Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Sovereign Funds Target Venture Capital Funds in Southeast Asia

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 (

Hedge Funds Wager China’s HNA Will Look After Foreign Investors

Conglomerate has missed some yuan-bond payments but hasn’t defaulted on any dollar bonds

Equiom Champions Corporate Services Professionalism as Global Regulation Tightens

Hong Kong offers an excellent base from which to expand regionally and globally

The bond between the UAE and India is timeles

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

Ex-bankers turn passion into business

Grant Ashton and Lelian Chew are two ex-bankers who created lifestyle concepts out of their love for wine and roses

How offshore law is supporting the growth of new industries in Asia

The cryptocurrency and blockchain based technology sectors are also seeing a lot of interest in the region and particularly in Singapore

Bank of Singapore’s Greater China assets tripled in five years

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

How Asia can protect its crazy riches

Yet Asia has a poor record of protecting its assets stranded overseas when the cycle turns.

Singapore July core inflation seen slowing to near three-year low - Reuters poll

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.

Hong Kong’s wealthy look for healthcare impact

However, in the SAR, sustainable investing is still all about returns.

Indians pawning the family gold amid credit crunch

The trend, which has prompted some lenders to impose restrictions as risks and borrowing costs rise, has been accelerated by record gold prices.

Local banks satisfy at least 50% of criteria in sustainable banking study: WWF

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.

UOB, OCBC and DBS lead in study of Asean sustainable banking

WWF review of 35 Asean banks finds they're still not acting fast enough against environmental degradation and climate change

Singapore fintechs plan hiring spree even as economy slows

Wealth management and digital skills in demand within financial sector

HSBC: Chinese headwinds threaten to blow bank off course

To expand, it must overcome local rivals, trade tensions and Beijing’s irritation over its role in the Huawei dispute

More Thais joining the ranks of the rich

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.

How Asia Can Protect Its Crazy Riches

Exporting capital to the West hit the region hard in past downturns. This time needs to be different.

Children Of Asia's Elite Leaving Home Earlier Than Ever To Study Abroad

More and more families, increasingly from China, are sending their kids across the Pacific to attend "junior" boarding schools.

Generation gap: ensuring a fair go for younger Australians

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.

China is disrupting the world's diamond sector

The "sustainability" issue is becoming a bigger selling point for lab-grown diamonds.

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