Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Singapore Temasek Indirect Subsidiary Azalea Investment Management Raised $350 Million for First Private Equity Evergreen Fund (Azalea All Access) Investing in Secondaries & Co-Investments, Evergreen Fund Structure Allows for Monthly Subscriptions & Quarterly Redemptions Standard Chartered Private Bank & University of Cambridge Launch 4-Month Executive Development Program (Standard Chartered Global Private Bank Mastery Programme – Leadership and Legacy) for Standard Chartered Private Bank Senior Leaders Including Market Heads & Team Heads HSBC Appoints Dimitri Anghelakis as Global Head of Trust and Fiduciary Services (TFS) Based in Hong Kong to Succeed Brent York Who is Retiring after 32 Years at HSBC (Joined 1994), HSBC Trust and Fiduciary Services (TFS) to Become Part of HSBC Private Bank, Dimitri Anghelakis Has 26 Years of Legal, Government (as Diplomat), Insurance, Wealth Management & Financial Industry Experience at HSBC (Joined 2017), Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Greece Government & European Commission Malaysia $6.5 Billion Sovereign Wealth Fund 1MDB Scandal: Standard Chartered Bank Lawsuit to Proceed after Singapore Court Dismissed Standard Chartered Bank Appeal to Strike Out $2.7 Billion Lawsuit by Liquidators for 3 Claimants (Alsen Chance Holdings, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners & Brightstone Jewellery), Standard Chartered Bank Alleged by Liquidators to Allow 100+ Intra-Bank Transfers from 2009 to 2013 UK $480 Billion Asset Manager Janus Henderson Completes $7.4 Billion Take-Private Transaction (Delists from NYSE) by Trian Fund Management, General Catalyst & Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and from MassMutual, Sun Hung Kai, Lunate Capital & Rollovers, Janus Henderson Formed in 2017 with Merger of Janus Capital & Henderson Group Singapore 6-Month T-Bill Result (18th June 2026): S$8.2 Billion Allotted with Average Yield at 1.32%, Median Yield at 1.43% & Cut-Off Yield at 1.47% Singapore 6-Month T-Bill Result (2nd July 2026): S$8.7 Billion Allotted with Average Yield at 1.38%, Median Yield at 1.45% & Cut-Off Yield at 1.5% United States SEC Investigating Quant Trading Firm Susquehanna International Group (SIG) Lawsuit on Losing $70 Million as Counterparty to Insider Trades (Options) via United States & China Brokerages, United States Court Grants Request to Freeze Accounts at Interactive Brokers, Futu & Up Fintech Holdings’ Tiger Brokers, Susquehanna International Group Alleged Insider Trades Generated at Least $100 Million Profit Billionaire Ken Griffin $67 Billion Hedge Fund Citadel Files London Lawsuit to Recover $8 Million (£6 Million) from ex-Employee Leonard Lancia (ex-Citadel Head of Market Making for Derivatives) in London Employment Arbitration Award Who Has Not Paid the $8 Million, Dispute on Leonard Lancia & Colleague Stole Trade Secrets & Built Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies While Working at Citadel UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Fines Accounting Firm Forvis Mazar & Audit Engagement Partner David Allen $816,000 (£610,537) for Serious Breaches in FY2021 Audit of Then UK London-Listed Digital Catalogue Retail Company Studio Retail Group United States $315 Billion Alternatives Asset Manager Blue Owl Capital Received $4.7 Billion Withdrawal Requests in 2026 Q2 (2026 Q1: $5.4 Billion Withdrawal Requests) & Maintains 5% of NAV (Net Asset Value) Withdrawal Limit for 2 Private Credit Funds 1) $4.9 Billion Blue Owl Technology Income Corp (OTIC) & 2) $33.8 Billion Blue Owl Credit Income Corp (OCIC) $335 Billion HSBC Reports $162 Million Total Loss on International Payments App Zing Launched in 2024 January & Built in Partnership with Visa, Zing App Officially Closed in 2025 May Singapore Exchange (SGX) Announced New Changes