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FINANCE Thursday, 11 June 2015 15:45

Professional Moves

A brief catch up during another busy week of hiring and departures. Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, has appointed Albert Leung as Northeast Asia rates strategist. Mr. Leung will be based in Hong Kong and reports to Rob Subbaraman, Head of Global Markets...

 FINANCE Thursday, 11 June 2015 15:43

Hong Kong Top End Property To Rise – Knight Frank

At a press conference in Hong Kong Thomas Lam, Senior Director and Head of Valuation and Consultancy, together with David Ji, Director and Head of Research and Consultancy, Greater China, reviewed the Hong Kong and Mainland property markets in the first half of...

 FINANCE Thursday, 11 June 2015 15:30

Swiss Bank Launches Youth Finance Academy In Singapore

This week UBS welcomed graduates of the inaugural UBS Youth Finance Academy, a program that introduces pre-tertiary students to the world of finance and business. The Swiss bank marked this milestone with 50 graduates from 18 pre-tertiary institutions in an...

 FINANCE Thursday, 11 June 2015 15:28

New Standard Chartered CEO Gets To Work

Bill Winters the new Standard Chartered CEO sent out a rallying call yesterday on his first official day. Winters said, “I’ve reached one clear conclusion: this is a fabulous bank. Our clients want us to succeed; we are determined, ethical and capable; and we are...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 20:26

MSCI Says No To China – For Now

MSCI Inc. the provider of global equity indexes have announced that it expects to include China A‐shares in its global benchmarks after a few important remaining issues related to market accessibility have been resolved. MSCI and the China Securities Regulatory...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 16:36

Vontobel Wealth Management Hires In Hong Kong

Vontobel Wealth Management Asia Pacific has appointed Michael Haupt as Chief Operating Officer while adding to its advisory services with the newly joined Steven Ng as Investment Advisor Both appointments are for newly created roles and underscore Vontobel’s...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 16:35

Financial Services Top Target For Cyber Attacks

Out of more than six billion analyzed attacks in 2014, finance represents the No. 1 targeted sector of malicious cyber attacks, according to new report from NTT Group. NTT Group’s Global Threat Intelligence Report reveals the evolving threat landscape and the...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 16:30

New Head For Sotheby’s Wine In Asia

Sotheby’s have announced the appointment of Adam Bilbey as Head of Sotheby’s Wine, Asia, replacing Robert Sleigh who will assume a new role in Sotheby’s Asia management team. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Bilbey will lead Sotheby’s Wine, driving the company’s wine...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 16:29

Contineo Hires Head Of Operations

Contineo, the industry-backed messaging network for equity-linked structured products, today announced the appointment of Julie Chen as Head of Operations. Contineo is currently finalizing preparations to go live later this month with its current subscribers. CEO...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 16:27

Asset Management Expanding In China – Fitch Report

China's asset management industry has been expanding rapidly since mid-2013, and continued growth will increase competition in the sector, says Fitch Ratings in a new report. The total amount of mutual funds and mandates (excluding mandates held by...

 FINANCE Wednesday, 10 June 2015 16:24

HKMA Promoting Hong Kong’s Offshore RMB Business

Mr. Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), was in Toronto, Canada on 8 June to promote Hong Kong as a global hub for offshore RMB business. The seminar led by Mr. Chan on “RMB Internationalisation: A New Era for Global Trade and...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 16:10

More Senior Moves Across APAC

The week is only two days old and already the senior hires are backing up, here is a synopsis of the early moves this week. UBS have made two senior hires with the appointment of Eugene Qian as China Country Head and President, UBS Group China, and Di He as...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 16:09

Japanese Firm Buys Iconic London Site From BBC

THE BBC has announced the sale and sublet of its Media Village site in an £87million deal with Mitsui Fudosan and Stanhope. Following an 18-month negotiating process, four acres of freehold land will be sold and six buildings in White City leased as part of the...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 16:09

Largest Wealth Fund Eyes Tokyo Property

With private and institutional investors from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Singapore buying into the reviving Tokyo real estate market the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management is about to join them. Marthe Skaar a...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 16:09

BlackRock On China's Great Wall Of Worry

According to a new report from the worlds largest asset manager BlackRock China’s economic growth model is looking out of date, debt is piling up and capital outflows are rising. The growth formula that worked so well in the past is at the end of its shelf life...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 16:08

Uniqlo Goes After The Jet Set

With a net worth in excess of $22 billion Tadashi Yanai, the retailer, whose fortune is built on the ubiquitous Uniqlo clothing chain is about to open his first affordable clothing store on the Cote D’Azur. Perhaps Novak Djokovic walking around his home on the...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 15:57

Korean Law Firm Opens In Hong Kong

As part of its international growth strategy Korean law firm Bae, Kim & Lee has established an office in Hong Kong. The Korean law firm has already established overseas offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Dubai and has plans to open in Vietnam where several Korean...

 FINANCE Tuesday, 9 June 2015 15:53

Platinum Investment: A Golden Opportunity?

Guest Article by Josh Robart - Malca Amit Although the mood surrounding platinum has been grim, more of Malca-Amit Precious Metal’s customers believe the white metal is a good prospect. MAPM routinely procures and sells good delivery platinum bars and platinum...

 FINANCE Monday, 8 June 2015 17:16

EXCLUSIVE: Senior Credit Suisse Banker Stepping Down

AWT understands from viewing an internal memo that the current head of the NRI Asia Pacific Market Group based in Singapore is stepping down. Having been with the bank since 2007 Venugopal Vishwanathan who set up and grew the NRI business in Asia Pacific for the...

 FINANCE Monday, 8 June 2015 16:20

Monday Moves Across APAC

We start the week with a quick round up of recent professional moves across the wealth industry in APAC. Andrew Lam, who was previously the head of investment advisory at China Construction Bank’s wealth management unit has joined Deutsche Asset and Wealth...

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