

Chubb Names Jon Longmore as country president for Malaysia
Zurich-based US insurer Chubb has appointed Jon Longmore as country president for Malaysia, effective November, pending regulatory...
Oct 21, 2024


Digital wealth platform Arta Finance launches in Singapore
Arta Finance, a digital wealth platform aimed at democratising access to investment capabilities traditionally reserved for the...
Oct 14, 2024


Vietnam's insurance premiums rebound in Q3
Vietnam's insurance premium revenues rose 6.9% year-on-year to VND56.4tr (USD2.2bn) in Q3 2024, marking the first growth since the second...
Oct 14, 2024


Standard Chartered, Citi announce key appointments in Malaysia
Standard Chartered has appointed Harmander Mahal as head of wealth and retail banking for Malaysia and Indonesia, effective October 14,...
Oct 14, 2024


OCBC’s private bank appoints transformation lead
Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of OCBC, has appointed former Credit Suisse executive Karthik Shenoy as head of platforms and...
Oct 10, 2024


BNP Paribas appoints new CEO for Taiwan branches
BNP Paribas has appointed Bruno Boussard as CEO of its Taiwan branches, effective October 1, 2024, pending regulatory approval. Boussard,...
Oct 8, 2024


Wealth Management Alliance names industry veteran Knabl as managing partner
Singapore-based multi-family office Wealth Management Alliance (WMA) has appointed industry veteran Steve Knabl as managing partner. WMA,...
Oct 8, 2024


BNP Paribas names Laure Ly head of Hong Kong securities services
Paris-based BNP Paribas Securities Services has announced the appointment of Laure Ly as the new head of its Hong Kong operations. Ly,...
Oct 3, 2024


Asset manager BlackRock targets Asia’s infrastructure growth
BlackRock Inc is pursuing substantial infrastructure investments in Asia to support the booming artificial intelligence (AI) sector and...
Oct 1, 2024


South Korean credit cooperatives host UN forum on digital financial inclusion
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) partnered with the United Nations to hold an international forum in Jeju...
Sep 30, 2024


Morgan Stanley faces probe over SK hynix share trades
Morgan Stanley is under investigation by South Korean authorities over alleged suspicious trading of SK hynix shares before releasing a...
Sep 25, 2024


Singapore Exchange names Daniel Koh as chief financial officer
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has appointed Daniel Koh as its new chief financial officer (CFO), the bourse announced on Monday. Koh will...
Sep 24, 2024


Competition heats up for Thailand’s virtual bank licences
Thailand’s competition for virtual banking licences is intensifying as applications have exceeded the number of licences the central bank...
Sep 24, 2024


Record China fine on PwC shifts focus to Hong Kong’s accounting watchdog
The focus of a prolonged investigation into PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shifts to Hong Kong after the accounting firm received a record...
Sep 17, 2024


Asset manager BNY Investments names Sakakibara as Japan head
Global asset manager BNY Investments has appointed Masaaki Sakakibara as the new head of its Japan operations, effective September 9....
Sep 13, 2024


Shanghai police probe HywinWealth Management over illegal fundraising
Shanghai police have launched a criminal investigation into Hywin Wealth Management for alleged involvement in illegal fundraising,...
Sep 12, 2024


ADB president Masatsugu Asakawa announces resignation
Masatsugu Asakawa, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has declared his resignation effective February 23, 2025. Following...
Sep 11, 2024


Nomura targets USD35bn in global wealth assets, expands team
Nomura Holdings Inc. is ramping up its global wealth management operations, targeting an expansion of its wealth assets outside Japan to...
Sep 2, 2024


OPIM partners with LIFE Asset Management to launch Korea-focused fund
OP Investment Management (OPIM), a premier fund platform in Asia, is collaborating with LIFE Asset Management to introduce the LIFE Korea...
Sep 2, 2024


Hong Kong MPFA urges pension funds to cut fees
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) in Hong Kong has urged trustees to consider lowering fees across their pension fund...
Sep 2, 2024