11/13/2013

Sy's China Bank beefs up wealth management unit

China Bank SEVP & chief operating officer Ricardo Chua said the Sopra Banking for Wealth Management suite--Sopra's first software deal in the Philippines--will help China Bank streamline client information.

11/12/2013

Transaction-based fees hurt private banking clients

Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific head of private banking Francesco de Ferrari has criticised the industry's commonplace transaction-based fee structures for not being in clients' best interests.

11/11/2013

Financial services job market picks up

But the year in general has been fairly quiet for new opportunities, especially before July for financial planners who sat tight awaiting the FoFA reality, says Taylor.

11/08/2013

PNB appoints banks for merger

The plans were at an early stage and PNB hadn’t made a final decision on whether to list the properties

11/07/2013

UBS Australia to launch family office service

The GFO will offer a range of products and services, including discretionary and advisory portfolio construction advice, philanthropic advice and execution across equities, fixed income, cash and alternative asset classes.

11/07/2013

deVere Group acquires Precision Group Asia

The last few years have seen an increase in demand for professional financial planning services in Asia, an area that deVere believes will be a key area of growth in the coming years.