Wealth and Asset Management

Credit Suisse Looks Into the Future

China Everbright Bank secures nod for wealth management subsidiary

BNPP AM aims for new client segment in Malaysia

Swiss Bankers Head for China

Asian Worries for Private Bankers

Nomura: Refining the Wealth Management Proposition for Asia’s UHNWIs

Executive Moves

Fadzli Shah joins MDEC Chief strategist officer

BlackRock names Tony Tang as head of China

Financial software firm strengthens leadership

T. Rowe Price adds investment analyst

OpenInvest appoints non-executive director to board

Nikko AM announces six appointments

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Most financial sector jobs will be impacted by technology so employees must reskill: IBF and MAS

China UnionPay expands business partnership along Belt and Road

Bank of Japan expected to keep policy steady, may downgrade forecasts – Forex News Preview

The AIIB approves the membership of three African countries

China, Japan Sign Agreement to Facilitate ETF Cross-Listings

Switzerland set to sign Belt and Road MOU

FinTech

China Delays Data-Onshoring Rules Until After US Trade Talks

Technology to ‘Transform’ a Third of Singapore Finance Jobs – Study

Fintech becomes strong enabler for Islamic finance

SoftBank Bets $1 Billion on Battered Payments Firm Wirecard

Why China’s Ping An OneConnect picks Indonesia for expansion

Delayering AML – Ideal Test Field for Innovative Technologies

Alternative Investments

Global M&A hit hard in first quarter, with trade war and cooling growth taking toll on Asia

Japan's mutual fund industry assets up 5.24% in first quarter

Malaysia’s Islamic capital market nears 2 trillion ringgit

Conveyancing Developments In Europe, China, And The Middle East

PE funds under new asset management regulations

New administration piques RRJ Capital’s interest in Malaysia

Tax

If you are a resident Indian, you need to report all foreign assets in your ITR

Hafeez Sheikh disallows PTI’s tax amnesty scheme

China releases new rules for its individual income tax reform

Govt to announce tax amnesty scheme next week

Indian criminal tax investigation asks Guernsey for help

Significant Full Federal Court decision affects investment funds

Comment, Analysis & Research

Compensation experts boost chief executive pay

Hong Kong still attractive for bankers despite high living costs, senior headhunter says

One third of job roles in finance may be impacted by automation: MAS-IBF study

Golden Times in China - Gary Dugan

Best advisers and BDMs in the industry recognised

A great week at the GFI HKFC 10s with Mourant Fiji Army

Retail Banking

'Serious concern': Union to take on CBA over job cut claims

[Female Finance Leaders] Corporate Korea on track to welcoming more female leaders: Woori Bank executive VP

China Merchants in Talks to Replace Ousted Djibouti-Bank Partner

NAB bid to stop meltdown in mortgage broker business

World’s Fifth Largest Bank Confirms Launch of MUFG Coin for 2019

6 Islamic banks eye PH branches

Investment Bank

Banking on renewable energy - and the future

Singapore’s OCBC seeks partner for China securities business JV

Veteran Investor With Family Pedigree Slams BOJ's ETF Buying

Japan's bankers unhappy about their bonuses despite higher payouts

Macquarie Investment Management to acquire $12 bln in assets from Foresters

MUFG looks to acquire more asset managers

ESG

As ESG products grow, greenwashing follows

Thailand’s offshore funds up in Q1

Brunei’s drastic punishment becomes ESG issue

Research firm moves on ESG

Asia's largest impact network comes to Middle East with ESGRobo as first partner

IFC and HKMA strengthen commitment to green and sustainable finance