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FINANCE Wednesday, 22 September 2021 12:55

StanChart: Sustainable Investing «At a Tipping Point»

A new survey by the bank reveals an upward trend in sustainable investing among Asian investors.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 September 2021 11:19

Singapore-Based Fintech Thunes Makes Strategic Appointments

The fintech startup has made a pair of executive hires to support its global growth strategy.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 September 2021 10:58

BIS Warns of Green Bubble

Surprising criticism from the BIS of sustainable finance practices.

FINANCE Wednesday, 22 September 2021 10:21

MUFG Reaches Deal for U.S. Banking Arm

 The Japanese lender will exit U.S. retail banking amid increasing competition from the country's biggest banks.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 September 2021 17:35

Singapore Insurtech Unicorn Adds Backers in Series A Fundraising

The startup's Series A round is the largest-ever for an insurtech.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 21 September 2021 15:48

Trading Platform Capital.com Announces Top Hire in Asia

The European trading and investing platform has appointed a regional CEO, as it selects Singapore as its regional headquarters.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 September 2021 13:35

UBS Bets on Evergrande Bailout

The Swiss bank was buying bonds in the struggling Chinese real estate developer until May.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 September 2021 12:54

MUFG Mulls Sale of U.S. Banking Arm

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is exploring the sale of MUFG Union Bank, about 13 years after it acquired the West Coast lender for $3.5 billion.

FINANCE Tuesday, 21 September 2021 12:00

China Evergrande: What Say the Banks?

With China Evergrande increasingly likely to miss upcoming bond payments, markets have shifted focus from default risk to contagion risk. What say the banks? finews.asia takes a look.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 21 September 2021 11:36

T. Rowe Price Strengthens Institutional Sales Leadership Down Under

The appointment will enable the firm’s institutional sales team to deepen its channel focus as the firm diversifies its business in the institutional market.

PEOPLE Monday, 20 September 2021 19:50

Ex-Fullerton Exec Joins Nuveen

Chicago-headquartered asset manager Nuveen has hired a former executive from Fullerton Asset Management to bolster its business in Southeast Asia.

PEOPLE Monday, 20 September 2021 14:52

DBS Announces More Tech Job Openings

DBS continues to add tech talent with plans to hire around 150 related positions via a virtual hackathon.

FINANCE Monday, 20 September 2021 12:31

Top UBS Contender Bows Out

A potential candidate's rejection complicates the Swiss bank’s search to replace long-standing chairman Axel Weber. finews.asia lifts the veil on others under consideration.

FINANCE Monday, 20 September 2021 11:19

Mike Judith: «Greenwashing Harms the Entire Industry»

Greenwashing is a problem for the whole financial industry, warns Mike Judith in his essay for finews.first. ESG marketing is in full swing, leaving consumers in the green fog.

FINANCE Monday, 20 September 2021 11:13

Evergrande's Lenders Prepare Loan Loss Provisions and Rollovers

Several of China’s largest banks that issued loans to Evergrande are now reportedly considering taking on loan loss provisions and rolling over near-term obligations.

FINANCE Monday, 20 September 2021 11:13

Evergrande Payment Deadline Imminent

The troubled Chinese real estate developer is expected to miss interest payments this week on a first U.S. dollar bond, although European bank exposures appear manageable.

PEOPLE Monday, 20 September 2021 10:49

Natixis CIB Appoints APAC Sustainable Hub Head

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking is the latest financier to bolster its Asia capabilities in sustainability with new appointments.

PEOPLE Monday, 20 September 2021 10:45

Crypto Platform Hires Ex-Goldman, Morgan Stanley Bankers

Hong Kong-based crypto trading platform and unicorn startup Amber has hired former executives from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

FINANCE Friday, 17 September 2021 16:18

Singapore Rolls Out Red Carpet for Tech Firms to IPO

With more homegrown companies doing well on the global stage, the country wants to broaden its proposition as a financing hub and attract more high-growth enterprises to list in the city-state.

FINANCE Friday, 17 September 2021 14:58

UOB's «U-Drive» to Push EV Adoption

As Singapore gears up to become an electric vehicle (EV) city, UOB is launching a financing solution to support the transition, the bank announced on Thursday in a statement.

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