Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

More gains ahead for equities, says State Street Global Advisors

We're getting closer to the time at which you do call hold on your exposure or your significant exposure to equities. We're being more cautious."

The Future is Asian: Can Asia rise to global dominance?

China is unlikely to impose either its traditional hierarchy-based Middle Kingdom or unipolarity in Asia or beyond, as other powers in Asia are also rising and can checkmate China.

ISLA: Asia is going to be a huge influence in the future

Although the panellist thought Asia would be “hugely influential”, only 20 percent of the audience agreed.

Global wealth grew by slowest rate in 5 years in 2018: BCG

"The big question now, of course, is whether the pullback in wealth growth is a precursor to deeper changes," the firm's analysts wrote.

Will banks ever learn? by Marten Nelson

Banks must realize who their real competitors are and form new alliances to address these new threats.

Global Impact Investing Network's 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey Highlights A Diverse and Burgeoning Impact Investing Market

The impact investing industry is diverse.

Study: Asia to drive global AM industry

Asia’s growing private wealth and pool of tech-savvy financial professionals should make it the world’s investment hub, but AI threatens industry jobs, according to a CFA Institute survey report.

RMB internationalisation: Does it show green shoots of promise?

Rebound in offshore renminbi usage suggests corporates respond pragmatically to better economic news

UBS ‘Chinese Pig’ Apology Doesn’t Fly

At least one Chinese client dropped UBS from a bond deal and traders at some asset managers stopped dealing with the bank

Calastone study reveals returns and fees are the investment priorities for millennials not ethical investing

The millennials are a digitally astute demographic, without significant sums of money to invest.

DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant 2019 opens for submissions

DBS also launched the DBS Social Enterprise Support Programme in 2018

Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

Chances are the BOJ will offer more of the same when it concludes its June monetary policy meeting.

Malaysian Banks Lead Southeast Asian Peers for Board Diversity

Women make up more than 30% of the boards of top Malaysian lenders

Pension funds’ fixed income allocations losing ground in growth markets: report

Allocations to alternatives, cash and other asset classes, which accounted for the rest, saw minimal changes.

Superyacht migration trends: Southeast Asia

Using data from MarineTraffic, we examine superyacht cruising patterns around Southeast Asia

Hong Kong protests may hit luxury brands like Burberry and Hermes

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Hong Kong over the last week to protest against a proposed new law that would give mainland China extradition powers the region.

Majority of Aussies using fintech products

More than half of Australians (58 per cent) are using fintech products and services, a substantial increase from two years ago, according to a recent survey by Ernst & Young.

Q&A: Factor performance across different economic cycles in China

Priscilla Luk, global head for index research and design, Asia Pacific at S&P Dow Jones Indices, explains how factors perform across different economic cycles in China

Appetites for concierge services and super-prime developments in 'lifestyle cities' grow louder

There is a growing trend for more prime and super-prime developments in lifestyle cities

Who is advising Asia’s ultra wealthy?

An expanding pool of rich people is drifting out of reach of financial advisers and wealth managers

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