Morgan Stanley hires contract staff in Hong Kong as deals surge, sources sayMorgan Stanley is hiring contract staff in Hong Kong. This move aims to manage costs while handling a surge in stock listings. Volatile mar...
11 Mar, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Wealthtech platform Syfe closes $80 million funding round, plans to expand tech team in IndiaWealth management platform Syfe has raised $53 million, led by UK family offices. The total round reached $80 million, including a previous...
05 Jun, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
Online broker Tiger to double Hong Kong headcount, targets offshore China wealthThe Singapore-headquartered firm, founded in 2014 in Beijing, currently employs 60 people in Hong Kong, where it started operations in late...
03 Jun, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
UBS cuts nearly 70% Credit Suisse researchers in Hong Kong-sourcesUBS' takeover of Credit Suisse marks the first-ever merger of two global systematically important banks after the latter suffered years of ...
21 Sep, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Cathay Pacific fires three staff after passenger alleges discriminationCathay Pacific Airways Ltd apologised after a passenger accused its flight attendants of discriminating against non-English speakers, promp...
24 May, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
Morgan Stanley to start layoffs in coming weeks as dealmaking slows: ReportSome of the cuts will come from capital markets teams in Hong Kong and mainland China, and most of the rest are expected to be from other t...
03 Nov, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
HSBC launches metaverse portfolio for wealthy Asian clientsIn a statement on Wednesday, HSBC said its Metaverse Discretionary Strategy portfolio, managed by its asset management arm, will focus on i...
06 Apr, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
Citigroup plans 900 hires for commercial banking unit over 3 yearsA majority of these hires will be placed in China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. China and India will each get around 80 new hires. Hong ...
08 Mar, 2022, 11.11 AM IST
Didi to cut up to 20% of jobs before Hong Kong listingMost of the company’s core businesses will be affected by the cuts, which are aimed at reducing expenses ahead of the Hong Kong listing, pe...
15 Feb, 2022, 11.08 AM IST
Bankers leaving Hong Kong face grim job markets and higher taxesAs China strengthens its hold, Hong Kong residents mulling an escape are coming to grips with the sacrifices they’ll face. With the global ...
28 Jul, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
China defends Tiananmen Square crackdown as 'fully correct'The massive square where the foreign journalists were turned away on Thursday became famous all over the world with an iconic picture of a ...
04 Jun, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Job offers delayed in Asia’s financial hubs in coronavirus falloutFinancial firms in Singapore and Hong Kong are delaying hiring as the outbreak disrupts their businesses.
20 Feb, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
- Asian millionaires wealth to triple by 2015: Julius Baer
Julius Baer Group, the 121-year-old Swiss private bank, said assets held by rich Asians will more than triple to $16 trillion by 2015.
14 May, 2011, 04.47 AM IST
- CEOs upbeat over growth prospects, to raise headcount: Survey
Most of the business leaders surveyed across the world sounded optimistic about growth prospects and are planning to raise headcounts this ...
27 Jan, 2010, 09.08 PM IST
- UK-based PE firm 3i to retain India operations
UK-based private equity firm 3i will retain presence in India even as an ongoing global restructuring programme prompts the firm to close d...
19 Dec, 2008, 12.43 AM IST
- Executive hiring in Asia to remain firm in Q1 -Hudson
Executive hiring by multinationals is set to reach a six-year high in Japan this quarter and be firm across Asia, despite a global credit c...
17 Jan, 2008, 05.10 PM IST
- SIDBI arm invests Rs 10 cr in Direct Logistics
SIDBI Venture Capital Limited, the venture capital arm of Small Industries Development Bank of India on Monday announced an investment wort...
26 Jun, 2006, 09.30 PM IST