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FINANCE Monday, 5 October 2015 21:25

Aspirational, Ambitious And Highly Confident: Standard Chartered Report On The Emerging Affluent

The emerging affluent across Asia and Africa are confident about their market’s growth prospects, expect their incomes to rise, have clear spending plans, and are highly confident in achieving their long-term wealth goal, finds a new independent study...

FINANCE Monday, 5 October 2015 17:09

Complete restructuring in store for Credit Suisse

The reorganization of Credit Suisse is expected to proceed as predicted. CEO Tidjane Thiam will seize the moment to boost the share price. The most important man in Asia is someone already tipped by finews.ch.

FINANCE Monday, 5 October 2015 15:22

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Singapore – Building Asia’s Leading Hub For Investment Management

The Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) is a representative body of investment managers spearheading the development of the industry in Singapore; it was formed in September 1997. IMAS fosters high standards of professionalism and promotes...

FINANCE Monday, 5 October 2015 15:21

Major Japanese Finance Groups Jump Into Fintech

Yet more banks, this time in Japan, are dipping their toes into the fintech startup waters in an effort to keep up to speed with the rapid pace of financial technology advances. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group have...

FINANCE Monday, 5 October 2015 15:20

China’s Largest Commercial Real Estate Firm To Close New York Office

Reports out of New York over the weekend have claimed that the Dalian Wanda Group, China’s largest commercial real estate developer, is to shutter its New York office by the end of November and will run its U.S. operations from Beijing. Wanda has been running its...

FINANCE Monday, 5 October 2015 15:19

Ashurst Strengthens Asia Pacific Debt Capital Markets Practice

International law firm Ashurst has strengthened its debt capital markets team with the appointment of Jini Lee as a partner in its Hong Kong-based Securities and Derivatives Group. Joining from Linklaters, Lee has wide-ranging international capital markets...

FINANCE Saturday, 3 October 2015 16:14

China’s Gemdale Partners With La Terra For Los Angeles Project

Gemdale Properties and Investments, a subsidiary of Gemdale Corporation, one of China’s largest blue chip real estate developers, is making its first investment in Los Angeles in partnership with LaTerra Development, a Los Angeles-based developer. Gemdale and...

FINANCE Saturday, 3 October 2015 16:13

Pictet Asset Management Launches Robotics Fund

Pictet Asset Management, a pioneer in thematic investing, has announced the launch of Pictet-Robotics, one of the first funds of its kind to invest in robotics and artificial intelligence technologies. A Luxembourg Sicav, the fund aims to capitalise on the growth...

FINANCE Saturday, 3 October 2015 16:12

China’s Hotel Market Outlook Optimistic In Medium To Long Term

Global real estate and services firm Knight Frank has published the Greater China Hotel Report. The report provides an in-depth analysis of China and the greater China region’s hotel market and forecasts. In the past year, the main driver of growth for China’s...

FINANCE Saturday, 3 October 2015 16:11

Mercer Appointed As Consulting Partner By PSIA Philippines

Mercer a global consulting firm covering talent, health, retirement and investments and The Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) today announced that they have signed an agreement to have Mercer become PSIA’s consulting partner for talent initiatives...

FINANCE Friday, 2 October 2015 14:53

Japanese Firms Integrating To Create One Of Asia’s Largest Asset Managers With ¥54 Trillion AUM

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. have said they will set up a new company to integrate their asset management services. With ¥54 trillion in assets under management, it will be one of the biggest such firms in Asia. With a view to...

FINANCE Friday, 2 October 2015 14:52

AIA Australia Appoints Chief Group Insurance Officer

Life insurer AIA Australia announced the appointment of Stephanie Phillips to the role of Chief Group Insurance Officer, responsible for distribution, product, pricing and operations across Australia. Ms Phillips has been acting in the role since June. Stephanie...

FINANCE Friday, 2 October 2015 14:51

Barclays Appoints New Asia-Pacific GC

Barclays has appointed Rachel Huf as its Asia-Pacific general counsel (GC) following Simon Croxfrod's relocation to London earlier in the year. Croxford was recalled back to the UK in April to take on the role of general counsel for Europe and Middle East or the...

FINANCE Friday, 2 October 2015 14:49

Zurich And Nexus Embark On New Financial Advisory Model In Singapore

Zurich Life Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd has announced that it will be embarking on a new distribution model to deliver services to customers in Singapore by transferring Zurich’s appointed financial representatives to Nexus Financial Services Pte Ltd, which...

FINANCE Thursday, 1 October 2015 22:25

A new finance community emerges

The Swiss asset management platform E-Merging is celebrating a happy occasion. Bought free from the Geneva private bank Lombard Odier, the network is starting afresh with a new concept, according to research by finews.ch.

FINANCE Thursday, 1 October 2015 15:03

Shayne Elliott To Succeed Mike Smith As ANZ CEO

The Board of ANZ today announced that Shayne Elliott will become Chief Executive Officer and join the Board on 1 January 2016 succeeding Mike Smith. Mr Elliott, 51, is currently ANZ’s Chief Financial Officer responsible for all aspects of Finance as well as Group...

FINANCE Thursday, 1 October 2015 14:50

Matthews Asia Announces Mizuho Financial Group As New Shareholder

Matthews International Capital Management, LLC the independent, privately owned firm and the largest dedicated Asia investment specialist in the United States with US$26.2 billion in assets under management, today announced the addition of Mizuho Financial Group...

FINANCE Thursday, 1 October 2015 14:49

J.P. Morgan Joins The Tech Startup Scene In Hong Kong

Yet another global financial institution is embracing start ups in technology with news that J.P. Morgan, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (“HKSTP”) and Hong Kong Business Angel Network (“HKBAN”) have jointly launched NxTEC (Next Technologist...

FINANCE Thursday, 1 October 2015 14:48

Bank Of China In $950 Million US Reit Venture

Vornado Realty Trust one of the largest publicly held Reits in the United States has announced it has increased the loan on its 220 Central Park South development by $350 million to $950 million. The lender on the loan is the Bank of China. Vornado Realty Trust...

FINANCE Thursday, 1 October 2015 14:47

Standard Chartered Pushes Global Goals for Sustainable Development

Standard Chartered Bank has launched extensive multi-channel communications to its 86,000 employees and millions of clients to spread the word about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Standard Chartered will be activating the campaign by utilising its...

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