Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Switzerland $460 Billion Private Bank J. Safra Sarasin Group Buys Remaining 28.69% Stake (Exercised Call Option) in Saxo Bank Having Completed 71% Majority Stake Acquisition in Saxo Bank at $1.7 Billion Valuation (€1.6 Billion) in 2026, Saxo Bank Founder Kim Fournais Will Remain as Saxo Bank Chairman 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 United States $306 Billion Private Equity Firm TPG-Led Investor Group (GIC & ICICI Bank) to Buy 100% Stake in India Sustainable Infrastructure Debt Company Aseem Infrastructure Finance from India $5 Billion Sovereign-Anchored Asset Manager National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), Government of India & SMBC Japan, Aseem Infrastructure Finance Founded in 2020 by NIIF, TPG Investment is Executed via TPG Climate Investing Platform TPG Rise Climate Latest Singapore MAS to Launch New Corporate Structure (Protected Cell Company, PCC) to Allow Assets & Liabilities to be Ring-Fenced Within Individual Cells under Single Core Entity to Scale Alternate Risk-Transfer Solutions Hong Kong Hedge Fund & Private Wealth Management Firm Atlas Capital Asset Management Appoints ex-DBS Hong Kong Head of Institutional Banking Group & Alternate Chief Executive Alex Cheung Kin-Sang as Strategic Advisor, 41 Years Institutional Banking, Corporate Banking & Financial Industry Experience at DBS, OCBC, Rabobank, ABN AMRO Bank, Citigroup, Westpac & Bank of America and Held Senior Roles Including as Head of Institutional Banking Group, Head of Corporate Banking, Head of Middle Market, Head of Credit Risk Management, Regional General Manager & Alternate Chief Executive, Atlas Capital Asset Management Founded in 2019 by Terry Chan, Kin C. 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Safra Sarasin, BNP Paribas, DBS Private Bank, RBS Coutts, Banco Santander, UBS & Merrill Lynch) Canada $1.1 Trillion RBC Wealth Management Hires UBS Thomas Jost as Head of Financial Intermediaries Desk Asia, 25 Years Private Banking & Financial Industry Experience at UBS, Credit Suisse, VP Bank, EFG Private Bank & Julius Baer and Held Senior Roles Including as Head of Department for Financial Intermediaries APAC, Head of IAM Business Development & Market Head Australia HSBC Appoints 14-Year Veteran Nicholas Elias as Head of Wealth Platforms, Wealth and Premier Solutions Based in London (15/8/26) with Responsibilities to Embed AI (Artificial Intelligence) into HSBC Wealth Platforms & Services, Scale Wealth Intelligence & Lead Wealth Transformation Programme to Build Future-Proof Wealth Business Model, Joined HSBC in 2012 in HSBC Executive Management Graduate Program and Held Senior Roles Including as Head of Corporate & International Banking (HSBC Malta), Head of Product for Wholesale Banking and Global Head of CRM & Frontline Transformation for HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) China Corruption: Ex-Head of Discipline Inspection Group at Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Liang Chaoping Surrenders for Corruption Investigation Hong Kong Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results 7th July 2026 – $9.1 Billion 3-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.51%, $2.5 Billion 6-Month Bills Average Yield at 2.79% Russia President Vladimir Putin (Age 73) $100 Million Superyacht Graceful Spotted Near Norway & Denmark and Escorted by 2 Russia Naval Vessels (Destroyer & Patrol Ship), Superyacht Graceful was Relocated from Germany to Russia in 2022 Before Russia Attacked Ukraine in 2022 February & Subsequently Blacklisted by United States Sanctions United States $38 Billion Investment Firm Castlelake to Buy UK Low-Cost Airline easyJet with Improved $7.3 Billion (£5.5 billion) Offer in All-Cash Deal from Previous Rejected $6.5 Billion (£4.93 Billion) Offer, easyJet Founded in 1995 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, easyJet Current Market Value at $6.2 Billion, Share Price +18.5% YTD, +14.6% Last 12 Months & -22.5% Last 5 Years Latest Latest India Fintech Navi to Raise $300 Million at $1.8 Billion Valuation & Plans India IPO by 2027 Q1, Founded in 2018 by Sachin Bansal (Flipkart Co-Founder) & Ankit Agarwal (ex-Bank of America & Deutsche Bank) South Korea $1 Trillion Semiconductor Giant SK Hynix Nasdaq ADR Listing to Raise $28.3 Billion with Expected Listing on 10th July 2026, Current Market Value at $1.2 Trillion Market Value, Share Price +223% YTD, +707% Last 12 Months & +1,730.1% Last 5 Years United States $4 Billion Tokenization Platform Securitize Completes NYSE SPAC IPO with Cantor Equity Partners II as Securitize Corp, Share Price Decreased -1.2% on Day 1 Trading (2/7/26: Opening IPO Price $12.45, Closing $12.30) to $1.8 Billion Market Value & Raised $400 Million in IPO, Founded in 2017 by Carlos Domingo & Jamie Finn Citigroup Reports $1.3 Trillion Client Balances in 2025 ($670 Billion Investments, $412 Billion Deposits, $204 Billion Loans), 1) Citi Private Bank with 14,000 Clients (Include 2,000 Family Office Clients) & 620 Advisors (Private Bankers & Investment Counsellors), 2) International Citigold with 200,000 Clients & 650 Advisors, 3) United States Citigold with 400,000 Clients & 900 Advisors and 4) Wealth at Work with 50,000 Clients & 110 Advisors India National Stock Exchange (NSE) India IPO to Raise $3.2 Billion with Expected IPO Listing in 2026 September, Private Markets Valuation at $53 Billion in 2026 & $58 Billion in 2025, National Stock Exchange (NSE) Founded in 1992 UK $75 Billion Fintech Revolut to Remove Tether (USDT) for European Union (EU) Users in 2026 August (31/8/26) after World Largest Stablecoin Issuer Tether Decision Not to Comply with European Union New Regulation – Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) with Enforcement Effective in 2026 July (1/7/26) China Gold ETF Huaan Yifu Gold ETF Becomes China Largest ETF with $13 Billion Market Value, 2nd Largest is Huatai-PineBridge CSI 300 ETF with $12 Billion Market Value Japan MUFG Bank & Japan Major Payment Brand JCB Form Strategic Partnership in ASEAN – 1) Provide Card Products to Affluent Customers in ASEAN with Exclusive Experiences & Benefits in Japan, 2) Card Products Will be Linked with Financial, Deposits & Investment Services, 3) New Premium Card to be Launched in Indonesia, 4) Partnership with MUFG Portfolio Companies in Digital Finance Sector & JCB Payment Including Cross-Border Payment Solutions & Mobile Services to Develop Digital Payment Ecosystems in ASEAN, MUFG Bank is Subsidiary of Japan Largest Bank $253 Billion Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) UK $460 Billion Investment Manager Baillie Gifford Launches Voluntary Exit Program with Enhanced Terms for UK Employees in New Strategy to Increase Focus on Family Offices & Intermediaries in United States & Asia Latest Latest