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FINANCE Thursday, 23 July 2015 16:15

Deutsche Börse Gets Singapore Regulatory Approval For Clearing House

Deutsche Börse Group has received full regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate Eurex Clearing Asia. This new clearing house of Deutsche Börse Group, based in Singapore, is an integral part of its new trading and clearing...

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 July 2015 16:10

Midweek Moves Around APAC - July 22

There is no let up in the hiring and career moves, here is the latest roundup. Northern Trust has named Madeleine Senior as head of Australia and New Zealand, replacing Rohan Singh who will return to Northern Trust’s Singapore office as head of Singapore and...

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 July 2015 16:09

Hong Kong And Singapore Bulk Up Assets

Both of Asia’s financial hubs yesterday reported record numbers of assets under management. The Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong released its annual Fund Management Activities Survey (FMAS), which showed that the combined fund management business in...

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 July 2015 16:07

Global Insurers Lack Achievable Plan For Digital Transformation

In a new report from Global management consulting form Bain & Company, for the global retail insurance industry, it might as well be the beginning of the millennium as the sector trails far behind other industry sectors – retail, media and retail banking – when it...

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 July 2015 16:07

ANZ Continues Super-Regional Expansion

ANZ have announced the opening of a new branch in Gurgaon, one of the fastest growing industrial and commercial centres in India, to better connect business customers in North India with growing trade and investment flows within the region. The launch of the new...

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 July 2015 16:05

Hong Kong Monetary Authority And HSBC Issue Warning On Scams

Both HSBC and The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have issued alerts to members of the public urging them to stay vigilant against a recent deluge of bogus voice messages and emails.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 July 2015 16:55

BNP Paribas To Partner With Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter To Enhance Global Digital Presence

BNP Paribas is partnering simultaneously and at an international level with Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter. With four members of the Group Executive Committee involved in the initiative, BNP Paribas is establishing strategic management of its presence on...

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 July 2015 16:54

Hong Kong Confidence Rose Before Market Correction – JP Morgan

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) announced the results of its 36th quarterly survey conducted for the J.P. Morgan Investor Confidence Index (JPMICI) in Hong Kong from 1 June to 23 June. The Index is designed to reflect local investor sentiment towards the...

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 July 2015 16:52

Tuesday Tech Round Up

We have collated some of the main Asian tech stories for your Tuesday tech round up. Swift Adds Vietnam Bank To Its KYC Registry Swift announces today that Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has joined the Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a...

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 July 2015 16:51

China and Greece - Some Thoughts From Ecognosis Advisory

Dr Andrew Freris has just returned from Greece and has shared his latest observations on the situation there with us in his latest Econote. Freris also comments on the recent movements in the China market.

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 23:29

The Financial Impact Of China’s QDII2 On Global Property Markets

A recent report from Chinese real estate specialists Juwai.com has attempted to measure the impact on the global property market as China calibrates the constraints on allowing the population more freedom in investing overseas. With QDII2, the Chinese government...

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 23:21

UBS Returns As Title Sponsor Of The Hong Kong Open

UBS today announced that it is returning this year as the title sponsor of Hong Kong’s oldest professional sporting event, the Hong Kong Open. Sponsor of the tournament between 2005 and 2012, UBS has renewed its backing of the event with a multiyear commitment to...

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 23:17

Standard Chartered CEO Calibrates The Management Team

In an announcement over the weekend Standard Chartered PLC “the Group” has announced a simplification of its organisational structure that it hopes will improve accountability, speed up decision making, reduce bureaucracy and play a key part in delivering the...

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 16:40

Monday Morning Moves

The start of the week is already active with senior moves, here are a few of the notable hires and departures. ANZ have announced the appointment of Francyn Stuckey as Global Head of Capabilities and Client Solutions in its transaction banking business, reporting...

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 16:39

Singapore FinTech Firm Raises Large Funds

Fastacash, a global platform enabling value transfers across social, has raised US$15 million in Series B funding from international investors, one of the largest Series B till date from a Singapore-headquartered fintech company. Rising Dragon Singapore has led...

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 16:36

Renowned Hong Kong Hotel To Open In London

The owners of the legendary Hong Kong hotel, The Peninsula, who have been known to be looking for a suitable site and opportunity in London for many years have confirmed their search is over. No doubt when the time is right the local Rolls Royce dealership will...

FINANCE Monday, 20 July 2015 16:34

Investors Splurge $28.6 Billion On Australian Property – Chinese Influence Grows

More than $28 billion worth of commercial property - office, industrial and retail - has been transacted in the 12 months to June in Australia, up nearly $5 billion or 20 percent on last year’s figure, with foreign investors taking 24 percent, according to...

FINANCE Saturday, 18 July 2015 16:45

China’s Wealthy To Expand At Quicker Pace

Despite the turbulent past few weeks the population of wealthy mainland Chinese may grow faster this year driven by entrepreneurship and wealth-management income, according to a report from Forbes and life insurer AIA. China is set to have more than 1.12 million...

FINANCE Saturday, 18 July 2015 16:44

English Champions Snare Another Asian Sponsor In £200 Million Deal

English Premier League champions Chelsea have said goodbye to one high profile Asian sponsor and welcomed another. In a substantial five year £40 million a year deal the Yokohama Tyres logo will appear on the Chelsea shirts replacing the familiar Samsung logo,...

FINANCE Saturday, 18 July 2015 16:40

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Presenting Wei Dong – A Selling Exhibition

Featuring over 20 works dated between 1996 and 2015, the selling exhibition is the first to explore the broad spectrum of Chinese artist Wei Dong’s creative journey over the past twenty years. In addition to selections from his much acclaimed subversive oeuvre,...

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