Wealth and Asset Management

Asian financial company enters European HNWI market with acquisition

Masayoshi Son's 'crazy' act wears thin

Nikko to launch Japan’s first yen-hedged US equity ETF

Bank of Asia launches operations in British Virgin Islands

Are private banks snubbing Hong Kong’s ETFs?

Indian wealth firms reach $169bn in record year: report

Executive Moves

BOS in HK poaches three execs from rivals

NPS appoints investment strategy head as new acting CIO

Comgest adds to Japanese research team

Bank of Singapore Ramps Hiring

WGC sets stage for its foray into wealth management

Credit Suisse global big guns to beef up local advisory ranks

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

SECP prescribes risk management, control guidelines for fund management industry

The Australian bank customers who lost everything

HSBC fined $1.2m in Hong Kong for 'systemic deficiencies' in bond sales

Finma finds Rothschild Bank in 'serious breach' of AML rules

Indonesian central bank aims to revive country's sluggish property market

Super fund shortlist practically advice: IOOF

FinTech

Baidu's fintech spinoff pitches aggressive expansion plan

NOON Capital Launches Southeast Asia's First Blockchain-Backed Real Estate Project

Japanese Tech Conglomerate GMO Launches New Blockchain-based Banking Business

Cognizant Helps Bank Julius Baer Transform Next Generation of Core Banking Capabilities in Asia Pacific Region

Phore Blockchain Partners With Global Assets and Wealth Initiative

HSBC's Global Head Of Digital Says The Bank Is "Cautiously Looking" At Crypto Use Cases

Alternative Investments

Singapore’s APS Asset Management garners private fund manager license for mainland China

D1 Mint brings investment grade diamond crypto token to market

CSOP launches first HKD money market ETF in Hong Kong

Mutual fund recategorisation: How to pick balanced schemes now

Malaysia’s KWAP to invest US$196 million in new global ESG initiatives

Korea’s top institutional investor eyes realty in major US cities

Tax

Offshore traders should not be immune from Australian tax laws

50 high net worth individuals in tax net for buying Nirav Modi diamonds

High-income earners in China fear new tax law

Heavier tax on the rich

Tax residency and the UHNW nomad

Tax chiefs unite to tackle international tax crime

Comment, Analysis & Research

UAE-China investments: a bedrock of mutual economic growth

Hong Kong WM assets hit $1trn

China Focus: Foreign banks seek to add value to China's Belt and Road Initiative

What Asian investors can learn from UK pensions

Building trust, the DBS way

The Art of the Deal-by-Deal by Marc Parrott, Harneys

Retail Banking

ANZ, NAB deny misconduct in agribusiness cases

Arab Bank attains licence to operate in China

ANZ backs moratorium on drought-stricken farmers, admits to misconduct

BDO retains Best Bank standing

DOF eyes privatizing Overseas Filipino Bank

CBA puts South African business under review: sources

Investment Bank

Romania wants to become member of China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Bankwest cites rise in mobile banking as it closes branches

Japan group rebrands subsidiary as MUFG Bank

Banks face cash squeeze as fund managers, households draw deposit

Euromoney names the world’s best banks in its 2018 Awards for Excellence

Deutsche Bank Wins Nod to Underwrite Corporate Bonds in China