Lombard Odier partners with Filipino bank to grow in Asia
Global wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier has signed a strategic agreement with UnionBank to offer its investment solutions to onshore private clients in the Philippines in a move that further expands the firm’s footprint in Asia.
People Moves | 18 Aug 16
PEOPLE MOVES: FCA hires ex-FBI man, Deutsche Bank, Old Mutual
The UK regulator has pulled out the big guns and appointed a former FBI man to head up its retail and regulatory investigations. Deutsche Bank has appointed co-heads of wealth management for Germany and Old Mutual International has named an operations director for the Isle of Man.
Ex-BSI Asia CEO settles lawsuit against the Swiss bank
The former chief executive for Asia of Swiss private bank BSI has settled a lawsuit against the bank for freezing his bonus, two months after Singapore’s regulator, in a rare move, ordered that the bank be shut down.
Chinese lead in $27bn outbound property investment
In the first half of the year, 60% of Asia’s outbound property investment was from mainland China, according to CBRE Asia-Pacific.
Value Partners reports a very tough first half
The Hong Kong-based fund manager Value Partners Group has revealed a large drop in assets under management, revenue, net profit and earnings per share for the first half of 2016, while announcing new hires and a new UK office.