Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hang Seng Bank Trainees: Hiking Instead of Working

One picture showed the employees posing for a group shot at the Red Incense Burner Summit of Braemar Hill.

Invesco keeps faith in risk assets

Monetary easing and fiscal stimulus will continue to support equity markets, despite the coronavirus threat, according to Invesco’s Asia strategist

Fitch Ratings: Sukuk Issuance Rose in 2019 as Diversification Continues

Long-standing structural impediments to growth remain although, as more corporates tap the sukuk market, potentially including those with weaker credit profiles, legal precedents could eventually be set clarifying creditor treatment in a default.

Pension assets climb towards $50 trillion

The P7 accounts for 92% of the US$46.7 trillion in assets in the 22 largest pension markets.

Global pension assets on the up

The research also shows the shift to alternative assets continues apace and marks two decades of considerable change in pension fund asset allocation globally.

UOB shuts China outlets over nCov

The bank is also advising customers who have been to mainland China in the last 14 days to reschedule their visits to any UOB branches. Mobile and internet banking will be available for clients who are unwell or in quarantine.

Emerging markets quarterly: Green shoots & liquidity vs coronavirus

Q4 2019 Insights

South Korea’s KIC rebounds with 15.39% return in 2019, reports say

The annualised return of the fund’s alternative investments, including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and hedge funds, was 7.56%.

Chinese equities may rebound sharply post peak of Coronavirus epidemic

But predicting the peak, assessing the threat to the fragile Chinese and global economies are the challenges facing investors

FNZ’s MD for Southeast Asia on Building the Firm’s Vision and Proposition Across the Region

Emery has been enjoying his new role in Singapore as MD for SE Asia since November this year and his relatively recent posting to Asia

Brand Value of World’s Largest Banks Contracts First Time since Financial Crisis

Europe declines by 7%, more than any other region, with several major banks seeing significant drops in brand value

Bank of Japan signals readiness to ease as virus impact sours outlook

The BOJ won’t hesitate to take additional easing steps if risks become very large and increase the chance that the momentum toward achieving its 2 percent price target will be lost.

Women focus needed in retirement review

But sadly the current system does the opposite – while it was not designed to discriminate against women, in effect all it does is exacerbate the inequality.

UOB on Impact investing – Debunking common myths

Specifically, philanthropy focuses on specific social causes while impact investing has the broader task of improving causes that can include supporting sustainable agriculture, making healthcare or housing affordable, and developing clean technology.

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