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In their Opinion
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Justin Urquhart StewartAn Alternative way to Privatise?
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Bruce RaineWhat to look for when choosing a wealth management system
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Phil BanasBig Hedge Fund vs. Small Hedge Fund
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Aliya AllenCommitment, Continuity and Consistency
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David WilsonSoftware without the technology headaches
Wealth, Asset Management & Private Banking
- Wealthy reflect trends in economy
- ClearView quadruples aligned advisers
- Fortunes being made faster in Hong Kong
- Credit Suisse wins top honours again at Australian Private Banking
- Level of Trust in Wealth Managers And Firms Rises - RESEARCH
- BNP Paribas plans banking ‘campus’ in Singapore
- 3 Olympus advisers told Liechtenstein bank official to move 2.2Bilion yen
- Asian LGBT advice firm headhunts Aussie planners
- Magellan targets small family offices & HNW investors
- Maybank wants to capitalise on ‘mass affluent’ customer group
On The Move
- Former Barclays Australia CEO Whelan to Join Telstra
- Standard Life’s Bruce takes on bank distribution role for Asia EMs
- HSBC Global Asset Management Singapore names CEO
- Star BofA Merrill Lynch analyst sacked after Hong Kong IPO is pulled
- Private banks step up hiring; top-five add over 15,000 staff
- UBS hires head of Japan corporate client solutions
- Credit Suisse Greater China Markets Head Leaves
- Legg Mason appoints senior financial analyst
- J.P. Morgan Names Head of Asian-Pacific Public Sector Group
- Former HSBC Global Asset Management CIO joins EQT
Offshore
- Singapore to Virgin Islands: India begins global black money crackdown
- Group opens up offshore bank account database online
- Anglo Irish Bank’s subsidiary in Austria linked to secret deposit schemes
- Labuan FSA Revokes Trust Company Licence Of EC Trust
- Walkers Expands With New Partners Across Global Network
- Austria, Luxembourg and Singapore among countries signing-on to end tax secrecy
- Offshore wealth grows despite crackdown on tax havens
- Trends in Offshore Wealth
- Cayman Islands' investment in S. Korea tops 7.7 tln won
- Appleby Reports Offshore M&A Activity for Q1 2013
Legal, Regulation, Risk & Compliance
- Widened Probe Into Hibor Manipulation to Include HSBC, Other Banks
- Probe into Hibor manipulation widens in Hong Kong
- KYC laxity at private banks has put us to loss: SBI
- Global law firm appoints new Hong Kong partner
- China grants 5 licences to overseas investors in May
- HSF overtakes Bakers as biggest international firm in the region
- KWM continues management shake up with two new practice heads
- RBS dealt fresh blow by Singaporean regulator
- SMA censures ANZ, Macquarie Bank after review forced by Libor scandal
- Multinational law firm goes back to Bakers for latest Asia hire
Banking Technology
- Top-Tier Investment Managers have seen Significant Increase in Priority of Investment Data Management - RESEARCH
- Union Bank of Taiwan signs up with Calastone’s new TDCC service
- ProFundCom heads to Asia-Pacific
- Information overload!
- Praemium launches FoFA-ready CRM tool
- Thailand's Thanachart Bank selects Wolters Kluwer reporting tech
- System failure cost UBS
- OLYMPIC Banking System – the largest number of installations for core processing for international private banking
- Broadridge Accelerates Strategic Growth in Japan through Multiple New Sales
- Bank of Korea goes live on Calypso
Alternative Investments
- Fortress Asia Macro Fund Named “Best Asia-Based Macro Fund” and “Best Singapore Hedge Fund”
- Preqin says growth in Asia Pacific credit markets should create opportunities
- ICICI Bank raises $106 m in Chinese bond market
- Dubai-based Eagle Investments acquires Sri Lanka brokerage and asset management firm
- SSgA to strengthen investment capabilities across Asia Pacific
- Diamond Turns To Singapore For $2bn Fund
- Asian bonds a gamble for iShares
- An Indian summer at London art auctions
- Singapore has edge in business trusts
- Harrington Cooper strikes deal with boutique formed by ex-Soros duo
Islamic Banking & Finance
- Islamic banking still in a high-growth phase says Standard Chartered
- BIMB gets Bank Negara nod to start talks with Tabung Haji
- IIFM sets global wakalah investment standard
- Lessons in Islamic finance for Korean banking professionals
- MAS to inject new life into Islamic finance
- Growth potential for Islamic finance in Singapore still strong: experts
- Exim Bank to grow Islamic business to 30% of total loans
- The appeal of Islamic banking
- Can Turkey rival M'sia as world's top sukuk issuer?
