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FINANCE Wednesday, 11 May 2016 15:02

Schroders names Global Head of Wealth Management

The current Chief Executive Officer of Cazenove Capital has been named as the new Schroders Global Head of Wealth Management. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 May 2016 12:32

Standard Chartered Enhances Security Team

Standard Chartered Bank has appointed a Chief Information Security Officer who will take on the bank’s information and cyber security governance. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 11 May 2016 08:46

Malaysian and Japanese Asset Managers in Regional Link

Malaysia’s Maybank Asset Management and Japan’s DIAM have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and venture into cross-border distribution funds.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 23:05

Credit Suisse Asset Management Falls for Some Bodybuilding Skills

Credit Suisse has ended the void at the asset management unit and replaced Bob Jain with an experienced CS banker.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 22:56

Credit Suisse: Still a Lot of Work to Do

Credit Suisse has had its first loss in the first three months of the year since 2009 – yet the shares are rising. Nine thoughts about today's release.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 15:31

Asia the Bright Spot as Credit Suisse Sees Red

Credit Suisse, the second largest Swiss bank, has suffered a loss of 302 million Swiss francs, as it reported its figures for the first three months of the year. In Asia however the bank continues to build momentum. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 13:58

Credit Suisse Reports First-Quarter Loss

Credit Suisse had a substantial pretax loss in the first quarter. The bank has however been able to reduce costs substantially, reaching more than half of the targeted cuts of staff numbers.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 13:35

Julius Baer Appoints Interim Head of Solutions

Following realignments within the Investment Solutions Group at the beginning of this year, the Chief Investment Officer at Zurich headquartered Julius Baer, will be exiting the bank.

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 12:32

Amy Lo: «We Need More Bankers»

Private bankers in Hong Kong, represented by the Private Wealth Management Association, want to double their assets under management within five years. So how are they going to achieve their target?

HIGH-END Tuesday, 10 May 2016 11:12

Asia Leads in Luxury Retail

A new report from global real estate services firm JLL, reveals that seven of the ten most attractive cities for luxury retail are now in Asia Pacific. So who are the winners?

FINANCE Tuesday, 10 May 2016 08:41

Wealth Unit Core to ANZ Reform

The wealth management business of Australia’s ANZ made up just 8 per cent of its earnings, however according to the CEO, wealth will be a key driver as the bank restructures. What does this mean?

PEOPLE Monday, 9 May 2016 22:51

UBS Snatches Marketing Expert From Aberdeen

UBS has hired a marketing specialist from Aberdeen Asset Management, adding her to the digital marketing team in its asset management business.

PEOPLE Monday, 9 May 2016 22:22

Alix Partners Hires Former J.P. Morgan Top Shot

Alix Partners has added another top shot to its team of consultants, shortly after the appointment of Hans Ziegler. This time, the company has managed to add first-class banking expertise to its portfolio.

PEOPLE Monday, 9 May 2016 18:48

Claudio Cisullo: «My Personal Connections Reach Far Into Asia»

Swiss entrepreneur and former UBS adviser Claudio Cisullo started from nothing and is now one of Switzerland's 300 richest people. He just signed an agreement with Surbana Jurong, a developer from Singapore, which belongs to Temasek Holdings.

FINANCE Monday, 9 May 2016 14:21

Credit Suisse in Hiring Spree

Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam made it clear last year that growth across the Asia-Pacific business would be a priority and would also be fully supported. Since then a flurry of new recruits have been signing up. 

FINANCE Monday, 9 May 2016 07:38

Credit Suisse Calibrates Strategy

Just a few days ahead of its first quarter earnings report for 2016, Switzerland’s number two bank has made another adjustment to the structure of the group.

FINANCE Monday, 9 May 2016 07:01

BNP Paribas to Cut Jobs in Asia

France’s biggest banking group, BNP Paribas, is about to slash up to 40 jobs across its APAC operations as it attempts to reduce the cost of operating in some smaller outposts.

FINANCE Monday, 9 May 2016 06:48

Iran Investments With Disclaimer

Leading businessmen from Iran together with Banque Reyl are currently touring through Switzerland in a bid to find more investors for the country long cut off from Western capital.

FINANCE Monday, 9 May 2016 06:20

Don't Be a Lemming

With or against the current – fund managers are required to think about this question each day of their working life. Courage pays off, but you need to be patient.

FINANCE Friday, 6 May 2016 17:11

Regulator Bans HSBC Banker

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has prohibited an employee of HSBC from re-entering the industry.

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