Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

JP Morgan's Ward: 'Enormous ramifications' if China does not get 'back to work'

"China is absolutely integrated [in the global economy] and everybody's supply chains; it is the biggest producer of intermediate goods in the world."

Learning to dance in the rain by Withers

A likely net effect of these disruptions would be increased disputes and litigations, paired with corporate defaults and insolvencies.

Coronavirus: will there be a global recession? Fidelity’s Anna Stupnytska comments

The good news is that, unlike natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, capacity should bounce back once things return to normal: factories and offices remain untouched and most people who fall sick recover.

Asia employs more female fund managers

Globally, the gender-balance in the fund industry looks much like it did 20 years ago, but Asia has moved ahead of other regions, according to Morningstar.

Softbank CEO looks to quell investor nerves

Son didn't commit to following any of Elliott's proposals, but did express some past fondness for buybacks and a willingness to add more independent directors, per sources in the room.

Antimoney laundering body to check Chinese millions

everal non-Chinese travelers, who arrived in the country from Singapore, declared they carried more than $25 million during the same period—from Dec. 17, 2019, to Feb. 12.

Financial firms discussing coronavirus contingency plans with regulators: official

“But the firms are also going through what they would do in a pandemic situation that could impact market operations,” he said, adding that most firms have playbooks for handling a range of business disruptions, including pandemics.

New study expects lower profitability ahead for Thailand banking sector amid economic headwinds

Risk of lower profitability ahead for Thailand banking sector amid economic headwinds, maturing market structure and elusive payoff of digital investments

Philippines tops 2020 Women in Business poll

It said the top three positions held by Filipina executives are chief finance officer at 38 percent of Philippine businesses surveyed

7 in 10 asset managers cancel plans amidst COVID-19 outbreak

IMAS received 51 responses from member firms that include Aberdeen, BlackRock, BNP, Franklin Templeton, Fullerton Fund Management, KPMG, and Nikko Asset Management.

Super funds snub millions of Aussies

The poor results come despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of survey respondents said businesses would gain their loyalty with more accommodations.

2020 Banking and Capital Markets M&A Outlook

Partnering to navigate the future

Asian banks from DBS to HSBC are bracing for bad loans to spike as coronavirus outbreak batters the region’s economies

“We have also seen it can take years to restore standards in [non-performing loan] recognition, and in the quality of the financial statements, once such standards are loosened,” S&P analyst Ryan Tsang said in a research note.

Claudio de Sanctis: «Asia Will Be the Primary Source of New Business»

Ultimately, the risk-return profile of emerging markets is not that different from other markets: the higher risks are balanced by higher returns.

AUSTRALIA: 2020 Leaders in gender equality announced

Employers applying for the citation are required to meet a rigorous set of criteria in seven focus areas covering leadership, strategy and accountability, pay equity, support for caring, mainstreaming flexible work and prevention of harassment and discrim

Hong Kong’s super-rich need more money managers, investment specialists as crisis, evolving trends threaten talent gap: survey

Some 75 per cent of respondents point to talent gap as a challenge for Hong Kong’s wealth management industry, government council says

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