Financial services
Anthropic unveils AI agents to field financial services tasks
The Claude maker now has more than 300,000 business customers who use its technologies to automate parts of their work
Valuation dips for financial service M&As in S-E Asia despite more deals and global surge in ‘megadeals’: EY
The fall in deal value signals a strategic move towards smaller acquisitions and minority investments
Nasdaq-listed Marex plans more acquisitions, with new Japan office to expand Asia-Pacific presence
Amid geopolitical uncertainty, the firm is being ‘more proactive’ with clients
YouTube star MrBeast acquires financial services firm Step
The company provides savings and investment services, along with helping people under age 18 establish credit
AI equities, bonds and emerging markets: Building portfolio agility for 2026
As market leadership shifts and volatility persists, L&G’s Head of Investment Strategy Asia Ben Bennett makes the case for spreading risk across growth stocks, fixed income and developing economies
Vietnam puts 1,200-hectare, two-city International Financial Centre into operation
Hanoi introduces sweeping frameworks that include Common Law elements, 10-year residency for foreign experts, and 30-year tax incentives
Chinese financials’ earnings growth set to outpace wider market
Optimism on bank stocks is rising, as improved bottom lines bolster the chance for better returns for investors
UK opens new concierge service in bid to woo more finance investment
[WASHINGTON] Britain’s government said on Friday (Oct 17) that it has launched what it hopes will be one-stop, concierge service to make it easier for financial services firms to invest in the country...
Citi expects global digital asset trades to hit US$2 trillion a day; DBS sees volume surge in H1
A white paper by Citi says GenAI is a good starting point for clients in trade settlement
iFast Malaysian unit gets central bank approval to operate as e-money issuer
This paves the way for iFast to introduce payment-related services that complement its existing suite of wealth management and digital banking solutions
