Singapore’s Wealth Management Institute is aiming to enroll thousands of participants in its family office programs in the coming years due to growing demand in the sector.
It initially said investors would have to wait until the end of October for the results of its strategic review, but now flags progress given recent speculation.
Natixis Investment Managers has hired a former Franklin Templeton veteran as the chief executive for its Singapore unit.
There is little more than a month to go until the strategy update on 27 October and there are already many questions. Among them are whether the details will remain confidential – and if the bank realizes its only viable future lies in becoming entirely Swiss.
The success of Hong Kong’s reopening could determine if the city is able to revive its status as a global hub – be it in finance or beyond. An announcement to scrap hotel quarantines is a good start but the city needs to do more and do it quickly.
Blackrock has announced two regional appointments focused on corporate strategy and products in Asia Pacific.
Global financial institutions are reportedly reviewing their operations for China-linked risks in the event of a conflict with Taiwan and subsequent sanctions by the West.
Cryptocurrencies have grown too big to ignore. On finews.first, Taimur Hyat explains why cryptocurrencies are not a sensible investment option and which problems and opportunities the crypto sector offers for institutional investors.
Binance has formed a new global advisory board that is comprised of veterans in finance and politics worldwide to address regulatory issues and beyond.
The move ends almost three years of onerous pandemic restrictions for overseas travelers and returning residents.
DBS has widened crypto access beyond institutional, family office and private banking clients to include its mass affluent segment with the launch of an online offering.
The Hong Kong market's strong bias towards mainland China has made Singapore a more global financial center, EC Holdings CEO Philippe May told finews.asia on the investment migration firm's choice to make the city-state its global headquarters.
For decades, the investment banking business was the Swiss bank's power base. With another capital increase looming, its only use now is to save the crisis-ridden institution.
HSBC Asset Management has announced the appointment of its North Asia institutional head and Hong Kong head of pensions.
Credit Suisse is reportedly sounding out investors to potentially raise new capital in a move that could be difficult to avoid.
Singapore’s position as a financial hub rose to outrank Hong Kong in part due to the latter’s Covid-linked travel curbs, according to an index by China Development Institute and Z/Yen Partners.
A top investment banker at Rothschild is reportedly relocating to Dubai to capture opportunities from the growing Middle Eastern IPO market.
Numerous renowned figures in Hong Kong paid their respects to HSBC’s first Chinese executive director Vincent Cheng at his funeral.
Credit Suisse is said to be considering dividing up its investment bank into three parts and creating a «bad bank». By doing so it hopes to avoid a capital increase.
Pressure stiffens on the currency peg after the US rate hike, and stocks fall to lows not seen for more than a decade.
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