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FINANCE Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:38

M&G: «Credit Presents Attractive Opportunities»

Performance suffered in a bear market for credit in 2015, but looking ahead, we maintain our high-conviction view that the US economy will not lapse into recession, writes Richard Woolnough, Fund Manager with M&G Investments.

PEOPLE Thursday, 11 February 2016 10:19

Coutts Loses Another Prominent Banker

As the integration of Coutts International and Union Bancaire Privee in Asia comes closer to conclusion, another senior banker from the acquired bank has opted to depart.

HIGH-END Thursday, 11 February 2016 09:00

Passion Investing in Volatile Markets

Against the backdrop of tumbling global stock markets and tepid growth forecasts in all major economies vintage rare cars are bucking the trend.

FINANCE Thursday, 11 February 2016 07:31

Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank in Line for a Qatari Alliance?

Credit Suisse is striving to reinvent itself under the most difficult market conditions. The same applies to Deutsche Bank. Both financial houses share a common large shareholder. A partial close alliance can no longer be completely ruled out.

FINANCE Wednesday, 10 February 2016 18:08

UBS Investment Bankers Face Pay Freeze

Switzerland’s largest bank has frozen basic salaries in its investment bank at least until the second quarter of 2016, according to internal sources.

FINANCE Wednesday, 10 February 2016 17:00

Princess Therese of Liechtenstein: Geopolitics in Wealth Management

Geopolitical developments have a decisive influence on private wealth, both in a positive and negative sense, writes Princess Therese of Liechtenstein exclusively for finews.asia.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 10 February 2016 12:02

Group Executive Appointed at Global Wealth Solutions Firm

IRESS, a supplier of share market and wealth management systems, has appointed a new group level executive.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 10 February 2016 09:36

Amid Restructuring Deutsche Bank Names Leader in Australia

Under pressure German lender Deutsche Bank, who last month reported a 6.8 billion euros full-year loss for 2015, has appointed a new CEO to lead the Australian operations.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 10 February 2016 01:15

Global Headhunter Expands Banking Coverage

Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has added a new partner to the Financial Services and Private Equity team.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 10 February 2016 00:59

New Role at Singaporean Advisors

Singaporean firm Professional Investment Advisory Services has introduced the role of a Head of Partnership.

FINANCE Tuesday, 9 February 2016 22:19

UBS and Morningstar Extend Australian Offering

The Australian ETF industry recorded its highest ever annual growth in 2015, increasing more than 40 percent in funds under management from the year before.

FINANCE Tuesday, 9 February 2016 22:14

Tokyo Stocks Nosedive Welcome to The Year of the Monkey

By the close of business Tokyo stocks had plunged by over 5 percent on Tuesday on the back of an overnight sell-off in the U.S. and Europe.

FINANCE Tuesday, 9 February 2016 22:07

BSI Sale: Photo Finish Approaching

In the sale of Ticino bank BSI, three serious interested parties are still in the running, finews.ch research confirms. However, the prospective buyers from Brazil have all dropped out.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 9 February 2016 12:23

Julius Baer Renews Push For Tycoons and Enterpreneurs in Swiss, Asian Markets

Julius Baer wants to double down on growth in its two home markets, Switzerland and Asia, by targeting ultra-wealthy tycoons and entrepreneurs, traditionally the territory of far larger banks such as UBS and CS.

PEOPLE Monday, 8 February 2016 18:04

Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Hans-Ulrich Meister Building a New Career

After his abrupt departure from the Executive Board of Credit Suisse last October, the former Switzerland regional CEO and joint head of Private Banking is back in action.

FINANCE Monday, 8 February 2016 14:26

Happy Chinese New Year

On behalf of finews.asia, as we welcome in the year of the Monkey we would like to wish you and your families a happy, healthy and prosperous Lunar New Year!

FINANCE Monday, 8 February 2016 08:39

Credit Suisse: Paging Urs Rohner

An abysmal fourth quarter, lingering concerns over capital adequacy, and a near-reversal of strategy have cast a shadow over Credit Suisse's board.

FINANCE Saturday, 6 February 2016 17:22

Bank of Singapore: New Asian Fund Amidst Extreme Market Volatility

Despite the worst start of global markets in the last two decades Bank of Singapore and Lion Global Investors have launched the Lion-Bank of Singapore Asian Income Fund, which was offered exclusively to Bank of Singapore clients.

HIGH-END Saturday, 6 February 2016 12:00

Werner Vogt: «Winston Churchill as a High-Risk-Manager»

Former British prime minister Winston Churchill took considerable risks for his country. Less well known are the enormous financial risks that the iconic British statesman took with his personal fortune.

FINANCE Saturday, 6 February 2016 00:26

Could Asian Legal Issues Stall the Sale of BSI?

The Singapore operations of Ticino based BSI Bank have been taking up space in local, Malaysian and the international media as the collateral damage from the Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund scandal has begun to unwind.

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