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Japanese investment banks lose out to global players in M&A spree
20 Feb 19
US heavyweights may be in a stronger position to advise on foreign targets.
Goldman Sachs Group CEO for APAC Ken Hitchner retires
19 Feb 19
He stayed with the firm for almost three decades.
Bank of Singapore and Edelweiss Group tie up to capture the Indian wealth opportunity
15 Feb 19
The partnership would provide clients of both entities to access to their respective product platforms.
Citi appoints Keith Tuffley as vice chairman for Australia and New Zealand
13 Feb 19
He will also serve as senior inernational adviser to the BCMA team.
China's crowded investment banking scene squeezes fees to five-year low
13 Feb 19
Average fees for equity deals fell to 3.9%.
UBS slashes bonus pool for Asian investment bankers by 8%
12 Feb 19
The ongoing equities rout and stiffer competition for deals hit compensation packages.
Nearly 30 Chinese banks are setting up asset and wealth management units
12 Feb 19
The move comes after looser rules on AM activities.
DBS wealth management fees to shrink 1.3% in Q4
11 Feb 19
The bank's high-net worth clients are turning cautious amidst the market rout.
UOB launches high street Wealth Banking branch
11 Feb 19
It aims to cater to the 476,000 emerging affluent customers in Singapore.
Singapore banks shun risky trading over stable fees and commissions
8 Feb 19
The share of trading and investment securities income shrunk to 36% in 2018 from 47% in 2009.
APAC's asset and wealth managers to hit US$29.6t in AUM by 2025
31 Jan 19
Shanghai is set to rise as an AWM hub along with Singapore and Hong Kong.
Morgan Stanley beefs up Asian wealth team
18 Jan 19
It will hire 50 RMs in Hong Kong and Singapore over the next three years.
Myanmar's MAB launches wealth banking platform
15 Jan 19
The bank is aiming to double its premium members within one year.
Deutsche Bank sees exodus of 30% of workforce in Singapore and Hong Kong
19 Dec 18
This translates to almost 50 investment bankers leaving in the past six months.
Global wealth managers double down to capture Asia's tech-savvy crazy rich millennials
5 Dec 18
Innovative fintechs are filling in gaps in order to meet the complex digital demands of this booming client base.
Citi Private Bank announces top-level appointments for Indian business
4 Dec 18
The country is home to 263,000 high net worth individuals.
China's explosive wealth boom triggers private bank hiring spree
28 Nov 18
Homegrown and international banks are aggressively hiring.
Asia's asset management scene takes off as AUM hits $8.1t in 2017
6 Nov 18
The region outperformed Europe and North America in AUM growth.
Citi launches virtual remote engagement feature for Asian wealth management clients
26 Oct 18
Customers can chat with their relationship managers on-the-go.
Singapore banks fall from grace as lending and non-interest income takes hit
24 Oct 18
Volatile markets may cut up to 15% of DBS and OCBC's non-interest income.
Citi Private Bank appoints Sally Yeh as global market manager for Taiwan
16 Oct 18
Yeh will report to Rudolf Hitsch, Citi Private Bank's North Asia head.
Hong Kong regulator laments underperforming bank IPO sponsors
11 Oct 18
The SFC is enhancing sponsor standards as it aims to reclaim the global IPO crown.
Asia's private banks ramp up hiring of priority bankers
8 Oct 18
Citi, DBS, HSBC, and UOB are hiring via internal promotions.
Asia's top wealth experts gather for ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018
26 Sep 18
The conference will be held on December 4 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.
Deutsche Bank appoints Kaushik Shaparia as APAC head of corporate banking coverage
17 Sep 18
He will remain in his role as head of global subsidiary coverage in global transaction banking.
HSBC moves to boost Asian private banking headcount and double client assets
13 Sep 18
Asia is the next big goldmine for the European lender.
Banks rev up robo-advisory push in Singapore
13 Sep 18
OCBC is the latest to roll out such service.
China's ultra rich poised to boost Hong Kong wealth assets by 50% in 2023
13 Sep 18
HNWIs from the Mainland are edging out AuM from other APAC markets.
Thomson Reuters' Patrick Donaldson to tackle data and insights at ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018
10 Sep 18
He will join representatives from Celent, Bain & Company, DBS Bank, and more.
European private lender VP Bank upgrades Singapore subsidiary into full branch
6 Sep 18
It has also upgraded from a merchant bank license to a wholesale banking license.
Singapore and Hong Kong private banks wage war for wealth managers to lure Asia's crazy rich
4 Sep 18
Banks are willing to offer pay hikes between 30-45% to secure the best talent.
Citi appoints Julie Kerr as Asia Pacific head of custody and fund services
3 Sep 18
She used to be part of EY’s Asia Pacific Financial Services Leadership team.
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing's Benjamin Szeto to discuss how the ultra-rich can monetise lifestyle assets
28 Aug 18
He will also tackle possible legacy planning approaches art collectors may adopt.
Bank of Singapore names Rajeev De Mello as CIO
27 Aug 18
He will report to global head of products, Marc Van de Walle.
Pricing, discounting, and negotiation to maximise profitability
22 Aug 18
Increased competition and rising costs are forcing private banks globally and in Asia to focus more on profitability and less on volume growth....
China's Industrial Bank to digitise private banking unit
17 Aug 18
It has tapped on Swiss provider Avaloq.
Celent's Eiichiro Yanagawa to make the case for digital at ABF's Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018
10 Aug 18
He will discuss how new technologies can impact the wealth management value chain.
Hong Kong's asset and wealth management business hit $24.27t in 2017
1 Aug 18
The private banking unit and fund advisory business performed strongly.
Hong Kong's private banking assets hit $7.81t in 2017
23 Jul 18
More than half of total assets came from overseas locations.
Singapore banks turn to China's wealthy to offset slumping stock markets
23 Jul 18
Some banks are eyeing family offices to serve Chinese entrepreneurs.

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