11/04/2012

StanChart private bank to focus on super-rich clients

The British bank typically defines such clients as those who have $25 million invested with the bank, and who are thought to have assets of at least $100 million; the industry refers to such clients as the ultra-high net worth (UHNW) category.

11/01/2012

Singapore DBS Q3 profit up 12 pct

The bank's net profit surprisingly exceeded its second-quarter figure as well, bolstered by strong fee and commission income amid gains in investment banking and wealth management.

10/29/2012

UBS' 10000-job cut plan to hit India

UBS AG, Switzerland’s biggest bank, boosted its profitability goal and announced plans for about 10,000 job cuts as Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti scales back the investment bank to focus on wealth management.

10/29/2012

UBS Australia escapes global staff axe

UBS Australia has escaped the purge of global employees by the Swiss lender, with no local jobs expected to go in one of the biggest culls of banking jobs since the implosion of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

10/29/2012

Investors are too focused on executive pay: BlackRock

“I think pay takes up a disproportionate amount of boards' time,” BlackRock's head of corporate governance and responsible investment for Asia Pacific, Pru Bennett, said, according to The Australian.

10/29/2012

Standard Chartered profit up

Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered Plc said its operating profit grew by a mid-single digit rate in the first nine months of the year, keeping it on track for a 10th straight year of record earnings.

10/28/2012

Swiss private banks feel heat from the east

Switzerland, which has built up a reputation for financial discretion through its system of private banks, could lose this dominance to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020, according to a new report.