10/08/2019
SCB-Julius Baer CEO On The New Paradigm of Wealth Management
Compared to the likes of Hong Kong and Singapore, Thailand is relatively new to the private banking field.
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10/08/2019
Top 75 Family Business Leaders 2019: Asia Pacific
Over the past 75 issues, CampdenFB has had the pleasure of featuring literally hundreds of fascinating family businesses that we have scoured the globe to uncover.
10/08/2019
Global Family Offices Post Modest Returns
While the average family office hasn’t made wholesale changes to its portfolio, many have been building up cash reserves and deleveraging their investments in anticipation of disruption ahead.
10/07/2019
More than a third of women entrepreneurs have faced bias in raising capital, HSBC report says
Women secure 5 per cent less capital on average globally
10/07/2019
H.K. Millionaires Seek Irish Residency Amid Unrest, Times Says
To qualify for the program that provides residency rights, applicants must invest at least 1 million euros ($1.1 million) in the country, the Times said.
10/07/2019
Health on track: How Southeast Asian startups are taking healthcare into the digital age
But the question remains - what's the point of tracking beyond making a digital diary? Health management platform Vivant hopes to answer that question.
10/04/2019
What do Singapore's rich spend their money on?
Using the most recent Household Expenditure Survey, we analysed the spending of upper-income households to see how they really spend their money.
10/04/2019
Experts say that life insurance companies use new-age technology to provide enhanced customer service
The panellists elaborated on how life insurance companies are continuously changing to cater to customer needs.
10/03/2019
Australia's super-rich population to grow by 20 per cent
Despite the slowing economy, very rich individuals are piling on their fortunes at such a rate that 613 will join the ranks of Australians with a net worth of over US$30 million ($44.73 million) by 2023.
10/03/2019
Why Hong-kong Is Seeing Surge In Wealthy Families Looking To Leave
“The wealthy from this region have always understood the geopolitical landscape in which they live, but I don’t think they foresaw what this extradition bill protest would turn into,” he said.
10/02/2019
Another report finds Asia UHNWIs are poorer
While Wealth-X said the number of UHNWIs “showed muted growth in 2018, rising by 0.8%”, Capgemini found their number fell by 6%.
09/30/2019
'Liar loans': Banks failing to curb mortgages based on lies, says UBS
Analysts from UBS conducted detailed surveys of 903 people who had taken out a mortgage in the past financial year, finding more than a third of them – 37 per cent – had not provided accurate information to their financial institution, up fro
09/30/2019
Asia to see rapid growth in sustainable investment: UBS
Being a signatory to PRI represents an important first step to engage with sustainable investment as PRI requires a responsible investment policy to cover half of assets under management within two years, according to UBS.
09/30/2019
Morrison's Coalition shunts Australia's wealth offshore
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released monthly trade data going back to the McMahon Government era of 1971.
09/30/2019
Job cuts at RBC I&TS
The one that was stopped but shut down was a similar transitioning of its fund accounting clients to its Multifonds platform.
09/30/2019
Schroders Global Investor Study 2019: People’s sustainable investment ambitions fail to reflect their actions
The survey of over 25,000 investors across 32 locations around the world has found that 16% invest in sustainability, compared to 32% who are interested and would like to invest this way.
09/29/2019
S. Korea’s wealthy pick real estate as top long-term investment choice
Among the types of investments the avid investors seek to expand, 61.6 percent or the majority chose real estate as their preferred long-term investment option.
09/27/2019
Global family offices see market downturn in 2020, boost cash reserves, poll finds
Some 36% of respondents are from North America, 32% from Europe, 24% from Asia Pacific, and the rest from emerging markets.
09/27/2019
HSBC sticking to hiring plan for Asia wealth business
HSBC has been through turbulent times since announcing a year ago that it would add more than 1,300 positions in retail and private banking in Asia by 2022.
09/27/2019
Singapore banks poised to deliver dividend yields among highest across region, says Maybank
Wickramasinghe believes this move towards premium clients might help lower NPL risks.