- Insights into Islamic Investment Management from a Charterholder in Jordan
Investment Banking
- UOB expands investment banking franchise
- JP Morgan aims to top 10pc growth in Asian revenue
- Chinese banks step up for M&A deals
- China Huishang Bank hires five advisers for planned US$1-1.5b
- China banks target corporate Australia
- RBS To Unveil 2,000 Investment Bank Job Cuts
- Intesa Sanpaolo to be first Italian bank to trade directly in China
- Gulf Bank signs MoU with Korea Eximbank
- Deutsche Bank to Host First Depositary Receipt Virtual Investor Conference exclusively for Asian Companies
- Indonesian banks seek more access to Singapore market
Emerging & Frontier Markets
- BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Emerging Market Concerns Take Hold as Signs of Stability Boost Eurozone
- BNP Paribas focusses on new G7 emerging markets
- Singapore’s GIC Said to Open Brazil Office as Investments Climb
- China’s role in Africa under scrutiny
- Why emerging markets may finally catch a break Underperformance leaves plenty of bargains
- 16 cos in emerging market’s top 100 software vendors list
- ANZ Bank looks to Asia for growth
- Standard Chartered Seeks Banking Operations in Angola, Mozambique
- M&As show India is still hot spot for foreign investors
- The People's Bank of China : Safeguarding financial stability
InvestmentView
- Investment banks need to play fair to woo women
- Permanence by Tim Price, director of investment, PFP
- Coutts' commentary - Global View from Asia - "Making sense of it all"
- Fitch revises outlook on 10 Indian financial institutions
- An Alternative way to Privatise?
- 'Crucial that Singaporean core can land top banking jobs': Tharman
- End of 'Old Boys Club' for Singapore Banks?
- Fitch says China credit bubble unprecedented in modern world history
- The new normal continues – no regulatory respite for new financial year -: KPMG
- Outlook for the global financial markets in the second half of 2013 - Julius Baer
BRICS
- Brics exchanges launches Web site
- Closer ties between China, India to add extra glamour to BRICS
- BRICS countries might set up development bank in 2015
- "The last thing to collapse is the surface."
- A New BRICS Development Bank: Will It Work for Women?
- South Africa: The Brics Bank and World Dominance - How Real Is This?
- BRICS bank to complement, not compete with ADB: India
- BRICS Nations Plan New Bank to Bypass World Bank, IMF
- China expresses support for BRICS Development Bank
- Policy think-tank set up ahead of annual BRICS summit
Retail Banking
- Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. : ANZ will vigorously defend exception fees claim (PDF 20kB)
- Bahrain's BBK opens 3rd branch in India
- Shriram Group to go ahead for bank license application
- NAB may spin off UK business
- MUFG in Talks for Bank of Ayudhya Stake
- DBS named Best Managed Bank in Asia Pacific
- Maybank Philippines profit edges up in Q1
- RBI opens branch office in Hong Kong
- HSBC May Sell 98.94% Stake in Indonesia’s PT Bank Ekonomi
- Citi plans further expansion of successful global “Asian desk” strategy
Tax
- G8 leaders strike deal to fight tax evasion 'scourge'
- Tax raid tarnishes India's gold industry
- I-T raids India's bullion king
- Online press firm to unveil more suspected offshore tax evaders
- India's struggle to stop tax evasion
- FATCA rules may cause problems for Thai provident funds
- FSS launches inspection into forex details of suspected tax evaders
- India, other FTA members to share offshore leaks tax info
- New tax practices unlikely to put S'pore at disadvantage: analysts
- OECD sees action on corporate tax avoidance
Sovereign Wealth
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