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Retail Asia17/10/2023

Switzerland’s UBS has reportedly offloaded more investment bankers in Hong Kong amid a slowdown in China. UBS has cut about 7 percent of its global banking unit in Asia, according to a report citing unnamed sources, mainly related to China-focused roles based in Hong Kong. This has affected about two dozen investment bankers, including several managing […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2023

Lamborghini Wine has entered the Australian market after securing a distribution deal with importer Bon Vivant Global. Lamborghini Wine products are sourced directly from the Lamborghini family’s vineyards in Umbria, Italy. Wines now available in Australia include Metodo Classico Vintage Brut and Rose, Gold Brut, Platinum Brut, DJ Brut, Titano Cabernet Sangiovese, Campoleone Sangiovese Merlot, […]

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Retail Asia05/10/2023

Lender Eximbank has appointed Nguyen Hoang Hai as acting CEO for a year to replace Tran Tan Loc who resigned Monday. Hai, 45, who has worked for ABBank and EVN Finance, had become deputy CEO of Eximbank in early August. Loc remains a director. Also on Tuesday the bank dismissed another deputy CEO, Pham Quang […]

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Retail Asia26/09/2023

SJC gold price fell 0.22% to VND68.8 million ($2,815.92) per tael Tuesday morning. Gold ring price dropped 0.09% to VND57.75 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally, spot gold slipped 0.1% to $1,914.61 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,933.30. The dollar hit a 10-month high, while […]

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Retail Asia21/09/2023

Cake by VPBank and VinFast are working together to provide e-bike purchase loans at 0% interest, benefiting both customers and promoting environmental protection in line with green consumption trends. With this loan package, the customer experience will be simplified. They can sign up for loans without visiting a bank branch and receive approval results on […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2023

Wine and spirits producer Pernod Ricard has hired Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan for a strategic review of its Australia and New Zealand business. Sales of the unit may be expected by late October, the Australian Financial Review reported. The company’s portfolio includes the Jacob’s Creek, St Hugo, and George Wyndham brands in Australia and the Brancott Estate […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2023

European banks are more profitable than American ones for the first time in ten years. A study points to UBS being a key reason for that. The elite of Wall Street usually have their nose well ahead of the game in the perpetual battle between European and US finance industry giants. Or at least they […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2023

Citi aims to offer token services in the form of digital coins, to improve its cash management and trade finance operations. According to an emailed statement, Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has launched the creation and pilot of Citi Token Services. The US lender will offer tokenized deposits – effectively transferable digital coins that […]

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Retail Asia18/09/2023

Ho Thuy Anh, daughter of Techcombank (TCB) chairman Ho Hung Anh, has bought 82 million TCB shares worth at least US$110.1 million. The transaction, completed between Sept. 5-8, will increase her stakes in Vietnam’s largest private bank from 0.64% to 2.97%. As of the end of June, the chairman Hung Anh held 39.3 million TCB […]

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Retail Asia18/09/2023

The reorganization of UBS investment banking is proceeding. It’s eliminated some duplicate US staffing, but the big cutback is looming. According to a Bloomberg report, UBS has eliminated about a dozen investment banking jobs in the US in connection with the integration of Credit Suisse. The bank declined to comment to the news outlet on […]

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Retail Asia15/09/2023

The upcoming Formula 1 race in Singapore is the ultimate rendezvous for Asian high finance. This year things are different as a brazen money laundering scandal is dampening the mood. When employees of Credit Suisse in Singapore arrived at work on Monday, they found the Credit Suisse logo at the entrance to its headquarters on […]

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Retail Asia14/09/2023

After the takeover of Credit Suisse, cooperative banks reluctantly found themselves thrust into Swiss banking’s number two role. In a business dominated by major banks, Raiffeisen has ambitions. In a recent interview, Heinz Huber said the Raiffeisen Group has no interest in becoming an international player like UBS and Credit Suisse. We don’t want to be […]

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Retail Asia12/09/2023

Swiss bank UBS is cutting wealth jobs in Asia following muted client activities and the slowing economy in China. Over the past months, UBS has reduced some overlapping roles in the wealth business in Asia, after the completion of Credit Suisse’s takeover. The roles include relationship managers in Hong Kong and Singapore, mostly from Credit […]

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Retail Asia12/09/2023

SJC gold price fell 0.15% to VND68.8 million ($2,855.19) per tael Tuesday morning. Gold ring price was stable at VND57.25 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold prices settled into a holding pattern on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation figures that could provide an updated view on interest […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2023

If you have a PayPal debit or credit card, starting today you can add them to your Apple Wallet app where they can be selected for use with the Apple Pay mobile payment service. There are two ways that you can accomplish this. Number one, you can open the iOS PayPal app and find the […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2023

myOKIES has launched a digital contactless service for Vietnamese businesses, enabling customers to order and pay for purchases directly from their cell phones using a QR code. Customers can scan the code using their smartphone camera, which will take them to the myOKIES page where they can select their items and pay using a variety […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2023

SJC gold price surged 0.36% to VND68.9 million ($2,858.92) per tael Friday morning, a new peak this year. Gold ring price went up 0.26% to VND57.2 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold prices firmed on Friday but were set for a weekly decline as the dollar and Treasury […]

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Retail Asia05/09/2023

The share price of Switzerland’s largest bank seems to know only one direction right now – and that is up. If nothing else, shareholders benefit from the Credit Suisse takeover while everyone else looks on. Sergio Ermotti doesn’t have any time for nostalgia. At least that is what he said extremely clearly at the news conference this past Thursday […]

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Retail Asia04/09/2023

Global Finance magazine has given Nguyen Thi Hong, Vietnam’s first female central bank governor, an A+ on its 2023 Central Banker Report Cards. Hong, 55, is one of only three central bank governors in the world that was rated A+ by the U.S.-based magazine. The other two were the Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta […]

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Retail Asia01/09/2023

The bank engaged in an extensive review after being one of the banks affected by a Russian ransomware attack early in the year. The first casualty? Going digital. It is a small section in UBS’s full second-quarter report, but a telling one. Buried on page 41 is a small but substantial tidbit. The bank has […]

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