with 1) Use of Broker Custody Accounts (Omnibus Broker Custody Model) Which Allows Viewing of Foreign-Listed & SGX-Listed Securities in 1 Broker (Effective 15/7/26), 2) Minimum Trading Size for Stocks, Securities & Futures Contracts A) Reduce Standard Board Lot Size from 100 Units to 10 Units for Price $10 to $100, B) Reduce Standard Board Lot Size from 100 Units to 1 Unit for Price Above $100 (Effective 5/10/26) and , 3) Minimum Bid Sizes of Securities Contracts Traded in HKD, RMB & JPY Will Not be Aligned to Home Markets (Effective 15/7/26) LSEG Islamic Investment Review 2025: Market Size of $1 Trillion Sukuk Value, $223 Billion Islamic Funds Value, $40 Trillion Shariah-Compliant Market Capitalization, $292 Billion Sukuk Issuance in 2025, Top 5 Issuers are Saudi Arabia Government $37.1 Billion, Malaysia Government $25.2 Billion, Indonesia Government $23.5 Billion, IILM $22.9 Billion & Pakistan Government $10.3 Billion, Top 5 Countries for Sukuk Issuance are Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, UAE & Turkey, Top 3 Sukuk Underwriters are HSBC, CIMB & Standard Chartered Bank, Top 5 Countries with Sukuk Outstanding are Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE & Turkey, Top 3 Countries Shariah-Compliant Equities by Market Capitalization are United States, India & France, Top 5 ESG Shariah-Compliant Equities by ESG Score are Aperam (Netherlands), AstraZeneca (UK), Mavi Giyim Sanayi ve Ticaret (Turkey), Danone (France) & SIG Group (Switzerland), Top 5 Largest Islamic Funds by Value are Invesco Physical Gold ETC, WisdomTree Physical Gold, HSBC Islamic Global Equity Index Fund A2CGBP, SNB Capital Al Sunbullah SAR & Türkiye H&E Gold Participation Pension Fund, Top 3 Islamic Fund Managers by Market Share are Invesco, Wisdomtree Mgmt & SNB Capital Singapore 2nd Largest Bank $88 Billion OCBC Launches Avatar Banking in New App OCBC WoW (Whole-of Wealth) Featuring 2 Avatars (Wendy & Wayne) and Providing 24/7 Real-Time Personalized Wealth Management Services Including 1) Real-Time Curated News & Market Developments Relevant to Customers Portfolio, 2) Market Price Data from 7 Indices & Commodities, 3) OCBC Group Insights & House Views and Implications on Customers Portfolio, 4) Tracking of Customers Portfolio & 5) Actionable Investment Ideas Based on Customers Profile & Risk Appetite, OCBC WoW Beta Version Will be Released to Select Group of OCBC Employees & OCBC Premier Private Client Customers (At Least S$1.5 Million / $1.2 Million AUM) Singapore Largest Bank $147 Billion DBS & South Korea Samsung Securities to Form Wealth Management Strategic Partnership in 4 Areas with 1) DBS Clients to Access South Korea Market via Samsung Securities, 2) Samsung Securities Clients to Access DBS Multi-Asset Global Wealth Solutions, 3) Provide Advisory Services for Clients Global Wealth Management Needs & 4) Joint Learning & Innovation Development (Include AI, Thought Leadership in Wealth Management) United States $195 Billion Systematic Investment Specialist Acadian Asset Management Expands Asia Team with 3 New Hires: 1) Ex-State Street Global Advisors Singapore Head of Institutional Sales Asia ex-Japan Sheauyien Wang as Director, Southeast Asia Sales to Lead Institutional Business Development, 2) State Street Investment Management Portfolio Manager Minhao Leong as Portfolio Manager & 3) Dimensional Fund Advisors Trader Danny Ly as Trader Hang Seng Indexes Company & Hong Kong Cyberport Launch 2nd Cohort of “ThemeFinder Challenge” to Co-Create Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions with Innovators to Streamline Design of Thematic Indexes United States $1 Trillion Private Markets Investment Firm Hamilton Lane Raised $3.8 Billion for 2 Private Equity Funds in 1) Direct Equity Strategy & 2) Hamilton Lane Equity Opportunities Fund VI to Invest in Middle-Market Buyout Opportunities