

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


Liu Jin steps down as Bank of China president
Bank of China Ltd announced that President Liu Jin has resigned after just over three years in the role, effective August 25, citing...
Aug 27, 2024


Insurtech deals in SE Asia hit USD2.35bn in 2023
Insurtech deals in Southeast Asia surged to USD2.35bn in 2023, up from USD538m in 2022, despite macroeconomic challenges, according to an...
Aug 27, 2024


SMBC Taps Atul Bhuchar to lead Asia transaction banking
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has appointed Atul Bhuchar as the new Head of Transaction Banking Product for its Asia Pacific...
Aug 26, 2024


Lighthouse Canton hires ex-Deutsche Bank veteran for North Asia
Singapore-based external asset manager Lighthouse Canton has appointed Stella Lau, a seasoned private banker formerly with Deutsche Bank,...
Aug 22, 2024


Emirates NBD appoints new wealth management head for Singapore
Emirates NBD, the Dubai government-owned bank, has appointed Sameer Deshpande as the new head of wealth management for its Singapore...
Aug 21, 2024


Former Citibank, Julius Baer managers face charges in SGD3bn scandal
In Singapore, two former relationship managers, Wang Qiming and Liu Kai, have been charged in connection with the country’s largest money...
Aug 20, 2024


Capital Group names Stella Xu as Greater China institutional head
Capital Group, a leading US-based asset manager with over USD2.7tr in assets, has appointed Stella Xu as head of institutional business...
Aug 16, 2024







