Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Trust in active management is easier when you ask the right questions by William Low

“Measure what you value—so long as you don’t value just what you measure”.

CFA Institute Says Firms Must Act Today to Take Advantage of AI and Big Data Opportunities

Survey reveals investment industry is in early stages of adopting AI and big data analytics

Top Trends in Wealth Management 2020

As wealth management firms enter an experience- versus product-led era, understanding structural changes in customer profiles and expectations has become critical. Our report aims to explores and analyze the top wealth management trends for this year and

Who Will Win the Digital- Banking Race in Southeast Asia?

The ASEAN countries also tend to be friendlier to foreign fintech investment than their larger neighbours.

Cheah in Forbes Asia’s philanthropy list again

Forbes Asia released its philanthropy list that highlighted 30 of the most generous and impactful altruists across the Asia-Pacific region.

Almost Half of Tycoons on Forbes Indonesia Rich List See Fortunes Rise

The family members inherited the vast fortune of founder Eka Tjipta Widjaja, who passed away in January and was ranked third on last year’s list with $8.6 billion.

Singapore’s Long-Awaited Moment May Have Arrived

The city-state’s tidy, controlling tendencies are often contrasted unfavorably with Hong Kong’s more freewheeling model of entrepot capitalism. It rarely escapes notice that while Hong Kong was a model for Lee, his Singapore in turn was a temp

Philanthropic Giving Among UHNW Individuals Exceeds $150 billion

New Wealth-X Report Reveals Global Insights and Trends Among Major Donors

State Street Global Advisors Global Market Outlook 2020 – “The Only Way Out Is Through”

“Despite current headwinds, over the longer term, value may be realized in EM equities, although investors may require a bit of patience”

IQ-EQ talks impact investing with LeapFrog’s Clare Murray

Having started out her career at Goldman Sachs in New York, Clare was first introduced to the concept of responsible investing after moving to BlackRock in 2012, where she worked closely with family offices, family foundations and endowments.

Financial services firms continue to outsource mid-to-back-office operations to remain competitive

With or without AI, outsourcing can provide significant benefits.

Japan’s wealth managers face a problem for the ages

In Japanese wealth management, customers are mostly retired people who have received pensions

Trident Trust Singapore: Expanding its Three Core Businesses Across Asia

Trident is also aiming to boost its corporate services activities and is working with a number of global partners who are looking to benefit from Singapore’s business friendly environment.

How Can Brexit Affect Vietnam? Let Us Count the Ways

Britain has been looking for new trade agreements to join if it is no longer in the EU bloc, and that includes joining a major agreement already signed by Vietnam.

'Easing US-China trade deal and subdued demand may put pressure on Gold'

Moderate global demand is the other reason to hit gold prices down. The latest data show that demand from China and India, the largest consumers of gold, sharply declined in recent months.

Big business still has faith in Hong Kong

Despite the anti-government protests, Sun Hung Kai Properties has paid a record HK$42.23 billion for a plot of land and tech giant Alibaba, with a market capitalisation of HK$4 trillion, has listed on the local stock exchange

Morgan Stanley boosts price targets for Alibaba, Baidu and e-commerce upstarts as bank says China internet sector ‘attractive’

The 26 companies under Morgan Stanley’s sector coverage, including leading players Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent Holdings, are seen generating 24 per cent more profits to 376 billion yuan on the back of 24 per cent jump in sales to 2.6 trillion yuan.

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