Banking & Finance
Tiger Brokers to suspend investors in mainland China from adding new positions
However, they can buy or sell securities from existing accounts when they travel offshore
KPMG Australia COO steps down amid growing audit client leak scandal
Fallout widens over whistleblower claims of client data misuse
StanChart sees growth opportunities as firms reduce ‘single points of vulnerability’
The shift is driving demand for cross-border banking in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, says a bank official
Asian central banks turn hawkish as AI and oil shocks hit region
Policymakers are confronting a rare mix of cost-push and demand-driven inflation pressures
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UBS offers its first AT1 since Swiss authorities paused reforms
The lender is looking to sell at least US$500 million of perpetual bonds, says a source
DBS, OCBC close at fresh highs as Singapore banks lead STI gains
Citing wealth momentum as a tailwind, RHB lifts its rating on the Republic’s lenders to ‘overweight’
China’s central bank cuts cash operation to record low as bond rally deepens
The move marks the latest step by PBOC to mop up excess funds that accumulated as loan growth slowed sharply
DBS to open 18 new and 36 upgraded wealth centres across Apac by 2027
First centre expected to open in Q3 2026; will roll out in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia and Taiwan
HSBC CEO pitches to Hong Kong clients, hires more bankers amid stiff competition
Lender trying to rebuild market share after a major global restructuring of its investment bank early last year triggered many senior departures
Mizuho plans more Singapore hiring to power next phase of Asia growth
India tops the list of preferred investment destinations for Japanese clients, says Apac CEO Koichi Zaiki
