Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Institutional Investors Batten Down the Hatches

A survey of institutions overseeing $7 trillion shows investors positioning for a downturn.

70 percent of Southeast Asian citizens sceptical of China's Belt and Road Initiative

A survey suggests a vast majority believe their governments should exercise caution dealing with China

Healthcare boosted Singapore's capital markets in 2018

Not to be outdone, the Takeda deal has already been trumped in size by drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $74b acquisition of biopharmaceutical firm Celgene.

Thailand in ‘robust’ emerging market category with big jump forecast for M&A activity: report

Several major transactions announced last year are set to complete in the first half, while underlying

Meet Akhil Handa, the man who is leading Bank of Baroda’s digital transformation

With Akhil Handa as its change champion, Bank of Baroda appears to have muscled its way to find its rightful place under the sun.

Insurance guys are taking over India's top private banks. Where have all the bankers gone?

Insurance Inc sure seems to be taking over India’s top private banks

As Brexit debate begins, Hong Kong financial firms seek to avoid being tripped up by UK divorce from EU

Debate begins in parliament on Wednesday over a contentious deal reached by British Prime Minister Theresa May

The Revival of the Employee Benefit Trust

Russell has spent 16 years with First Names Group, and much of the past five years has been in Asia.

Sports stars owed thousands after social media start-up collapse

But 20Four appears to have been unable to capitalise on that star power, and liquidators are now trying to sell the last of its assets to pay the more than $900,000 it owes.

Jing Daily’s Crystal Ball: 5 Radical Predictions for China’s Luxury Industry in 2019

Preparation and the right strategies are crucial.

Instos concerned by the impact of passive investments

Two-thirds of institutional investors believe the popularity of passive investments has increased systemic risk.

‘Suffering’: Morningstar slashes growth forecast for fund manager

The fund manager has been hit by the cross-currents of falling share prices, better access to global assets and structural changes among key industry superfunds.

This is why you’ve never stuck with your new year’s resolutions

Did you not keep up with last year’s resolutions? You might be making one of the most common mistakes below.

Meet the Ambanis – Asia’s richest family who live in a US$1 billion skyscraper and party with royals

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who own’s India’s reliance empire, surpassed Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma in July to become the wealthiest man in Asia

Are Family Offices Fueling Startup's Growth in India?

Globally family offices are investing in startups since decades but it was until recently the trend started picking up in India

Institutional investments in realty sector doubled to USD 20 billion during 2014-18: Report

The period post the global financial crisis from 2009 to 20 to 2018

Asia's emerging markets seen bringing more pain to investors in 2019

The overall outlook for EM Asia government bonds remains cautious.

Indonesia mutual fund assets up 9.3% in January-November

NAV of ETFs jumped 32.5%, or 2.59 trillion rupiah, to 10.56 trillion rupiah over the same period.

Discount on HK land points to worsening housing market

China Overseas Land pays HK$13,523 psf or HK$8b for Kai Tak site which can yield 590,000 sq ft of floor area

SMEs ho-hum about 2019 outlook; more look to Asean for opportunities

But industry watchers caution that challenges still abound for SMEs eager to leverage the trade war to spread their wings in the region

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