Tuesday, 19 November 2024

FINANCE Friday, 31 December 2021 15:53

Securities Regulator Calls Out CICC Over Scrapped Lenovo Listing

China’s securities regulator rebuked China International Capital Corp, the nation’s largest investment bank, over due diligence failures for the initial public offering of computer manufacturing giant Lenovo.

FINANCE Friday, 31 December 2021 11:03

Swiss Finance's Biggest Exits of 2021

2021 saw the exit of several heavyweights who defined the decade in Swiss banking.

FINANCE Friday, 31 December 2021 10:59

HSBC Green Lighted For Insurance Ownership in China

HSBC has received regulatory approval to acquire full ownership of its mainland China insurance unit.

FINANCE Friday, 31 December 2021 10:28

Credit Suisse Investor Addresses COVID Snafu

The Swiss bank's most vocal big shareholder weighed in on Chairman António Horta-Osório's ignoring quarantine rules in traveling between Switzerland and the U.K.

FINANCE Thursday, 30 December 2021 15:32

Chinese Regulators Freeze Assets Owned by Taiwanese Actors

Chinese regulators have frozen assets totaling nearly $100 million belonging to a cosmetics and skin care firm founded by Taiwanese actors due to allegations of a pyramid scheme.

FINANCE Thursday, 30 December 2021 11:25

Celeb Crackdown Hits China's Wealthy Client Base

Celebrities and influencers are being fined for ostensible tax evasion, widening the scope of China’s clampdown on the wealthy.

FINANCE Thursday, 30 December 2021 11:22

Credit Suisse Finds Second Covid Breach by Chairman

Credit Suisse chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio has been reportedly found to have breached Covid-19 rules for a second time this year in a preliminary investigation by the Swiss bank.

FINANCE Thursday, 30 December 2021 10:55

Morgan Stanley Increases Stake in China Brokerage Unit

Morgan Stanley continues to inch closer to full ownership of its brokerage unit in China with the latest stake boost in the joint venture.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 29 December 2021 22:37

Credit Suisse Probes Chairman's Covid Violation

The Swiss bank launched a probe into its chairman for skirting COVID-19 rules, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Wednesday, 29 December 2021 16:15

China’s Biggest Quant Hedge Fund Apologizes

Zhejiang High-Flyer Asset Management, which operates China’s largest algorithm-based hedge fund, apologized for record losses, highlighting the industry’s breakneck growth and crowded trades as the main drivers.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 29 December 2021 14:44

Swiss Finance's Women To Watch in 2022

From the stately corridors of Switzerland's central bank to one of Geneva's most exclusive banking dynasties – finews.com on the eight women who will make a mark on Swiss finance next year.

FINANCE Wednesday, 29 December 2021 12:47

Deia Markova: «Metals, Minerals Key in Energy Shift»

Deia Markova oversees commodities trade finance at Société Générale in Switzerland – and is also a specialist for sustainability. She tells finews.com how finance can reconcile the two. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 29 December 2021 10:30

Ant Group to Shut World’s Largest Mutual Aid Platform

Alibaba’s fintech arm Ant Group continues undergoing restructuring with the latest closure of the world’s largest mutual aid platform.

FINANCE Tuesday, 28 December 2021 17:10

Credit Suisse's Toughest Legal Troubles

The Swiss bank was mired in past scandals even before its Greensill problems surfaced this year. finews.asia takes a look at Credit Suisse's most pressing legal issues.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 28 December 2021 17:02

Veteran Corporate Banker Rejoins Citi From HSBC

An ex-Citi banker rejoins from HSBC to lead the American lender’s Singapore global subsidiaries group.

FINANCE Tuesday, 28 December 2021 10:15

Offshore Chinese Listings Face More Hurdles

Chinese companies seeking offshore listings will face greater hurdles after mainland regulators imposed new restrictions for sensitive sectors.

FINANCE Tuesday, 28 December 2021 09:48

Jan Boudewijns: «New China is Here – Truth or a Joke?»

Investors have at least the possibility to vote with their feet to keep pressure on the Chinese government to develop a sustainable economy and society, Jan Boudewijns writes in an essay on finews.first.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 28 December 2021 09:43

Martha Boeckenfeld: «Metaverse Or The World Is Not Enough»

Do you want to live on Earth, Mars or in the Metaverse? With Elon Musk wanting to reach Mars with SpaceX so humanity is not a single planet species, the Metaverse is getting traction «beyond» META, Martha Boeckenfeld writes in an essay on finews.asia.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 28 December 2021 09:41

Julius Bar's Chairman Brandishes Understated Star Power

Romeo Lacher has quietly advanced to a new statesman for Switzerland’s financial center. finews.asia on how Credit Suisse veteran hit his stride after leaving the Swiss bank.

HIGH-END Tuesday, 28 December 2021 01:22

Singapore Toughens COVID Rules for Expats

The city-state is cracking down on expats who refuse to vaccinate against the coronavirus.

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