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FINANCE Friday, 10 September 2021 12:20

MAS' Ravi Menon: Green Finance Must Scale Up

Green finance is a key enabler for the transition to a sustainable future but more needs to be done, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said.

FINANCE Friday, 10 September 2021 11:52

China Primes Double Connect Scheme Launch

A top central banker in China said that a new cross-border wealth management and bond investment channel will launch in a matter of days.

PEOPLE Friday, 10 September 2021 09:52

IQ-EQ Hires Asia CEO

Investor services firm IQ-EQ has announced the official start of its new regional chief executive for Asia.

PEOPLE Thursday, 9 September 2021 18:05

Ex-AIA Chief Distribution Officer Joins HSBC

The British lender has appointed a chief executive officer of its insurance operations in Singapore, ahead of the completion of a deal to acquire Axa Singapore.

FINANCE Thursday, 9 September 2021 15:53

China Cautions Against Metaverse-Linked Stocks

In the midst of an ongoing gaming crackdown, various state-backed entities within China issued warnings against stocks linked to the metaverse – shared virtual spaces that use various technologies like blockchain and virtual reality.

FINANCE Thursday, 9 September 2021 13:49

Credit Suisse Names Top Compliance Official

The Swiss bank is adding two more to its upper management including a new top compliance official following several costly missteps.

FINANCE Thursday, 9 September 2021 12:57

PayPal Inks Deal to Expand Asia Reach

The U.S. fintech giant announced a mostly cash deal to acquire Japan's buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Paidy for ¥300 billion (about $2.7 billion) on Wednesday.

PEOPLE Thursday, 9 September 2021 12:57

Pictet Names Asia Ex-Japan Head of HR

A Pictet family member has been named as the Swiss pure-play's new head of human resources for Asia ex-Japan, further strengthening its drive to expand and attract talent in the region, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Thursday, 9 September 2021 12:42

George Soros Launches Media Offensive Against China’s President

Billionaire investor George Soros has been on a media offensive in the past few weeks, with scathing criticism against China's President Xi Jinping and a warning to the world’s largest asset manager.

FINANCE Thursday, 9 September 2021 12:26

RBC Plans Singapore FX Pricing Engine

RBC Capital Markets is launching a new e-FX server and pricing engine in Singapore, developed with the support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

PEOPLE Thursday, 9 September 2021 09:44

Goldman Sachs Hires APAC Co-Head

The moves comes several months after he was ousted from the top job at consulting firm McKinsey.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 17:46

HSBC Boosts Digital and Data at Securities Services

He re-joins HSBC from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore where, for the last four years, he was global head of product innovation, financing and securities services. 

FINANCE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 16:16

Ai Weiwei: Credit Suisse is «No Stranger to Foul Commerce»

Renowned Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei spoke out about the closure of his foundation's account at Credit Suisse, the bank’s relationship with China and what he called a history of «foul commerce».

FINANCE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 16:07

HSBC AM Names Asia Real Estate Team

The firm's new direct real estate team, based in Singapore, is part of its strategy to build out its alternatives business.

FINANCE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 15:16

Aegon AM Receives China Approval for Onshore Marketing

Hague-headquartered Aegon Asset Management is the latest global fund house to deepen its presence in mainland China with a new approval for it to market funds onshore.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 12:54

VP Bank Private Banker Joins HNW Insurer

Mercer Private Client Services (PCS) is growing its global and Asia leadership team to accelerate expansion.

FINANCE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 12:14

Hong Kong's Foreign Residents Stay Put

Any impact on banking from a declining population will be dampened by the high number of foreign residents staying.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 11:46

Sanne Names New Head of Singapore

Based in Singapore, he brings more than 22 years' of experience in the financial services industry, and will drive the firm's alternative and corporate offering across the region.

FINANCE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 10:44

China's Expanded Economic Zone Eyes More Hong Kong Connectivity

China’s recently announced the expansion of a special economic zone in Shenzhen as part of plans to further business links with Hong Kong, including its financial sector.

FINANCE Wednesday, 8 September 2021 09:52

MAS Forms Sustainability Group

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has newly formed a sustainability group and appointed a chief officer for the unit.

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