Bolstering the product capabilities of its private banking unit, Standard Chartered has named a private markets head for South and Southeast Asia. Khoo has close to 20 years of wealth management ...

Geneva-headquartered Union Bancaire Privée recorded higher profits in 2024 due to an increase in income across the board. UBP’s 2024 profit grew 15 percent year-on-year to 223.8 million Swiss francs ...

US banking giant Morgan Stanley has officially launched its futures company in mainland China. Morgan Stanley Futures (China) has officially launched, according to a statement. Headquartered in ...

Floral designs grace Citi Private Bank’s Chinese New Year lai sees in 2025 as they represent prosperity, growth and new beginnings. By incorporating peonies, plum blossoms and orchids, revered for ...

Singapore continues to attract the wealth of the ultra-rich, with the number of family offices posting record growth in 2024. At the end of 2024, Singapore was home to more than 2,000 single family ...

A former HSBC banker has joined Hong Leong to lead its wealth management business. Jeffrey Yap has joined Malaysia-headquartered Hong Leong Bank as its regional head of wealth management, according to ...

Singapore-based OCBC has become the city-state’s first bank to launch the sale of bespoke tokenized bonds. OCBC has launched the sale of bespoke tokenized bonds to corporate accredited investors, ...

Paris-headquartered Amundi has hired a responsible investing specialist from Hong Kong-based Value Partners. Amundi has appointed Frank Tsui as the head of responsible investment development, Asia ...

Some 15 years ago, Chinese buyers started to acquire hundreds of Bordeaux wine estates. Many are now being sold off at deep discounts. What caused this dramatic reversal? The Bordeaux wine region, ...

The crypto industry’s richest man is converting the venture capital arm of Binance into a family office. Binance Labs has been renamed to YZi Labs, «stepping away from the Binance brand to reflect its ...

Hong Kong’s securities watchdog has extended its swift licensing process to more crypto trading applicants in the city. All new virtual asset trading platform (VATP) applicants can now seek licenses ...