COINBASE Global said on Tuesday (Jan 10) it will reduce its workforce by about 950 employees as part of a restructuring plan, in a third round of layoffs for the cryptocurrency exchange since last year.
TOP Japanese banks are targeting the end of this month to issue commitment letters for a loan that backs Japan Industrial Partners-led consortium’s takeover offer for Toshiba, according to people familiar with the matter.
CHINESE banks extended 1.4 trillion yuan (S$274.9 billion) in new yuan loans in December, up from November and beating analysts’ expectations.
SEVERAL senior dealmakers are leaving Nomura Holdings in Asia as the investment bank reacts to a slump in fees with broader global cuts, according to people familiar with the matter.
JEFFERIES Financial Group said profit fell 57 per cent in the fiscal fourth quarter, amid a persistent deal slump that looks poised to crimp a key profit engine across Wall Street.
MORGAN Stanley chief operating officer Jon Pruzan, a longtime lieutenant to James Gorman and once considered a potential candidate to succeed him as chief executive officer, is exiting the firm.
A HONG Kong unit of state-backed China Citic Bank Corp. is offering free Covid-19 mRNA vaccinations to sign up wealthy new customers as the border between the financial hub and mainland China reopened after three years of travel and quarantine restrictions.
Eurozone government bond yields rose on Monday (Jan 9) after falling sharply the previous week, as investors scrutinised economic data for hints about the path of interest rates.
UBS Group predicts an increase in business for its the bank’s key wealth division in Asia this year after a difficult period last year and is looking to add talent, its Asia-Pacific president said.
THE Philippines is returning to the global bond market with a benchmark-sized US dollar bond offer with tenors of 5.5, 10.5 and 25 years, a term sheet showed on Monday.












