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FINANCE Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:56

Global Bondholders Look to Pick Up the Pieces in Sri Lanka

One month after Sri Lanka defaulted on its sovereign debt for the first time in its history, global bondholders are looking to pick up the pieces through various forms of recourse. 

FINANCE Thursday, 23 June 2022 10:52

China Construction Bank Ties Up with ADDX

China Construction Bank has tied up with digital securities exchange ADDX to work on helping mainland investors make investments overseas.

PEOPLE Thursday, 23 June 2022 09:57

Credit Suisse Nabs Ex-Citi Investment Banker in Australia

Credit Suisse has hired a former Citi investment banker to lead its equity capital markets unit in Australia.

FINANCE Thursday, 23 June 2022 09:15

UBP Sells its American Client Business

Geneva-based private bank UBP has found a buyer for its Swiss business with US clients. The assets under management will revert to an asset manager in Liechtenstein, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Thursday, 23 June 2022 09:14

Tidjane Thiam – the Eternal Comeback Kid

He strikes it lucky more than two years after being forced out of Credit Suisse. Although Switzerland still feels the impact of his legacy.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 17:03

Citi Promotes Asia Asset Management Vet to Global Role

Citi has promoted a 20-year asset management veteran to a global role based in Hong Kong.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 15:55

MAS Issues Three More Crypto License Approvals

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has awarded three more in-principal approvals for its digital payment license which allows firms to offer crypto services.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 15:03

HSBC Hires Ex-UBS Private Banker for North Asia

HSBC has hired a 20-year private banking veteran from UBS to cover the North Asia market.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 13:36

Cryptocurrency Billionaire Gets Industry’s Back

The cryptocurrency billionaire founder and CEO of digital asset exchange FTX Trading is getting the beleaguered industry’s back, doling out lines of credit.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 11:50

Singapore Taps AI to Combat Greenwashing

Singapore’s central bank has set up its first use case for an artificial intelligence (AI) program to combat greenwashing: real estate.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 11:43

Binance: «The Terra Project Was Very Mismanaged»

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng called the Terra project «very mismanaged», adding that the incident has led the firm to apply more scrutiny on operational risk for future listings. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 11:22

SMFG in Talks for SBI Stake

Japanese megabank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) is holding advanced talks to acquire a 10 percent stake in SBI Holdings, «Nikkei» reported Tuesday.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 10:22

FIG Investment Banking Duo Departs HSBC

A pair of investment bankers from HSBC’s financial institutions group has reportedly left, adding to the industry’s rising turnover.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 10:18

Bermuda Claims Against Credit Suisse Now More Precisely Defined

The estimates of the losses suffered by a Georgian billionaire in a Bermuda fraud case have now been more precisely quantified.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 09:34

Parag Khanna: «Russia is Really Part of the North Asia Hemisphere»

Countless Russians have wanted to leave their home country since the invasion of Ukraine. Those already abroad face potential sanctions.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 June 2022 09:31

Tidjane Thiam's Quest for the Fountain of Youth

Tidjane Thiam's spac is in talks to merge with a life sciences company aiming to prolong life and founded by a pioneering scientist.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 June 2022 16:56

The Odd Sinking of a Hong Kong Restaurant

The international media mourn a floating seafood eatery that most who live in the city have never even been to.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 June 2022 16:48

China Unveils Wish List for Hong Kong

China’s top office in Hong Kong unveiled its wish list for the city, underlining international competitiveness as one of the desired goals for the incoming chief executive. 

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 June 2022 16:13

Morgan Stanley Advisor Wins Right to Keep 1MDB-Linked Condo

A Morgan Stanley wealth management executive has reportedly won a legal battle to keep a luxury condo that was seized from the 1MDB scandal. 

HIGH-END Tuesday, 21 June 2022 15:28

British Lawmakers Urge Wimbledon to Drop HSBC Sponsorship

A U.K. parliamentarian group has called on Wimbledon to drop HSBC as its sponsor over the bank’s support of the controversial national security law in Hong Kong.

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