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PEOPLE Friday, 29 October 2021 12:48

Citi's Victor Alexiev to Take on New Global Role

He will lead a global team of former entrepreneurs, innovation strategists, product managers and venture builders to accelerate the development of new solutions at Citi's internal incubation program.

PEOPLE Friday, 29 October 2021 11:30

Capco Hires Trio to Drive Asia Business

The London-headquartered firm announced on Friday three new senior appointments within its Asia-Pacific business.

PEOPLE Friday, 29 October 2021 10:56

M&G Grows Asia Distribution Team

M&G Investments announced two key appointments to its Asian distribution team, to capitalize on growth momentum in Asia.

FINANCE Friday, 29 October 2021 10:45

PBoC Calls Cross-Border Online Brokerages «Illegal»

Chinese online brokerages may be in Beijing’s crosshairs as a central banker from the country recently called cross-border trading businesses «illegal».

FINANCE Friday, 29 October 2021 09:56

Evergrande Dodges Default Again

China Evergrande managed to avoid a default for the second time after making a payment for an offshore bond before the grace period expired.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 16:35

Evergrande-Linked Luxury Home in Hong Kong Pledged for Loans

A luxury home valued at tens of millions of dollars and owned by an associate of Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan has been reportedly pledged as loan collateral.

PEOPLE Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:11

Citi Names Regional Co-Heads of BCMA

They will replace David Biller, who will be relocating to Europe at the end of the year to take on a broader role as co-head of industrials for EMEA, Asia and Japan.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:45

Evergrande Advisors Meet Bondholders For Talks

Advisors representing China Evergrande are reportedly meeting the advisors of offshore bondholders for talks following weeks of silence from the debt-laden property developer.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:04

World Gold Council's Andrew Naylor: «Inflation is the Future Story»

Despite year-on-year growth in the jewelry, technology, bar and coin, and central bank sectors, overall demand was down 7 percent year-on-year and 13 percent quarter-on-quarter to 831 tons in the third quarter of 2021.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 12:49

Credit Suisse Ponders Merger of Private Bank Units

The Swiss bank is poised to merge its business with wealthy clients into a single $927 billion juggernaut, finews.asia has learned. Several insiders as well as a prominent former Credit Suisse banker are in the running to lead it.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 12:07

DBS Joins Governing Council for Hedera Blockchain

The said it would explore further opportunities and potential use cases to leverage blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) as it reimagines the future of banking.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 11:37

UBS Chases New Group with Old Idea

UBS is reviving an old idea as it targets a new client segment in the U.S. The move brings back memories of a robo advisor, which the bank ditched a few years ago.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:42

Insurer NTUC Income Expands Across Southeast Asia

The Singapore-based insurer is expanding into high-growth markets in the region, with partnerships in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.

PEOPLE Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:26

Pictet's Asia Wealth Chairman to Join Bangkok Bank

Pictet Wealth Management’s chairman of Asia will step down after a decade with the Swiss bank to join Bangkok Bank next year.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:01

Hong Kong Further Tightens Quarantine Rules

Hong Kong will look to scrap most quarantine exemptions, intensifying what is already one of the world's strictest Covid-19 policy approaches.

FINANCE Thursday, 28 October 2021 09:39

MAS: «There May Be a Role for Crypto in Future Finance»

The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam lauded the potential of cryptocurrencies in finance, highlighting stablecoins as a means for payments.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 October 2021 22:56

Credit Suisse Unit Boss Poaches Ex-UBS Strategy Chief

The Swiss bank's head of asset management nabbed a former long-time associate from UBS, finews.asia has learned.

HIGH-END Wednesday, 27 October 2021 16:49

HSBC Opens Hub for HNW Clients in Hong Kong

The new wealth centre comes amid strong growth in the bank's assets under management for high net worth customers in Hong Kong.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 October 2021 13:14

DLT Payments Platform Partior Launches Pilot

In its first pilot with participating banks, it achieved end-to-end settlements in SGD and USD in less than 120 seconds.

FINANCE Wednesday, 27 October 2021 11:54

UOB Partners Fave for Refreshed Rewards Program

The partnership is UOB’s first initiative under its new unified digital platform, UOB TMRW.

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