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Business Moves
UBS loses India CEO
UBS India CEO Manisha Girotra resigns at a time when the investment banking units at both UBS and rival firm, Credit Suisse, are being restructured.
By Sameera Anand | 15 November 2011
Equities
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery to start pre-marketing
At a reduced target of about $3 billion, the deal is set to become the biggest IPO in Hong Kong this year.
By Anette Jönsson | 14 November 2011
Equities
Pre-IPO investor cuts stake in Yingde Gases to below 5%
Baring Private Equity sells down its holding in Yingde Gases to raise $52 million after a 32% gain in the share price during the past month.
By Anette Jönsson | 3 November 2011
Private Banking
Asia's private banks face high cost base, says UBS
Allen Lo, deputy CEO, UBS Wealth Management, APAC, discusses how the financial crisis has affected private banking clients and why he expects consolidation in the industry soon.
By Sameera Anand | 27 October 2011
Equities
Atlas Resources raises $110 million from IPO
Indonesian coal miner Atlas Resources fixes the price at the bottom of the range and scraps the secondary portion of the deal.
By Anette Jönsson | 25 October 2011
Equities
Korean deals reopen the Asian market for blocks
The CJ group sells $300 million of stock in Samsung Life and a charitable foundation raises $230 million by divesting part of its holdings in Hyundai Glovis.
By Anette Jönsson | 18 October 2011
Equities
Indonesian coal miner goes ahead with IPO
Atlas Resources starts bookbuilding for an IPO of up to $125 million with upsize options, while Philippine power producer SMC Global Power postpones its listing plans for now.
By Anette Jönsson | 12 October 2011
People Moves
UBS targets yen flows with forex hiring spree
The Swiss bank is building strength in its Japan foreign exchange team as yen flows buck the declining global trend.
By Nick Ferguson | 10 October 2011
Equities
Lippo Malls Reit starts marketing for $256 million rights issue
The sponsor, who owns 29.6% of the retail trust, commits to cover the entire issue, should other shareholders choose not to participate.
By Anette Jönsson | 6 October 2011
People Moves
Edmund Koh accepts top Singapore job at UBS
UBS makes a key hire, bringing veteran banking professional Edmund Koh on board to head its Singapore business and to become head of wealth management for Singapore.
By Sameera Anand | 28 September 2011
Polls
FA poll: The extent of rogue trading
Respondents to our web poll last week reckon unreported rogue trading is common, but management look the other way if it's profitable.
By Rupert Walker | 27 September 2011
Business Moves
Head rolls at UBS
Oswald Grübel takes responsibility for the $2.3 billion trading loss at UBS and resigns as group CEO. He is replaced, on an interim basis, by Sergio Ermotti who joined UBS ...
By Sameera Anand | 26 September 2011
Equities
Puregold and Tenfu price, but Xiao Nan Guo cancels its IPO
Philippine supermarket chain Puregold raises $172 million after fixing the price at the bottom of the range, while Chinese tea retailer Tenfu prices above the mid-point to ...
By Anette Jönsson | 22 September 2011
View Point
UBS fraud likely to reveal management failures, again
Although there are still many unknowns about the alleged trading fraud at UBS, poor human supervision and too much reliance on electronic systems are likely to be key failures, ...
By Rupert Walker | 21 September 2011
Corporate
UBS says unauthorised trading losses capped at $2.3 billion
The bank has covered the risks related to the rogue trades, which it says were offset by fictitious positions, and has set up a three-person committee to investigate how this ...
By Anette Jönsson | 19 September 2011
View Point
How to tell your boss you lost $2 billion
Minutes after news broke about the $2 billion trading loss by UBS, recruiting agency Robert Half issued a press release on how to break bad news to your boss. Guess it was too ...
By Lara Wozniak | 16 September 2011
Private Banking
UBS's Amy Lo discusses ultra-rich
Amy Lo, head of ultra-high-net-worth wealth management at UBS, discusses investment behaviour in Asia.
By Sameera Anand | 15 September 2011
Macro & Markets
Indonesia lures bulge-bracket investment banks
Goldman Sachs's move to buy a local Indonesian brokerage is just the latest sign that foreign bankers are increasing their presence in Indonesia.
By Rupert Walker | 15 September 2011
Equities
Consumer retailers to test IPO market
Philippine supermarket operator Puregold Price Club is aiming to raise at least $177 million, while tea seller Tenfu and restaurant chain Xiao Nan Guo are in the market with ...
By Anette Jönsson | 14 September 2011
People Moves
UBS appoints Porritt head of FIG for Asia
Patrick Porritt will relocate from the Emea FIG team to replace Ren Wang, who left a couple of weeks ago to join Jefferies.
By Anette Jönsson | 5 September 2011
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