standard chartered finance chief to exit
Standard Chartereds finance director Richard Meddings is leaving at the end of June in a surprise departure as part of a major reorganisation at the Asia-focused banking group.
Author: Mark Battersby
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falcon private bank to exit from hong kong
Abu Dhabi owned Swiss wealth management boutique Falcon Private Bank is to exit from its Hong Kong operations and shift focus to the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.
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ocbc bank in exclusive talks to buy wing hang bank
Singapore’s OCBC Bank is bidding to buy Hong Kong-based Wing Hang Bank in a move that would give it a greater share of the Chinese market.
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majority of uae residents need retirement advice
The majority of UAE residents are failing to save for their retirement with 60% of those aged over 40 not even having a retirement plan, according to research released today by Zurich International Life.
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trevor smith to head boal and co asia op
Isle of Man-based Boal & Co has recruited Trevor Smith from Standard Life to a new position of regional director for Asia.
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singapore stop cold calling register ups numbers
Around 400,000 numbers were registered on the Do-Not-Call registry by 4pm today, the Personal Data Protection Commission has revealed.
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landg tax planning head made redundant
Legal & General Internationals head of estate and tax planning, Mark Green, has been made redundant as part of a restructuring which completed at the beginning of December.
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man in the middle profile of Mashreq Capital
Fund management in the Middle East is a young business‚ and Abdul Kadir Hussain at Mashreq Capital has been navigating its tricky waters since the beginning‚ while charting the industry’s growth
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bob diamond puts16m of his own money into africa
Bob Diamond’s new Africa-focused venture Atlas Mara Co-Nvest has raised $325m in a London stock market flotation.
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where the wild things are
James Bennett and Jay Goss of Aston Wealth Management like to take risks, but not like any other IFAs you might know. This pair of action heroes is blazing a trail across Africa, where the stakes are high but the potential rewards are even greater
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malta signs up to fatca
Malta has become the latest country to sign a FATCA intergovernmental agreement with the US.
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more pressure on malta citizenship for cash
UK and European politicians are putting pressure on Malta’s government not to implement a controversial scheme that would permit high net worth individuals from outside the EU to buy passports.