Asia
Union Bancaire Privée, Lombard Odier, and Pictet hire new Asia heads as the competition for both talent and clients in the industry continues to intensify.
The German firm is rolling out exchange trading of mutual funds across Asia, cutting the cost and time of buying these products.
Lombard Odier has appointed Vincent Duhamel to drive its entry into Asia’s institutional asset management business, as well as to help grow its private client offering.
The firm has launched its data translator service Infomediary in Taiwan to speed up order-flow processing and increase distribution power. Its next target market is Singapore.
The firm is sharpening its focus on South Asia with the appointment of a new sales head for the region, where it sees securities lending on the rise.
The UK firm hopes to list exchange-traded commodity products in Hong Kong, Singapore and ultimately Shanghai, says its new director for Asia, Nigel Phelan.
The bank's Autobahn FX platform can now handle offshore renminbi trading, which Deutsche expects will broaden access to the currency and improve market liquidity.
One in five say the US dollar will not be the world's reserve currency in five years, but the majority believe continued tightening in China will result in a soft landing for ...
Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.
Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.
Bill Shorten, Australia’s assistant treasurer and minister for financial services and superannuation, says talks with Asian governments on a regional fund passport are ...
The institutional broker bags four industry veterans, pledges to continue hiring sales traders across the region and is looking to roll out two additional businesses this year.
The pair plan to develop and market investment products based on the Rogers Global Resources Equity Index throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Demand for gold touched an all-time high of $150 billion last year, buoyed by gold jewellery purchases in India and investment demand in China.
The firm is placing country heads in Korea, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore as it strives to expand its multi-manager offering to large institutional clients across the region.