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ASEAN expected to see surge in Chinese investment over the next decade - RESEARCH

Being one of Asia’s financial hubs, it is easy to access credit while start-up costs and taxes are low.

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

Indigenous Australians are being let down by financial institutions' failure to provide access to basic banking services and recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals.

Malaysia’s CIMB logs first quarterly profit drop since 2015

CIMB, Malaysia’s second-largest lender by asset, has been posting consecutive quarterly earnings growth since the end of 2015.

Metrobank is Best Managed Bank in the Philippines

Due to a very stringent evaluation process, awards are only handed out once every three years.

Cavalli on Private Banking in Asia: Vast Opportunity Beyond Profound Challenges

He met with Hubbis to outline his vision of the bank’s role in what he envisages as the private banking landscape of tomorrow in Asia.

Private banks doing more heavy lifting in challenging markets

Sim S Lim: "We're generally seeing growing interest in discretionary portfolio mandates. The uncertain market environment has driven a flight to safety and holistic, diversified solutions that can withstand market swings - this has benefited our

Global institutional demand for Asian bonds to rise on attractive yields, index inclusion: State Street

Asian fixed income represents a rare source of yield for investors around the world

Visit Taipei, Asia's ‘stealthy rich city’, where the ultra-wealthy shop in private VIP fitting rooms

While Xinyi may be today’s hottest real-estate spot, Taipei’s ‘old money’ tends to prefer living in luxury villas in a quieter neighbourhood

Study finds rich prefer long-term, sound investments

Ping An noted that private equity products made up around a fifth of assets held by its rich clients, indicating that some will transfer funds to professional institutions to invest in the capital market in addition to their own stock buying.

Finding growth outside the Faangs

“Power compounding” growth stocks outperform peer companies on a five-year growth horizon, argues Julian Cook, London-based portfolio specialist at T Rowe Price

Provisioning key theme of bank results in 4th quarter

Credit cost for the banking sector, which was 4.8 per cent in Q4FY18, has come down to 2.75 per cent to 3 per cent in Q4FY19.

Where have all the billionaires gone?

Net worth of global billionaires dropped 7 percent according to Wealth-X

Where have all the billionaires gone?

This is only the second time this population has dropped since the global recession a decade ago.

Macro and Markets Weekly by Gary Dugan

The Chinese will feel more comfortable dealing with the matter than they did last year.

Millionaires flee their homelands as tensions rise and taxes bite

Wealth migration figures point to present conditions - such as crime, lack of business opportunities or religious tensions - but can also be a key future indicator, said Andrew Amoils, head of research at New World Wealth.

Are CLOs a good alternative investment for Singapore Family Offices?

As Family Offices look to diversify their investments and increase yield, will investments in collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) serve as a good form of alternative investment for Asian Family Offices?

Diversity Is Just the First Step. Inclusion Comes Next.

Many companies are taking steps to increase the diversity of their workforces.

Macquarie rakes in record $3b profit, but shares slump on soft outlook

the company's comment that it expected earnings to be "slightly" lower in the year ahead caught the market off guard, sparking a 5.5 per cent drop in its share price, wiping $1.6 billion off its market capitalisation.

Australia is the most popular destination in the world for migrating millionaires

The same report also named Australia as the safest country in the world for women for the second year in a row.

Asia's health insurance potential, from an insurer's perspective

These numbers evidence a substantial market for health insurers, brokers and advisers.

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