Mizuho Financial Group is set to make an internal appointment of a new chairman, replacing incumbent Yasuhiro Sato who oversaw the Japanese megabank during a series of rapid technical failures.
Malaysia-based Fusang has appointed various fintech leaders to its global board of advisors to support its ambitions in the digital asset and blockchain industry.
Standard Chartered will acquire RBC Investor Services Trust in Hong Kong as part of broader plans to grow its retirement business in the city.
The Swiss bank is regrouping its top capital markets bankers in Europe as well as integrating its Asian arm, finews.asia has learned.
She departs HKEX this week, after less than 20 months in the role.
The B2B2C specialty insurance arm of global insurance giant Allianz will have its full suite of travel insurance offerings made available to Singapore Airlines customers in 28 high-growth travel markets.
Bank of Singapore’s head of investment strategy Eli Lee said the growth outlook for China would be muted in 2022, creating a challenging backdrop for its equity markets which he called «the elephant in the room».
The global asset manager focused on active, high-conviction investing is boosting its ranks in the region to help it better meet the needs of the expanding global wealth market.
Heb rings 15 years of experience with the company to lead a diverse region with several rapidly emerging economies.
HSBC has hired a former CIMB banker as its new chief executive for Malaysia, replacing Stuart Milne.
The Swiss bank officially handed over purchasing to a local firm. The measure forms part of a raft of spending cuts it is targeting in the wake of an annus horribilis.
The digital expert who jump-started UBS' platform plans is leaving for a job at a financial start-up, finews.asia has learned.
Queen Elizabeth's second son reportedly settled his debts on a Verbier chalet. He could use the money in problems arising from his friendship with late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
While a number of traditional financial institutions are «dancing around crypto», few have made serious moves in the space but FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried believes there is currently a real opening for industry incumbents to become leaders in the digital asset...
HSBC strengthens its investment and wealth solutions unit with the hire of two veterans from the private banking industry.
Manulife Investment Management has expanded its multi-asset solutions team in Asia with a new Hong Kong-based hire.
Though the specter of Omicron looms large over Singapore, there are signs that the country's economy is recovering from the Covid-induced slump of 2020, and banks are adjusting their work arrangements for the post-Covid normal.
She joins the Banco Santander-backed provider of corporate banking services to SMEs that trade internationally as chief operating officer.
The blockchain-based digital asset exchange for security tokens has received a license to support the issuance and trading of digital capital markets products.
Cryptocurrency continues to generate vast amounts of new wealth, including for Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao who is believed to be Asia’s richest individual, according to estimates.
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