Wealth and Asset Management

VP Bank: Wealth Transfer is Fueling Intermediaries Growth

Schroders Capital Expands Private Equity Capabilities in Singapore

VP Bank Opens New Singapore Office

UBS Axes Most Credit Suisse Researchers in Hong Kong

Bank of Singapore Witnesses Soaring Wealth Planning Demand

Private Banks Shift Leadership Focus Southwards

Executive Moves

WRISE Group Appoints Group COO and Group Head of Risk & Compliance to Strengthen Commitment to Core Business Fundamentals

ADB taps India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance CEO as vice president

Private Banks Refocus Leadership Strategies on South and Southeast Asia

SMBC Appoints Head of Asia Macro Strategy

Natixis CIB Names M&A Head of Southeast Asia and India

Nanuk hires from Ellerston

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

UBS and China's ICBC to explore banking, wealth management ties

Nomura Banker Reportedly Banned From Leaving Mainland China

Philippine securities regulator issues blue bond guidelines

Malaysia PM Considers 1MDB Settlement With Goldman

HKMA launches Green Fintech Competition

MAS Publishes Inaugural List of Domestic Systemically Important Insurers in Singapore

FinTech

Hong Kong Suffers Largest Crypto Theft This Year

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Reinforces Virtual Asset Rules After JPEX Debacle

Currencycloud Established in Chinese Cross Border Payment Market as Customer Growth Triples

Starfish Digital and Standard Chartered partner to support demand for real-time cash management data

SC Ventures Launches audax Financial Technology to Help Financial Institutions Accelerate Digital Banking Capabilities

HKMA adds Know Your Customer’s solution to commercial data interchange

Alternative Investments

Can Indonesia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Attract Foreign Investors?

Mirae Asset Global Investments' AUM reaches $219 bil.

Vontobel launches emerging markets ex-China equity fund

UAE and Philippines Strengthen Financial and Investment Ties

Ontario Teachers’ buys stakes in Australian carbon market platform from KKR, other shareholders

Hywin Holdings Announces Land Acquisition in Hainan Boao for Development in Healthcare Sector

Tax

Swiss private lender UBP says Hong Kong’s family office incentives are attracting interest from wealthy mainland Chinese, overseas clients

Top 6 Countries With Zero Sales Tax

India won’t tax income from alternative investment funds in GIFT City

MAS Adjusts Tax Incentives for Family Offices

Singapore to unveil improved tax incentives for family offices

FSCP hands down second order, audits adviser

Comment, Analysis & Research

Australia’s wealthiest 20% worth 90 times the country’s poorest, new report reveals

Christina Jiwon Park and Seung-Hun Lee participated as expert panelists at the 30th IAKL Annual Conference

The Future of Wealth Management in Asia: Greener, More Mobile, and Engaging

Commentary: What will it take for Malaysia to woo wealthy investors?

Brokers Woo Japan’s Rich Worth $2 Trillion With Private Debt

UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2023: Let the air go

Retail Banking

Metrobank gets three-peat Strongest Bank title

ABA named Best Digital Bank in Cambodia 2023, confirming its dedication to digital innovation

ADB names ComBank its ‘Leading Partner Bank’ in Sri Lanka for 3rd year

NAB Announces Closure of Hong Kong Office

Metrobank hailed anew as best domestic bank

ANZ declares victory in turnaround of its institutional bank

Investment Bank

UBS names South Korea, India, others as 'slow' on Credit Suisse approval

Mizuho seeks to break curse over foreign forays on Wall Street

UBS inherits tricky wealth legacy in Asia

BEA Union Investment: Macro fundamentals benefit risk assets; See opportunities in Asian Investment Grade bonds

Nomura tops up its Hong Kong team in spite of 2023’s cuts

JPMorgan Chase creates fresh footprints in India

Planet SOS

Indonesia’s first carbon exchange to be launched on September 26

Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors Ltd launches its first climate fund in India

Vanda Global Capital Targets Green Finance Investments

Climate Asset Management acquires Australian farmland as net zero investment

Germany's August Global Investment plans to build hydrogen plant in Indonesia

Updates proposed to Queensland wind farm development code

Covid-19

Covid-19: Labuan moving towards green zone, says health director

Workplace Stress During COVID-19: 5 Ways to Support Your Employees’ Mental Well-being

Takaful Malaysia's Successful Response to the Pandemic

Ten Ways Covid-19 Has Changed the World Economy Forever

COVID-19 accelerates REIT shift

Oil prices stumble as coronavirus resurgence forces more lockdowns