01/19/2015

Intesa Sanpaolo open to list private banking, asset manager

Asked about Coutts International after the Italian bank said in November it was looking at the wealth management arm of Royal Bank of Scotland, Messina said he was not interested in buying only the international division of the company.

01/19/2015

There Is a Lot of Wealth Creation in China: UBS

UBS Wealth Management APAC Head Kathryn Shih discusses Switzerland abandoning the cap on the euro, Hong Kong as a financial hub and the demand for private banking services in China.

01/14/2015

Tycoon’s asset move causes needless worry

Rumors are running wild that Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing is set to move his assets out of Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, with some considering this as an indication of a vast devaluation to yuan denominated assets.

01/14/2015

Challenger bank gears up to sign its first clients

Hampden & Co, the first private bank to come through the new route to get a banking licence, plans to open the door to new clients before the end of March after securing the final pieces of its payments systems.