01/24/2020
As recently as ten years ago the environment didn’t register in the top risks for discussion at the World Economic Forum. Now it dominates. This has important implications for investors.
01/23/2020
The grandfather sends his grandchildren on a mission to identify Chinese proverbs that will help them preserve their family wealth.
01/23/2020
Prompt review needed for retirement provisions to tackle issue of shrinking workforces and growing number of seniors, according to Credit Suisse report
01/23/2020
Countries are competing globally to grow better talent; attract the talent they need; and retain those workers who contribute to competitiveness, innovation, and growth.
01/22/2020
Can consumers do their part to curb climate change while observing traditions and ushering in good fortune this Lunar New Year? Businesses and environmental activists offer tips on how to achieve both aims.
01/22/2020
Calastone’s recent survey of 25 fund distributors across Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan exposed the sheer scale of the problem facing the industry.
01/22/2020
After years of lax oversight, the smaller banks that powered the country’s economic growth have racked up unsustainable bad debts
01/22/2020
Overall, respondents plan to deploy $101.3 billion of new capital into real estate globally with 61.2% of the money coming from investors in Europe, and the balance evenly split between Asia Pacific and North America.
01/22/2020
The exodus of investments is likely to pick up pace, as property prices in Hong Kong " the world's most expensive urban centre for living and work " are expected to fall across all categories this year.
01/22/2020
Platform providers are quick to showcase their savvy tech credentials and marketing prowess.
01/21/2020
Global dealmaking by listed companies is also at its slowest pace in six years
01/21/2020
In the first 20 days of this month, Seoul's exports slipped only 0.2 percent, a great improvement from a 5.8 percent on-year drop in the entire month of January 2019.
01/21/2020
The most visible trends are the rise of intergenerational wealth, and the growing number of high-net worth women.
01/21/2020
When asked about their own revenue growth prospects, the change in CEO sentiment has proven to be an excellent predictor of global economic growth.
01/20/2020
Much has been written about the VCC which aims, primarily, to overcome cumbersome rules in returning capital and income to investors from a corporate entity whilst
01/20/2020
Talent meanwhile plays a key role in companies' GBA investment plans, while improved transport infrastructure as well as reforms to tax and work permit requirements have helped enhance labour mobility.
01/17/2020
APRA said this was in part due to "poor product design" and "aggressive" selling methods, as highlighted during the Royal Commission.
01/17/2020
Hong Kong’s connectivity role is further enhanced by the ongoing integration of the Greater Bay Area, he added, highlighting last November’s announcement that China plans to explore the establishment of a cross-boundary wealth management conne
01/17/2020
How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.
01/17/2020
Asset tokenisation has become one of the most prominent use-cases of distributed ledger technologies in financial markets