09/21/2011

UBS and Citi eye Asia to get back on track

The racy image of Singapore’s temporary Formula One racetrack, sponsored by UBS, sends the last sort of message the Swiss bank would have wanted after last week’s rogue trading scandal in London.

09/21/2011

HSBC: Over 50% of city's wealthy hold yuan deposits

The thirst for yuan assets seems to be unquenchable according to a survey which indicates that 53 percent of the city's wealthy residents hold yuan deposits and nearly a half plan to accumulate even more in the second half.

09/21/2011

Banking sector employment: A major issue

At the end of 2010, the banking sector employed 108,000 people in Switzerland, representing nearly 3.2% of the country's total workforce. If one includes independent asset managers and securities traders the figure tops 141,000 jobs.

09/19/2011

Dawn of the wealth managers

Private bankers have set their sights on the region's growing cash pile. It's official: private bankers have flooded the region.

09/19/2011

Private banks eye UBS's disgruntled rich clients

Private banks are hoping for a haul of new clients exiting Swiss giant UBS as its core wealth management arm reels from the reputational damage caused by a $2 billion rogue trader scandal at its London capital markets division.