SFC fines Deutsche Bank
Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Deutsche Bank HK$1.6m for regulatory breaches and internal control failings.
Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Deutsche Bank HK$1.6m for regulatory breaches and internal control failings.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined and received its second regulatory reprimand in less than one month after it was found guilty of misconduct in Hong Kong.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has been reprimanded by one of the main financial regulators in Qatar for failing to comply with training and competency requirements.
Gary Dugan has resigned from his role of chief investment officer for Asia and the Middle East at Coutts & Co.
RBC Wealth Management has appointed a Hong Kong based managing director.
Hong Kong's Securities & Futures Commission said it has banned a former employee of what at the time was known as ABN AMRO Bank from re-entering the industry for three years from 19 February, following his conviction in 2012 on one count of "copying a false instrument".
Praemium International has agreed a deal with the Jersey-based international division of Royal Bank of Scotland, to provide platform services to its expatriate clients.
Coutts has sold two of its trust operations in the Caymen Islands and Geneva to offshore legal and fiduciary service provider Appleby.
The days of the all-expenses-paid expat lifestyle are gone, and shorter stints abroad have also become the norm. This has necessitated a shift in thinking for expatriates' wealth planners, Coutts's Gary Dugan points out.
Barclays Bank has topped the Financial Conduct Authority’s list of most complained about firms, with Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Santander UK following closely behind.
Coutts has announced the creation of an advisory board to help with the company’s expansion plans in the Middle East.
Coutts & Co has named Watty Buwanawati, a specialist in Indonesian private banking, to its Singapore-based private banking team, as it looks to expand its business in Indonesia.