08/25/2019
Lacklustre private investment cannot be countered by a cut in tax rates, or cuts in interest rates, or by a boost to the stock markets as 'wealth creators’ have been demanding.
08/25/2019
According to the venture capital firm, the fund was oversubscribed from its initial US$ 30 million target due to strong demand from ultra-high net worth individuals (
08/25/2019
Conglomerate has missed some yuan-bond payments but hasn’t defaulted on any dollar bonds
08/25/2019
Hong Kong offers an excellent base from which to expand regionally and globally
08/23/2019
Narendra Modi's launching of RuPay during his visit to the UAE is a reminder of the close human and economic ties that bring the two nations together
08/23/2019
Grant Ashton and Lelian Chew are two ex-bankers who created lifestyle concepts out of their love for wine and roses
08/23/2019
The cryptocurrency and blockchain based technology sectors are also seeing a lot of interest in the region and particularly in Singapore
08/22/2019
Its mortgage unit is also in a good position to target Greater China’s strong demand for real estate, with a distinct offering allowing clients to get quick financing approval in Hong Kong
08/22/2019
Yet Asia has a poor record of protecting its assets stranded overseas when the cycle turns.
08/22/2019
A Reuters poll of 11 economists forecast core inflation of 1.0% in July from a year earlier, versus 1.2% in June. That would mark the gauge’s smallest rate of increase since September 2016.
08/22/2019
However, in the SAR, sustainable investing is still all about returns.
08/22/2019
The trend, which has prompted some lenders to impose restrictions as risks and borrowing costs rise, has been accelerated by record gold prices.
08/21/2019
In the study, only the Singapore banks and Thailand's Kasikorn Bank satisfied at least half of the 70 criteria in the framework and 51 per cent of the banks met less than a quarter of the criteria.
08/21/2019
WWF review of 35 Asean banks finds they're still not acting fast enough against environmental degradation and climate change
08/21/2019
Wealth management and digital skills in demand within financial sector
08/19/2019
To expand, it must overcome local rivals, trade tensions and Beijing’s irritation over its role in the Huawei dispute
08/19/2019
Thailand's gross domestic product expanded 4 per cent last year and it is forecast to expand 3.7 per cent this year. "Growth is here," Magnenat said.
08/18/2019
Exporting capital to the West hit the region hard in past downturns. This time needs to be different.
08/18/2019
More and more families, increasingly from China, are sending their kids across the Pacific to attend "junior" boarding schools.
08/18/2019
In fact, younger people are spending less on non-essential items such as alcohol, clothing, and personal care, and more on necessities such as housing, than three decades ago.