Thailand based investor Marc Faber doubled down on his pro-Brexit views, telling finews.asia that more countries should follow Britain's example and leave the «sick» European Union.
In the wake of the British referendum vote, and in view of the large Asian interest, global real estate consultancy and services firm Knight Frank has been quick to issue a commentary on the U.K. property market.
Global markets have been roiled by U.K. voters' decision to leave the European Union. Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam sees an opportunity for Credit Suisse's private bank.
With the decision by the British electorate to break free of their European straightjacket how is Asia going to be affected, and will the U.K. now be the first of many to leave the cosy Brussels based club.
Here is an assessment by Stefan Gerlach, BSI Chief Economist and former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Ireland from 2011 to 2015.
On a night when even the Zimbabwe Dollar was rumoured to be moving up against the British Pound Asian markets have also been fluctuating with the Japanese Yen up against every other currency in the world.
The new structure at UBS Wealth Management will take effect in July. What this would mean for the Swiss private-banking so far was open to speculation. Research by finews.asia shows what they should expect.
With almost $279 billion in funds under management, Asian investment is of crucial importance to the The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board who has announced a series of new appointments.
Swiss private bank Banca della Svizzera Italiana, or BSI, was shut down by Singaporean and Swiss regulators over ties to alleged corruption at Malaysian state fund 1MDB. BSI now says it won't go quietly.
It had long been expected but now that day has arrived, and after another record year of growth, Asia is officially the worlds wealthiest region. Wealth expansion over the coming decades looks likely to be dominated by the region too.
Credit Suisse is under renewed scrutiny by U.S. tax authorities, this time related to its operations in Israel. The bank is said to have opened its own internal investigation.
Since 2015, the Indonesian Government has been proposing a Tax Amnesty Bill. Now a radical idea that could dilute other Asian financial centres, is getting attention from «high-level» people within the government.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is seeking to create a balanced framework to enable the city-state become the largest and leading location for experimental fintech.
UBS is handing over records on an American client's account in Singapore as U.S. authorities seek to move beyond Switzerland in their fight against offshore tax evasion.
The golden decade of the Asia-Pacific banking industry is fading, says McKinsey in their latest banking review. So is the party over for Asian banking?
Nest, a fintech investment company, is eager to scale into emerging startup economies and continue to offer a network across a wider range of cities, CEO Lawrence Morgan says in an interview with finews.asia.
Capital Springboard has launched a peer-to-peer financing platform for sophisticated investors seeking high returns on short-term invoices.
Swiss bank UBS warned its clients it might fail to execute some orders on its electronic trading platform, as Thursday's Brexit referendum is expected to hit liquidity and cause extreme volatility.
UBS and Bloomberg Television are planning a series of joint television broadcasts, highlighting how financial firms are using news outlets to reach potential customers.
«It is a significant mistake to try and be all things to all men, or women,» Deutsche Bank's Mark Smallwood reveals in an exclusive interview with finews.asia.
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