Member Updates – Page 7 – Pacific Basin Economic Council

PBEC Patron Member 100X Group subsidiary Bitmex appoints PWC Partner Stephan Lutz as their new CFO

100x, the owner of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform, has hired auditing veteran Stephan Lutz as its new chief financial officer. According to an announcement Thursday, Lutz will join the group in May to take charge of financial growth, business...

PBEC Feature Member of the Month

Laurie Chow – Chief Executive Officer Laurie is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vega Global. He humbly started his career in 1980 as a sales executive selling projectors to different schools in Hong Kong. With his ambition and...

To mark Women in History Month 2021 PBEC interviewed some of its most Influential business women members.

We sat down with aviation boss & PBEC Board of Director Diana Chou again after a year like no other. As the daughter of the Hong Kong tycoon who founded Dragonair, Chou had a strong connection with aviation when she...

Our newest Entrepreneur Member Dr. Parag Agarwal of JanaJal joins PBEC

Asia’s premier Tech enables water services Company headquartered in India has joined PBEC. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Parag Agarwal who is currently based out of Dubai due to the Covid pandemic. Dr. Parag is a major advocate...

PBEC Corporate Member Gensler has been successfully selected by client Naga Corp to design & project manage a 75 hectare resort project near Angkor Wat Cambodia

Steelman Partners and Gensler designing 75 hectare resort near Angkor Wat NagaCorp has announced that it has signed a 50 year lease with the Cambodian government for a 75 hectare (187.5 acre) property near the UNESCO World Heritage site of...

PBEC Corporate Member Aboitiz Power Philippines to supply renewable energy to Wells Fargo in Taguig

Aboitiz Power Corporation, through its subsidiary AP Renewables Incorporated (APRI), will be supplying the renewable energy (RE) needs of Wells Fargo International Solutions LLC in the Philippines. In a statement on Monday, March 1, Aboitiz Power said it will deliver...

PBEC Patron Member KPMG releases latest report on APAC Fintech sector.

Fintech companies in Asia Pacific attracted USD11.6 billion across 565 deals from venture capital, private equity and M&A in 2020, compared to USD 16.8 billion in 2019, reaching a six-year low, as the pandemic saw a decline in investment into emerging markets like Southeast Asia, particularly in...

Why do people choose to set up asset holding structures for their personal wealth?

Featured article by PBEC Member : Joanna Caen PraxisIFM Managing Director Hong Kong Email: Joanna.caen@praxisIFM.com At first glance it may seem strange that many high net worth, and even more ultra-high net worth, individuals and families choose to own their...

PBEC Corporate Member DL Holdings a HK public listed private wealth management services firm see opportunities for wealth managers in Hong Kong.

While most of Asia’s wealth managers are eyeing the new economy sector, some market-leading Chinese companies in traditional industries that have accumulated substantial wealth offshore but still lack financial services due to their size and market cap can provide these...

PBEC Emeritus Chairman Wilfred Wong and Corporate Member Sands China announce discretionary allowance for 99% of all its employees despite Covid-19

Sands China Ltd has announced a discretionary allowance for more than 26,000 eligible full-time team members, completing the set of all six Macau concessionaires to have confirmed employee bonuses. The discretionary allowance, to be paid on 8 February, will be...

PBEC Board of Director and Corporate Member Aboitiz Group pledge to donate more vaccine doses

THE ABOITIZ group has committed to donate additional vaccine doses for the second wave of the tripartite initiative among the private sector, the government and UK-based AstraZeneca plc, it said on Tuesday. The program dubbed “A Dose of Hope” aims...

PBEC Board of Director and Corporate Member KPMG unveils its “Global Impact” Plan at virtual World Economic Forum – Davos 2021

PBEC Board of Director and Corporate Member KPMG unveils its “Global Impact” Plan at virtual World Economic Forum - Davos 2021. Message from Bill Thomas Global Chairman and CEO KPMG International. “As a firm, we’re driven by our Purpose —...

PBEC Board of Director and Corporate Member FEC – Far East Consortium a HK public listed firm continues its expansion and development plans in the UK post Brexit.

The developer has appointed Timea Nacsa as assistant development manager, Adam Barbour as completions coordinator and Stephen Clayton as sales manager, as it progresses the £1bn Northern Gateway and other schemes. Far East Consortium is mapping out the first phase...

Dato Vijay Eswaran, Founder & Executive Chairman of QI Group joins PBEC

We welcome our newest Corporate Member Dato Vijay Eswaran, Founder & Executive Chairman of QI Group based in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Vijay Eswaran is a prominent Malaysian entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist and author. He is the founder and Executive Chairman...

Aviation partner’s CEO captain Mark Burby heads up another successful disrupter project

As CEO of Aviation Partners Captain Mark Burby is a seasoned creator of disrupter model businesses. He started adult life as a Royal Marine Commando operating in one of the most elite Special Forces military units. Upon completing specialist military...

PBEC Member Praxis-IFM – Global private client firm in talks to merge with Oak Group as part of its turnaround strategy after a poor annual result.

A NEW team heading one of Guernsey’s biggest financial services companies is helping turn around a financial loss – after ‘shortcomings’ in its acquisition strategy and organisational structure. PraxisIFM chairman Andrew Haining noted how the senior management team, led by...

« Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next »