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PEOPLE Friday, 19 February 2016 10:09

NAB: Group Executive Resigns

The National Australia Bank has announced the replacement of its Chief Financial Officer.

PEOPLE Friday, 19 February 2016 07:07

Real Estate Firm Hires ex-Credit Suisse Head

Real estate services provider Savills has appointed a new Regional Director of Capital Markets.

FINANCE Friday, 19 February 2016 03:44

ECB Warms to Blockchain Tech

Not so long ago, the European Central Bank was rather suspicious about blockchain, the software powering bitcoin. This seems to have changed radically.

FINANCE Thursday, 18 February 2016 20:35

Eric Knight Keeps an Eye on UBS Share Price

Knight Vinke, the Monaco-based hedge fund, made a 100 percent profit from its investment when it sold the stake in UBS at the end of last year. But its boss hasn't given up on the bank just yet.

FINANCE Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:31

Morgan Stanley Is Poaching CS Bankers

The sale of Credit Suisse' U.S. brokerage to Wells Fargo is turning into a disaster for the U.S. bank. First, the Swiss bank's arch rival UBS poached a string of bankers, now the turn is on Morgan Stanley.

PEOPLE Thursday, 18 February 2016 15:15

UBS Hires Leading Lawyer from Credit Suisse

An influential lawyer who spent the last twelve years with Credit Suisse, has shifted allegiances and joined their biggest rival.

PEOPLE Thursday, 18 February 2016 14:27

SEI Expands Asian Asset Management Distribution

U.S. investment services group SEI has appointed a new Head of Asset Management Distribution in Asia. 

REAL ASSETS Thursday, 18 February 2016 14:01

Chinese Outbound Real Estate Capital Hits $30 Billion

Real estate company Knight Frank has published its second China Outbound Real Estate Investment report. By the end of 2015, the total outbound capital reached nearly $30 billion, doubling that of 2014.

PEOPLE Thursday, 18 February 2016 12:23

New Head at Barclays Singapore Wealth Unit

The U.K. based bank Barclays has appointed a new head for the Wealth and Investment Management division in Singapore.

FINANCE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:24

Markets in Turmoil: Stuck in Perennial Gloom?

Economists at the Bank for International Settlements are convinced that financial markets are in for a rough ride for a while to come – despite a recent recovery of equity prices. And are offering some insights into how we could reach a more stable situation.

FINANCE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 16:14

Bank of Singapore Adds to AUM

The private banking subsidiary of OCBC Bank, The Bank of Singapore, increased its assets under management during 2015 which now stand at S$77 billion.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 13:31

Standard Chartered Appoints new Chief Information Officer

Asian centric U.K. bank Standard Chartered Bank has today announced the appointment of a new Chief Information Officer (CIO), Retail Banking.

FINANCE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:56

HSBC Standard Chartered First Choice for GSAM in Singapore

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched 13 retail funds in Singapore though «local» banks are not early partners.

FINANCE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:39

Australian Regulator Issues New Lengthy Ban

The former director and responsible manager of a Macquarie subsidiary has been penalised from providing financial services for a period of six years.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 08:01

Grace Barki Joins Pictet

After spells with J. Safra Sarasin and the Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management, Grace Barki has been appointed as Managing Director covering Southeast Asia at Pictet in Singapore.

FINANCE Wednesday, 17 February 2016 07:19

DBS Searches for UNI.CORN Talent in Singapore

The Singaporean bank has launched an initiative inviting students from Singapore’s local universities to challenge the status quo and to redefine banking.

REAL ASSETS Tuesday, 16 February 2016 23:39

Standard Life Sells Japanese Asset

Standard Life Investments, one of Europe’s largest real estate investors, managing £17.8 billion of assets has completed the sale of one of its three office assets in Tokyo.

FINANCE Tuesday, 16 February 2016 18:23

Credit Suisse Left Relationship Manager to His Own Devices

The losses of a Georgian oligarch are quickly developing into an embarrassment for his bank, Switzerland's Credit Suisse. Accusations leveled at the bank by the oligarch's client adviser have now emerged.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 16 February 2016 14:07

IRESS: New Wealth Management Role

Less than a week after appointing a new Group Executive to lead the products division, wealth management systems specialist IRESS has made another hire.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 16 February 2016 12:22

BSI Bank Hires Former Prosecutor

BSI, the private bank based in Switzerland's Ticino region and with a large presence in Asia, has hired a former prosecutor to lead its legal affairs division.

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