Plenty of resignations over at RBS’s products sales and structuring teams in Asia. (AsianInvestor)

Swiss bank Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) is keen on private banking and asset management hires in Asia. (AsianInvestor)

At least nine Chinese fund companies are on the hunt for top talent, but recruitment is super slow. (Ignites Asia)

After Zimbabwe, the HKEx website is the next to be hit by hackers, forcing the suspension of trading in seven firms. (South China Morning Post)

“The pressing question soon may be whether there is enough money on the planet to save the system as we know it, and if so, how much longer it will be before a crisis comes along that finally swamps the ability of governments to contain it.”(Bloomberg)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s new honcho is leading in difficult times, in a market that is “going nowhere”. (The Australian)

Hedge fund startups in Asia are down 38 per cent in the first half of the year. (Bloomberg)