The Swiss derivatives specialist Leonteq is reinforcing its management with three new executives, including in Asia. The move illustrates the growing pains in the nine-year-old firm's business.
As investors take a more selective approach to investments, fewer private equity deals have been done in the first half of 2016. The muted deal volumes in Southeast Asia reflect a global market trend.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned a former Deutsche Bank currency trader from the industry after a series of false trades artificially boosted the bank's revenue.
Manulife has opened a new Lab of Forward Thinking location in Singapore. The hub joins established labs in Boston and Toronto to focus on innovation and emerging fintech solutions for Asian consumers.
Praemium, a provider of investment platforms and solutions to wealth managers, has announced the appointment of three experienced professionals augmenting their growing Australian team.
Bob Foresman has vast experience as an investment banker in Russia. He has just been appointed to a key position at UBS’ investment bank. Andrea Orcel’s expectations are clear.
The Taiwan-based operations join those using Olympic Banking System in Singapore, Hong Kong among a number of other locations.
Credit Suisse has hired a new head of private banking for Japan, one of the Swiss bank's priority markets in the region. It is the latest in a string of successful hires from rival UBS.
Following reports in finews.asia earlier this week that Goldman Sachs is said to cut dealmaker jobs, the head of the Investment Bank for Southeast Asia is said to be about to leave the firm.
E-wallet operator TNG Wallet has rolled out a free real-time cross-border money transfer service from Hong Kong to 12 Asian countries. The firm now has plans for global expansion.
UBS sees Blockchain technology sweeping over financial services as soon as one year from now, Veronica Lange, the Swiss bank's head of innovation said. But how is the bank preparing to effectively disrupt itself?
Following the retirement of George Lee after 16 years with the bank, Singapore’s OCBC has created a new role of Head of Global Corporate Banking
There are several fields in which UBS predicts major distruptive movements. Here are eight of them, as presented at the Swiss banks CEO Summit held in Hong Kong this week.
Welcome to the world of hipsters as HSBC is looking for office space in trendy tech-focused London neighbourhoods.
The inter-governmental body, the Financial Action Task Force, has assessed that the country has a strong framework for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. However, specific areas were highlighted for improvement.
U.S. financial services group Citi and Southeast Asia’s online shopping and selling destination Lazada Group have announced a partnership across key markets.
Geneva headquartered Lombard Odier has boosted its ASEAN coverage with the recruitment of an additional Senior Relationship Manager. The new hire will report directly to the Singapore CEO.
Multinational Hong Kong headquartered legal firm King & Wood Mallesons has added a partner, who has successfully closed over 30 IPOs, to its growing Corporate & Securities practice.
As the centre of gravity of global financial markets shifts from North America and Europe to Asia, the hubs in the region, including those on the Chinese mainland, are rapidly rising in importance.
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is UBS' largest shareholder, amassing a 6.4 percent stake in the Swiss bank during the financial crisis. The discreet fund's head has some stern words over recent scandals.
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