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PEOPLE Tuesday, 3 May 2016 07:03

Evrard Bordier: «We Aim to Be the Best Boutique Private Bank in Asia»

«We are currently looking to hire more front office staff,» Swiss Private Banker Evrard Bordier says in an interview with finews.asia. In particular, he is looking for relationship managers who are entrepreneurial. 

FINANCE Monday, 2 May 2016 22:14

Why UBS Must Hate What Investor Warren Buffett Says

The wizard of Omaha used the annual general meeting of Berkshire Hathaway to call a spade a spade: in his view, hedge funds are a waste of money. UBS won't have liked what the world's most famous investor had to say.

FINANCE Monday, 2 May 2016 20:23

stars Foundation Chengdu Trip

The Swiss stars Foundation in April organized a study trip to Chengdu in China. Here are some impression gained during the five-day trip, for which finews.asia was a media partner.

FINANCE Monday, 2 May 2016 17:06

Lenny Fischer: At Table With a Communist After Departure as CEO

Leonhard Fischer, a German bank manager and former Credit Suisse executive, set himself the goal of constructing an Anglo-German banking group. After a Chinese investor threw a spanner in the works, Fischer is now open for new adventures.

FINANCE Monday, 2 May 2016 07:38

1MDB: RBS Coutts Now Under Investigation

Switzerland’s financial-markets regulator Finma is commencing a probe into the activities of the RBS Coutts Swiss unit and its links to the beleaguered Malaysian wealth fund.

WEB'S BEST Sunday, 1 May 2016 00:00

Web's Best – May 2016

Singapore Property Is Closer to the Bottom Than Hong Kong Why Fixing Deutsche Bank Is One of The Toughest Jobs He Woke to Find $123 Million in His Bank Account The Future of Private Banking is in Asia The First Digital-Only Bank in Vietnam

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 19:18

Citi: New Country Officer and ASEAN Head

U.S. banking group Citi has appointed of new Country Officer for Singapore and Head of ASEAN. He is an almost 30 year Citi veteran.  

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 18:33

Urs Rohner: Thiam Is the Ideal CEO

Credit Suisse Chairman Urs Rohner gave his best to bolster the position of CEO Tidjane Thiam – notwithstanding the write-offs and contradictory statements about the underlying reasons for the financial difficulties the bank faces.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 18:04

EFG International in Profit Warning

EFG International aims high – but has to issue a profit warning for the first quarter. Shareholders today will decide about raising the capital for buying BSI private bank.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 15:04

HSBC Private Bank Calibrates Malaysian Team

HSBC Private Bank in Singapore has announced the appointment of a new Market Head and Desk Head for Malaysia, Global Private Banking, South East Asia.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 14:02

Singapore Now Behind U.K. as RMB Hub

Offshore RMB clearing centres are driving greater use of the Chinese currency in global trade, and countries such as the United Kingdom, are now reaping the benefits.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 12:31

Societe Generale Names APAC Business Heads

The French bank Societe Generale has made two senior promotions. There will be new leaders for Shipping & Offshore Finance and of Loan Syndicate and Sales, in Asia Pacific.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 10:50

Fall in Wealth Management Income at OCBC

Singapore’s second-largest bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., has reported a slide of 14 percent for the first-quarter citing provisions for bad loans and weakened contribution from its insurance unit.

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 08:27

UBS Set for Job Cuts in IT Services

Switzerland's UBS will present its results for the first quarter next week – and possibly a set of restructuring measures. The aim to simplify the IT of the business could lead to hundreds of job cuts.

PEOPLE Friday, 29 April 2016 06:41

China Leadership Changes at Law Firm

International legal firm Clifford Chance has appointed Co-Managing Partners for its mainland China offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The company is a market leader in Greater China Equity Capital Markets.   

FINANCE Friday, 29 April 2016 06:41

Aberdeen in Senior Hong Kong Hire

The Hong Kong arm of the global asset manager Aberdeen International Fund Managers, has formulated a new role, the Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, Asia Pacific.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 April 2016 21:00

Ex-BSI Banker Facing Further Charges

In a case associated to a money laundering investigation linked to Malaysia’s plagued 1MDB investment fund, Singapore authorities have brought additional charges of cheating and obstructing justice on a former manager.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 April 2016 16:43

UBS Bulks up in Hong Kong

One month on from opening a new branch in Shanghai, Asia’s largest wealth manager UBS, has now increased its Hong Kong capacity with a second office.  

FINANCE Thursday, 28 April 2016 14:03

Visa to Innovate in Singapore

The city-state has chalked up another fintech first with the launch of  the Visa Innovation Centre, the first in a network of new creative centres that the company is opening around the world.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 April 2016 13:29

EFG Makes Another Acquisition

With the integration of recently acquired Lugano based BSI still a work in progress, EFG International has wasted no time in snapping up another private banking asset.   

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