It seems incredible that it has taken until 2016 and pressure from a Prime Minister for a Japanese bank to finally appoint women to executive positions.
Singapore has long modeled its financial center on Switzerland’s success. But beyond the superficial similarities, the two countries have pursued dramatically different paths, especially in the financial sector.
Swiss bank UBS invests in a Silicon-Valley-based Fintech company called SigFig to create a global Joint Advisor Technology Research and Innovation Lab.
Following a clear out of their «toxic» global markets division at the beginning of 2016, Australia’s ANZ has announced the appointed of a new Managing Director.
Tokyo-headquartered Nikko Asset Management has announced the appointment of a new Global Sales Head.
Alexander Classen, the former boss of Coutts International, returns to new challenges with a mandate from a large family office.
The E-merging platform is often called a «Facebook» for asset managers. Talking to finews.asia, founder and CEO Olivier Collombin reveals his plans about a virtual fair and an app with geo-localisation.
Last week former top-banker Sallie Krawcheck opened the doors on her woman centric digital platform Ellevest. So what about Asia?
As managers from other divisions are increasingly appointed to leading positions within human resources, HR internally is suddenly becoming fashionable, Chris Rowe writes in his essay for finews.first.
Union Bancaire Privee Chief Executive for Private Banking, Michel Longhini, contends that private banking models in Asia and Europe are converging. What does this mean?
Boris Collardi is adding one star banker after another to his lineup. With the consequence that he loses some of his own best. Arguably, the personnel policy of the Julius Baer CEO is a tad too volatile.
Ferrari’s latest four-seater model, the Ferrari GTC4Lusso, made its debut in Asia this week at a special launch event in central Tokyo, marking the 50th anniversary of the Italian supercar producer in the country.
Directors at UBS have usually had a six-month notice period. The Swiss bank has however now decided to reduce it significantly, according to information obtained by finews.asia.
The hedge fund manager who gained notoriety when he wagered against U.S. subprime mortgages prior to the housing crash, is now forecasting a real estate collapse in Hong Kong.
The pressure on the former BSI Banker in Singapore is mounting with news that a seventh set of charges have been brought against him.
Most heads of communication have been able to widen their powers over the past few years. They have an ever stronger influence on how the chief executives decide, the results of a study show.
According to the newest World Gold Council report, global gold demand surged in the first quarter of 2016, making it the second largest quarter on record. How come?
The fintech momentum continues apace with news that the U.K. and Singapore have constructed a «fintech bridge» to enable firms and investors from each country to gain access to opportunities in the other.
Zurich headquartered Julius Baer has apparently informed clients booked at its Singapore branch that it is about to impose negative rates on cash balances in selected currencies from as early as June.
finews.asia recently reported on the appointment of Johan Jooste as Chief Investment Officer at Bank of Singapore. The bank has now issued an update on other significant internal moves.
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