Wealth and Asset Management

HSBC Chairman Seeks to Improve UK-China Ties

St. James’s Place Hong Kong's Vision for Private Wealth Management in 2025

Wellington offers flagship fund in Hong Kong and SIngapore

JBWere expands fixed income offering powered by UBS Asset Management

HPS Investment Partners strikes partnership with Endowus

Top China wealth manager expands to Japan as home market stalls

Executive Moves

Private Banking Veteran to Join BOS' Board

Real Asset Management taps DWS sales exec

Zenith hires from Preqin and Morningstar

Iress bids farewell to wealth CTO

MFS adds to its EMD team

Natixis IM Appoints Regional Head of Wealth

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Korea Said to Fine Barclays, Citi for Naked Short Selling

SFC and CSRC top management meet in Beijing

ASIC sues crypto company Binance Australia Derivatives for consumer protection failures

Spanish Golden Visa Program Set for Potential Changes by 2025

ASIC sues HSBC Australia alleging failures to adequately protect customers from scams

China’s woes drive shift to looser monetary policy

FinTech

Sygnum Singapore and Moomoo Singapore partner to offer crypto fund on trading platform

Beyond Bank and Cognizant join forces to lead the future of customer-owned banking

Revolut Launches Joint Accounts in Singapore

Valiram Taps Atome to Offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ in Malaysia and Singapore

AI Revolution Set to Triple Southeast Asia’s Data Center Capacity by 2030

MUFG to buy robo-advisor for $664m

Alternative Investments

Perpetual/KKR deal ruled ‘not in best interest of shareholders’

M&G unveils new large-cap fund for AA-rated Japan star Vine

Macquarie Real Estate Partners announces investment in IDA, a specialist real estate private credit and investment manager

Mason Stevens to be acquired in PE deal

Ares Management Expands Access to Leading Private Equity Secondaries Strategy for Australia Wealth Channel

Independent Reserve Strengthens Asian Presence With New Office in Singapore - Bitcoin Breaks $100K

Tax

Seizing the reinvention potential: PwC launches new immersive business technology experience

New global minimum tax rules set to start in Hong Kong in 2025

Tax and business insights from Hong Kong’s latest Policy Address

A review of the tax regimes in Singapore and Hong Kong

China is now enforcing offshore income tax. Should private bankers be worried?

Ultra wealthy to feel tax crunch on overseas gains

Comment, Analysis & Research

Super balances drive household wealth growth

Cbus to play key role in new Bluey movie

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2025

Henley & Partners Expands to Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Why private debt is set to soar in Asia’s $63 trillion credit market

Nomura Individual Investor Survey

Retail Banking

Citi Establishes Securities Lending Collaboration

CIMB launches Malaysia’s first e-invoice payment terminal

Deutsche Bank launches merchant solutions in Asia Pacific, empowering eCommerce growth

ASX Release - Completion of AMP Advice transaction

Maybank recognises financial literacy champions at the 3rd Regional Financial Education Excellence Awards 2024 in the Philippines

Hang Seng Bank Unveils Newly Renovated Hong Kong Main Branch with the Debut of the Market-New 'Come to You' Service Concept

Investment Bank

Barclays Bank PLC and the Barclays Private Bank relocate to Raheja Altimus, Worli in Mumbai

Deutsche Bank invests in India growth strategy with EUR 571m capital increase

Morgan Stanley Approved for China Futures Unit

Statement on Administrative Action by Japan's Financial Services Agency

Metrobank drops fund management to focus on new strategy

UBS Chief Technology Officer: The Bank's Biggest Risk

Planet SOS

Australia and Singapore Collaborate to Support Sustainable Infrastructure and Decarbonisation in Southeast Asia

DBS continues to break new ground in China as first Southeast Asian bank to leverage PBOC’s Carbon Emission Reduction Facility for issuance of green loan

Court finds Active Super made misleading ESG claims in a greenwashing action brought by ASIC

What could India’s election result mean for renewable energy?

Survey shows waning interest in ESG funds

Hong Kong group launches consultations on ESG code of conduct