02/10/2016
"People are embracing the change, and more so because traditional asset classes are not giving the returns of old," said Sanjeev Krishan, transaction services and private equity leader at PwC India.
02/08/2016
Yak had applied to the courts for the accounts to be unfrozen in order to pay his income tax, legal fees and other expenses.
02/08/2016
Locations including Hong Kong, Singapore, the US, Frankfurt and even Canada have all been hinted at as possible alternatives, but because much regulation in the industry is global, it has proved hard to find compelling arguments in favour of leaving Londo
02/04/2016
The India operations of the RBS banking business comprise corporate and institutional banking, trade finance and cash management.
02/04/2016
All other lines of business of HSBC in Singapore, which include commercial banking, private banking and global banking and markets, will continue to operate under the existing Singapore branch.
02/03/2016
Barrett’s AZ NGA takes another RI firm
The AZ NGA announcement said the transaction was consistent with the firm's long term business plan to continue to acquire high calibre businesses.
02/03/2016
Ex-Julius Baer Manager Starts Family Office With $2.2 Billion
He was previously head of Asian products and investments at Bank Julius Baer and helped start the Zurich-based private bank’s Asian office in Hong Kong in 2006.
02/03/2016
It is also recruiting to expand its regional footprint.
02/02/2016
This Is Where All That Chinese Money Is Really Going
That number most likely doubled by the end of the year, as China’s stock market tanked
02/02/2016
What keeps Asia’s most affluent up at night?
The situation is particularly difficult in Asia where the maintenance of wealth is a fairly new development.
02/02/2016
China the elephant in the room: Julius Baer CEO
If you look at China, the elephant in the room in the last 12 months, we've had a lot of volatility and that makes people nervous
02/02/2016
HSBC to freeze salaries and hiring globally in 2016
The freeze on salaries and hiring is to be at the global level.
02/02/2016
Barclays has picked Lazard to help advise on the deal amid efforts to scale back in Asia, three sources with knowledge of the matter said last month.
02/02/2016
Old Mutual Wealth has today signed an agreement to buy the Singapore-based expat-focused financial advisory firm AAM Advisory as part of its plans to concentrate the Old Mutual International business on only two core markets in North/SE Asia.
01/29/2016
In 2016, buying may average about 17.9 tons a month, or 215 tons over the full year
01/29/2016
That's helping to keep a lid on borrowing costs for Asia's investment-grade firms, which are paying lower premiums for international notes than their US peers for the first time in nearly seven years, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch i
01/28/2016
Credit Agricole Private Bank taps old name for new gold
This rebranding is the culmination of the Indosuez Wealth Management group's strategic transformation that began in 2012 and is based on the foundations of the bank's identity - its 140 year heritage, business model, ambitions and footprint acr
01/27/2016
The Shinhan Financial Group is also planning to open more private wealth management centers in order to maintain its leadership in the wealth management sector.
01/27/2016
HSBC said last year that it was considering a possible shift overseas from London, citing higher taxes and tighter regulation in Britain and a desire to be closer to faster-growing Asian markets.
01/27/2016
Here’s what we’ve gleaned so far about bonuses at global banks in Asia.