense for Credit Suisse to follow suit.
Some of the largest insurance and financial services firms are making final arrangements to take part in what looks likely to be a competitive fight for the remaining wealth business of Australia's ANZ banking group. Who is in the running?
In one of the hottest commercial property markets, AXA Investment Managers has hired from its rivals for the position of Head of Japan. With the 2020 Olympic Games on the horizon Asian funds have been flowing into Japanese real estate.
The CIO and Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management for Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, Tuan Huynh, navigates what he calls the headline hysteria and discusses themes for 2017.
An affordable and accessible digital financial services for the world’s unbanked has walked away with the «Best in Show» by the judges at the Fintech Finals 2017. What does it do?
Japanese heavyweight banks Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust are said to be considering merging their asset management arms. Will this be the first of further business integrations in Japan?
LGT strategist Mikio Kumada in an interview with finews.asia analyses the influence of Donald Trump's announcements on the countries in Asia and gives a prediction about how the Chinese government will respond.
There is little sign that Julius Baer boss Boris Collardi will leave his role imminently, but it can't be ruled out that the charismatic and successful Swiss private banker will seek out a new challenge sooner or later.
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