A veteran of Boston-based State Street has been named as the head of Singapore and Southeast Asia. State Street has appointed Jason Rich as country head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, according to a ...

Singapore-based OCBC has entered an agreement to sell its entire stake in a Hong Kong insurer. OCBC Hong Kong has entered into an agreement to sell its entire 33.3 percent stake in Hong Kong Life ...

A traditional private bank with extensive crypto expertise versus a specialized investment firm with years of experience – how much do their views differ? Watch the panel discussion, moderated by ...

Bank of Singapore shares its top five high-conviction investment ideas for 2025, adding that markets are positioned for a «volatile but fruitful year». In 2025, Bank of Singapore forecasts that world ...

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Bankers from the Asia Pacific region were amongst the most optimistic in their outlook for upcoming bonuses, according to a survey by eFinancialCareers. APAC bankers expect their upcoming bonus payout ...

Hong Kong’s banking regulator fined a local unit of CITIC over violations of anti-money laundering rules. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has imposed a penalty of HK$4 million ($510,000) ...

UOB’s tech and ops head has joined the board of Singapore’s Network for Electronic Transfers. UOB head of group technology and operations Lawrence Goh has been appointed to the board of directors at ...

The investment management arm of Natixis has hired a former Morgan Stanley executive to lead its wealth business across several markets in Asia. In the role, Lim will be responsible for leading the ...

The Swiss parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse sounds the death knell of FINMA’s principles-based regime. Hundreds of pages of reports examining what happened can also be ...

A raft of Swiss pure-play private banks have made major Asia C-suite hires in late 2024. Although the end of 2024 is approaching, Asia’s private wealth management industry remains active. Most notably ...

Regulators seem helpless, and banks just don’t seem - or want - to get it. What could ever possibly go wrong? Digitalization. The measure of finance industry cool and the big bad banking buzzword of ...