Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Clients ‘at ease’ despite coronavirus, Indosuez says

The firm believes that companies in the healthcare and online sectors will remain resilient.

Coronavirus Outbreak Creates Hiring Window For Foreign Banks

The timing couldn’t be worse as the second-largest economy kicked off the year with a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has locally infected over 72,000 individuals and claimed the lives of 1,868.

DBS’ Lee Woon Shiu on the Art of Curating the Best Solutions for Asia’s HNWI Clients

Lee presides over a team of 45 in Singapore and Hong Kong which covers the family office offering, wealth planning, insurance solutions and the in-house trust business for DBS’ private bank operations.

Axa keeps faith in Asia growth

The structural trends that are driving the region’s economic growth and markets remain intact, and will overcome current fears, according to Axa Investment Managers.

Wealthy clients in Asia still ‘actively involved’ in the markets, not deterred by coronavirus outbreak, private bank says

Activity by Union Bancaire Privee’s clients in Asia was ‘very strong’ to end 2019 and continued with a similar intensity in January, Asia CEO says

Real estate companies see progress with digital strategies, as new technologies bite, finds KPMG analysis

Asset management is area most likely to benefit from IT and digital investments

China hotel performance recovered quickly following SARS

All areas of the country, which likely differed in terms of number of reported cases, suffered a negative impact during the SARS outbreak. Some recovered quicker than others, but all bounced back swiftly after containment.

Standard Chartered to Double Relationship Manager Headcount

Unsurprisingly, the segment also exhibits global tendencies and currently makes up about one-third of Standard Chartered’s international banking clients.

No reason to go back on govt's mega-merger plan for state-owned banks: FM

On August 30 last year, Sitharaman had announced the biggest merger exercise of PSBs

Coronavirus outbreak to cause short-term volatility, long-term fundamentals remain intact, fund managers say

The country, which saw its economy grow by 6.1% in the first quarter of 2019, could now only register 4.6% growth.

Chinese Asset Managers Dethroned in 2019 by Regional Rivals

Domestic managers were the primary beneficiaries of the turnover in rankings. For example, Thai managers Kasikorn and SCB Asset Management made the top ranks due to success from roll-over funds.

Hong Kong has highest density of very rich

The wealth of individuals with net worth of between $5m and $30m grew by around 10% in the financial services-dominated economy last year, according to a Wealth-X survey.

The 2020 global wealth outlook

New Wealth-X Report Reveals Significant Growth Among Those with $5 to $30 million in Net Worth.

The rise of legacy planning and family office

Perhaps the dressing is indicative of the sort of firms they’re looking into — it’s a departure from the usual dark suits of the financial world.

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

The magnitude of the hit on Chinese GDP depends on how quickly (or not) COVID-19 is contained.

New Development Bank to provide financial support to China epidemic fight

The New Development Bank said it highly appreciates China's great efforts and effective measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Analysis: Coronavirus deals a blow to China’s model

China’s central bank is injecting cash into the economy and cutting interest rates to help contain the economic fallout.

Hong Kong's Wealthy Question «Failed State» Label

China is directly responsible for 20 percent of the world’s manufacturing output through the goods it produces and indirectly responsible for more through its manufacture of components for everything from computers to high fashion.

Brexit further complicates US, EU and China trade relations

Each side naturally likes to project itself as being in a strong position, but in fact all parties are feeling vulnerable

Chinese Family Offices Return 11% in 2019

Private equity is the top performer, while fixed income is the largest allocation.

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