All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

DWS weighs name change to boost global visibility – report  

The change would tie the business more closely to Deutsche Bank’s international profile, the sources cited by Bloomberg said.

Four-way merger to form largest Indonesian fund manager – report 

Exchange disclosures from April indicated that Danantara would purchase the holdings in the four businesses for Rp2.7tn ($150m). 

Petra Salesny named CEO of Amundi’s private markets unit  

The division manages more than €24bn under management across private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate. 

Julius Baer names Standard Chartered executive as new CFO  

Peter Burrill is set to join from Standard Chartered, where he spent nine years. 

UK regulator seeks simpler investment fee disclosures

The regulator issued a parallel warning to firms, emphasising consumer-facing material should be written in “plain English.”

DBS, Samsung Securities forge wealth tie-up in Asia 

The arrangement links Samsung Securities’ role in South Korea’s capital markets with DBS’s global wealth management platform.  

Bank of England to limit hedge fund gilts borrowing – report  

The central bank aims to bolster gilt market resilience by limiting short-term funding hedge funds can obtain against gilts. 

UBS gears up to pilot US banking services for wealthy clients – report 

The employee rollout will test pricing and products before a mid-2027 launch for wealth management clients. 

OCBC unveils AI avatar wealth app  

The app trial will first be made available by invitation to selected staff and clients.  

ING Spain nears 40% Singular Bank stake purchase – report

Singular’s management was overseeing the sale process while looking for a new majority investor.