Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

Singapore Surges to Third-Largest Fintech Market in APAC

China and India experienced declines of 49 percent and 21 percent respectively, while gains were recorded in Japan (33 percent), Sweden (40 percent) and Germany (27 percent).

Hong Kong protests and Brexit could both end up benefiting financial elites

Global finance has attracted a number of Chinese elites but has not benefited a large chunk of Hong Kong society.

The Asian country leading the way for women fund managers

Which Asian country has the highest proportion of women fund managers and why are inclusion rates so much higher in the region?

Why is Singapore so far behind Malaysia on responsible investing?

A study by Bloomberg has found that Malaysian asset managers are more bullish about the value of responsible investing than their counterparts in Singapore, and have a more mature understanding of its worth. How so?

46 Percent of Legal Organizations to Experience a Cybersecurity Incident in the Next Year

The need to protect sensitive business and personal data made the legal industry one of the earliest adopters of Managed Detection and Response technologies

Crypto criminals rake in $4.3 billion in 2019 so far, says new report

Over just the last few months alone, hackers and cyberthieves managed to steal roughly $160 million in assorted crypto funds

Investment in adviser fintech lowest since early 2018

Dip in venture capital funding, but early stage companies are tackling a variety of adviser challenges

Indians becoming billionaires at fastest pace in the world, but there is a catch

While India is among the fastest-growing economies of the world, it is one of the world leaders in income disparity as well.

US – China trade: the view from Nikko AM

Equity dividend yields should also start protecting the downside more now, as risk free rates keep falling.

Why Singapore has eclipsied Hong Kong as the home of Asian wealth

Singapore has eclipsed Hong Kong to become the new home of wealth in Asia. John Arlidge reports

HK consumers prefer digital channels to interact with financial services providers

In Hong Kong, 78% of respondents prefer interacting with their retail banks on digital channels, while only 39% of life insurance consumers prefer digital channels.

Why 2019 is a Crucial Year for Wealth Management

What emerges from this year’s World Wealth Report, published on July 9, is clearly the picture of a fertile ground for an accelerated innovation process, that requires two other dimensions to be disrupted: Strategy and Management Culture.

Coffee with Samso - Emergence of a giant in the Australian stockbroking industry

There have been recent movements in the broking industry and in this episode, Samso discusses these with Perth-based industry expert Davide Bosio.

Inaugural FASEA exam results in

"Unsuccessful candidates are able to resit the exam and these advisers will receive guidance on which knowledge areas they need to improve to enhance their ability to pass at a future sitting," he said.

Chinese investors urged to support public-private partnerships in Kenya

His sentiments were made during the ongoing visit by ten companies, some under the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Understanding of captive insurance grows in Asia; Labuan IBFC retains jurisdictional leadership

He attributes the steady growth momentum of Labuan captives to the growing awareness around the benefits of captives in Asia.

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