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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.
Credit Suisse's Hong Kong unit ordered to pay $369.08m to settle hiring corruption probe
6 Jul 18
The bank reportedly made preferential hires to win business.
MUFG Bank to add 100 private bankers in securities venture with Morgan Stanley
4 Jul 18
The bank aims to have around 280 financial advisers in the next three years.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: SocGen snaps Commerzbank's derivative and AM unit; BofA sued over second mortgages
4 Jul 18
And a Maltan regulator has pushed for the withdrawal of Pilatus Bank's license.
HSBC Singapore rolls out investment advisory platform for high net worth depositors
29 Jun 18
Clients with at least $1.2m in deposits also gain access to a luxury lifestyle concierge.
JPMorgan to beef up Chinese investment banking team by up to 50%
29 Jun 18
It seeks to expand investment banking coverage to tech firms.
Union Bancaire Privée's Eric Morin reveals the bank's fierce ambition to thrive in Asia
28 Jun 18
Should local Asian private banks be threatened as the major Swiss player enters the scene?
BOC (Hong Kong) moves to beef up private banking business
21 Jun 18
The bank aims to boosts the number of relationship managers by at least 20%.
Tech giants pose threat to Asian private banks as they lure the region's ultra rich
20 Jun 18
The likely target will be individuals shunned by private banking and pushed into premium retail banking models.
BNP Paribas Securities Services appoints Diana Senanayake as head of Singapore
14 Jun 18
She will report to Philippe Benoit, head of Asia Pacific, and Pierre Veyres, CEO for Singapore.
Singapore and Hong Kong lead Asia's asset management charge
13 Jun 18
Their combined assets under management (AUM) hit $91.5b in 2017.
Asia beats Europe and America in private banking gains in 2017
13 Jun 18
Assets under management grew 15.2% which is almost double Europe’s 7.5%.
Asian investment banking fees plunge to four year low after hitting $4.62b in May
8 Jun 18
However, robust deal-making activity may buoy the sector from its slump.
Chinese banks spin off asset management arms as oversight mounts
4 Jun 18
Bank of Communications is investing $1.25b for such unit in Shanghai.
Asia's private banking scene heats up as European players enter fray
1 Jun 18
European private banks are heavily investing in Asian footholds.

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