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FINANCE Friday, 1 April 2022 12:07

Swiss Re Seeks More Time to Diversify

Swiss Re shareholders are being encouraged to reject its chair for another term. A proxy advisor says there are too few women on the board.  The Zurich-based insurer's lack of diversity is causing concern for influential proxy advisor ISS, the «Financial Times» (behind...

FINANCE Friday, 1 April 2022 12:07

Asia Dominates Crypto Hype Despite Regulatory Uncertainty

Asia remains divided on cryptocurrencies when it comes to political will or regulations but the region is demonstrating strong on-the-ground demand for the digital asset class and data suggests that the hype is real.

FINANCE Friday, 1 April 2022 12:03

Credit Suisse Faces a Menacing AGM

Several items on the agenda at the annual general meeting could turn it into a baptism under fire for new chairman Axel Lehmann.

PEOPLE Friday, 1 April 2022 11:41

SMBC Appoints Co-Heads of APAC Division

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation announced new Singapore-based co-heads for the Asia Pacific division.

REAL ASSETS Friday, 1 April 2022 10:44

Allianz Real Estate’s Japan Fund Acquires Tokyo Assets

Allianz Real Estate's Japan multi-family fund is making its maiden acquisition of 12 prime residential assets in Tokyo. 

FINANCE Friday, 1 April 2022 10:19

SGX Enters ESG Tie-Up With U.K. Government

SGX has entered a partnership with the U.K. government to use capital markets to encourage ESG development in Asia.

FINANCE Friday, 1 April 2022 09:21

DBS U-Turns on Retail Crypto Plans

DBS said the current environment will not make retail crypto available «anytime in the immediate future», contrasting with the original plan to launch its digital asset offering to the mass market by the end of this year.

PEOPLE Thursday, 31 March 2022 16:53

More Foreign Judges Resign From Hong Kong’s Top Court

Top leaders of Hong Kong’s legal sector continue to be impacted by the national security law, this time in the form of two senior British judges who have decided to resign from the city’s Court of Final Appeal.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 16:11

OCBC Discloses Salary of First Female CEO

OCBC disclosed the 2021 salary of its first female chief executive Helen Wong following significantly stronger annual earnings.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 14:41

Citi Plans 50 Hires for Greater Bay Commercial Banking

Citi’s commercial banking unit will hire 50 employees for the 11-city cluster Greater Bay Area.

PEOPLE Thursday, 31 March 2022 13:51

Prospective Credit Suisse Director Defended Uighur Camps

Credit Suisse’s newly nominated director is sparking concerns over her controversial views on human rights.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 13:12

ADDX to Tokenize Hamilton Lane Fund

Private markets platform ADDX will tokenize shares of a private assets fund from Hamilton Lane.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:54

Credit Suisse: Oligarchs at the Gate

The Bermuda trial the bank just lost may seem very far away. But the ruling points directly to the Swiss head office.

PEOPLE Thursday, 31 March 2022 11:49

Insurtech Igloo Taps Grab Veteran

Southeast Asian insurtech Igloo has tapped a veteran of Grab and Alibaba for chief business officer.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 11:47

China’s Big Six Banks Post Profit Gains But Negative on Outlook

China’s biggest state-owned banks posted a robust increase in profits for 2021 but most warned that the country faces a gloomy outlook.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 10:48

Temasek's Azalea Launches ESG Fund

Temasek-backed Azalea Investment Management has launched an ESG-focused private equity fund. 

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 09:55

Citi Sells India Retail Unit to Axis Bank

Citi will offload its India retail banking unit to the country’s third largest private sector lender, Axis Bank.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 09:30

Hwee Bin Lim: «In China There's No Point For You to Have Documents»

In the latest of ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng's trial, Hwee Bin Lim defended her lack of documents for a business venture in China claimed as the real source for a $35 million payment that prosecutors say was obtained from the 1MDB fraud.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 09:01

DBS Tips China Property and Tech

DBS Bank’s wealth management is giving clients some counterintuitive advice, going positive on China tech stocks and certain mainland property bonds.

FINANCE Thursday, 31 March 2022 06:37

Pictet's Offices Searched in Petrobras Scandal

The Swiss Attorney General's Office searched the premises of Geneva-based bank Pictet in mid-March in relation to the Petrobras scandal.

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