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PEOPLE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 15:40

Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Bolsters Regional Team

He will work with clients and relationship managers, leading his team to provide tailored investment and hedging solutions for the Southeast Asia market headed by Shang-Wei Chow.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 14:12

Ex-Nomura Private Banker Joins Asset-Backed Financing Specialist

A former private banker from Nomura has joined global asset-backed financing specialist EquitiesFirst as its head of Singapore.

FINANCE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 12:33

LSEG Opens Sustainable Finance Innovation Unit in Singapore

The new LSEG Labs outpost will facilitate collaboration with the London bourse's customers and partners around the world.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 12:04

Tech Founder Becomes Singapore's Richest

He takes over paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, who has a net worth of $17.7 billion, as Sea Ltd shares surge amid the pandemic.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 11:56

Bank of Singapore Nets Ex-UBS Structured Products Specialist

Bank of Singapore has named an ex-structured product specialist as its global head of investment advisory solutions.

PEOPLE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 11:41

Credit Suisse Appoints APAC Head of Wealth Planning

Credit Suisse has appointed a new head of wealth planning for Asia Pacific, finews.asia has learned, succeeding family office veteran Bernard Fung.

FINANCE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 11:11

Fomo Expands Payment Suite

The Singapore fintech will be growing its services to corporates, SMEs and financial institutions with three new licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

PEOPLE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 10:09

Barings Expands APAC Private Finance Group

Barings has hired a former Deutsche Bank executive as a managing director in its Asia Pacific private finance group.

FINANCE Wednesday, 1 September 2021 09:51

Ping An Denies Alts Sales Halt

There are conflicting reported claims about the halt of alternatives sales at Ping An Insurance, which claims it received no such order from regulators in China.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 16:44

UBS Names APAC Co-Heads of Capital Markets for Wealth Unit

UBS Global Wealth Management has hired former executives from HSBC and Credit Suisse to lead its Asia Pacific capital markets unit, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 16:30

Singapore-Based Crypto Platform Secures Funding

Following an oversubscribed Series A round in January, Zipmex has announced Series B fundraising led by Krungsri Finnovate, Bank of Ayudhya’s corporate venture capital arm.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 15:15

U.S. Flags Chinese PE Firm’s Semiconductor Acquisition

The U.S. Treasury Department flagged the acquisition of Magnachip Semiconductor Corp by a Chinese private equity firm over national security risks.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 12:54

Nets Names UOB Tech and Ops Head as Chairman

Singapore payment provider Network for Electronic Transfers has appointed UOB’s head of group technology and operations as its new chairman.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 12:54

MAS Announces Shortlisted Firms for Retail CBDC Development

They include Citibank, HSBC, ANZ, and Standard Chartered Bank, and will be mentored by the MAS and be given access to the APIX Digital Currency Sandbox to prototype central bank digital currency (CBDC) solutions.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 12:37

UBS Replaces Veteran Intermediaries Head

The Swiss wealth manager is replacing the head of its business with financial intermediaries after a 40-year veteran of the bank retires, finews.asia has learned.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 12:28

Singapore Issues License to Crypto Custodian Hex Trust

Singapore regulators continue to issue new licenses linked with digital currency services, this time to a crypto custodian founded in Hong Kong.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 12:24

AIA Singapore Names Chief Distribution Officer

He will succeed Ho Lee Yen, who leaves the company after 10 years in various positions including chief partnership officer, chief customer and marketing officer and most recently chief distribution officer.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 11:52

StanChart Partners Linklogis for Trade Finance Platform

The two sides are establishing Olea – a fully digitised trade finance origination and distribution platform that will bring together institutional investors and businesses requiring supply chain financing.

PEOPLE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 10:23

Paragon Capital Management Nabs Ex-Bank of Singapore Exec

Boutique wealth manager Paragon Capital Management Singapore has hired a former Bank of Singapore executive as a new managing director.

FINANCE Tuesday, 31 August 2021 10:05

Chinese Regulators Survey Firms on Yuan Risk

China’s currency regulator has reportedly conducted an unusual survey on risk management at banks and companies as well as their ability to handle yuan volatility. 

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