Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

A Lifting of Clouds by Gary Dugan

After three years of plodding around, there is a finally a very real chance that the UK will begin to make progress in exiting the EU.

Law firms double as mentors for founders of new ventures

Madhavan Srivatsan was a partner at a large law firm before becoming an entrepreneur and setting up his firm, Law Office of Madhavan Srivatsan, to assist young guns who may lack knowledge and experience.

Why is growth slowing in China?

These factors can only explain up to two percentage points of its annual GDP growth rate decline.

China to target around 6% growth in 2020, step up state spending: sources

Top leaders pledged to keep economic policies stable while making them more effective to achieve growth targets in 2020, state media said on Thursday.

Are the fintech bridges working?

Following the launch of the UK’s first international partnerships aimed at kickstarting fintech growth, industry leaders question whether they have lived up to expectations

MSCI on Keeping Asia’s Wealth Management Community Fit for the Future

For more than 45 years, MSCI’s research-based indexes and analytics have helped the world’s leading investors build and manage their portfolios.

China allows local units of foreign firms to launch mutual funds, report says

The WFOE designation allows foreign asset managers to offer investment advisory services.

Thailand pension industry assets increase 6.19% in January-October

Debenture bonds or asset-backed debt issued by companies were up 2.5% to 338 billion baht.

The State of Philanthropy in Asia

The region’s newfound wealth enables us to apply practices growing in favour around the world, including impact investing and support for social enterprises

Mubadala looking for more investment opportunities in China — deputy CEO

US continues to be group’s main portfolio market with $100 billion in investments

Progressive Approach in Embracing the Digital Finance Key to Labuan IBFC’s Growth in Financial Innovation

Labuan IBFC entities employ more than 6,000 people, making the IBFC the largest employer compared to other industries in Labuan.

Calastone wins mandate

"With OneVue joining other leading registries in advocating electronic reporting, the question around why manual practices persist grows louder within the industry."

Shanghai leads Asia Pacific cities in cross-border investments

At present, Shanghai’s real estate market remains one of the most dynamic in the world with a proven ability to effectively embrace changes in technology, absorb rapid economic growth, and improve global connectivity

JPMorgan is bullish on Vietnamese banks, says sector offers high growth and profitability

As a result, without putting in a lot of money, investors are potentially able to see balance sheet growth for those banks sustaining for a period of time, with their stocks staying at reasonably high multiples. “That is the attraction of the sector

Responsible super funds come out on top

Super funds that invest responsibly perform better than those that don’t, new research reveals

Hong Kong Families Gravitate to Singapore

Continued chaos in the city has thrown Hong Kong’s suitability as a wealth management hub into doubt

Moody’s: Property loans remain a threat to Malaysian banks

Overall, Moody’s outlook for the banking industry in Asia Pacific is negative over the next 12 months as the US-China trade dispute will weaken economic and trade activity in the region and erode investors’ confidence.

Thai banks' outlook upbeat

The sector's forecast remains stable across most of Asia-Pacific, but weakness is detected in China, Japan and India, says Fitch Ratings

China’s third-richest man set for 18.7b yuan Evergrande windfall

The board proposed a 1.42 yuan per share payout for the year ended Dec 31, according to a statement late Sunday.

What Hong Kong’s ETF market lacks

The world’s two largest passive product providers are set up in Hong Kong, but there is no substantial investor education on ETFs.

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