Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

McKinsey on Asia’s Asset Manager

The new study of the Asian market for asset management draws on this Cube, as well an on interviews, and the Global Asset Management Benchmarking Survey.

China set to win green economy race

Though China remains the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, this colossal economy is in the throes of gaining comparative advantage by promoting green policies

Engaging the Client. Selecting the Best Products. Achieving Better Outcomes

Another perspective came from a senior banker who stated, “we can deliver advice digitally, but we cannot deliver digital advice, there must be a human idea behind it.”

New model needed to keep elderly working

The Yomiuri Shimbun asked Hisashi Yamada, chief senior economist of The Japan Research Institute, about this.

Central Asia: Who benefits from labor migration?

Most of labor migrants are unskilled workers.

Manila ranked 9th in Top 11 most expensive cities in Asia in 2018

The report tracks luxury expenditure trends among Asia’s high net worth individuals, or people with a net investable wealth of $1 million or more, excluding main residence property.

Indonesia surpasses Singapore to conduct most IPOs in 2018

Going public is one of the indicators of the success of a startup or a private company, and Singapore was among the most preferred destinations for listings in Southeast Asia (SEA) until last year.

Net worth of richest 20 per cent rises nearly $400,000 since 2015

Household net worth in New Zealand is concentrated in the top 20 per cent of Kiwi households surveyed in the past year.

How Ronnie Chan And Ruth Shapiro Are Promoting Excellence In Asian Philanthropy

There are a lot of businesses in Asia that have been rising and successful, yet there are very few organisations that are pan-Asian for business leaders to come together.

Here Are Nomura's 9 ‘Gray Swans’ That Could Hit Markets in 2019

Bank joins HSBC in unveiling next year’s potential surprises

The Pros and Cons of a PBOC Rate Cut as China's Economy Slows

Among economists surveyed by Bloomberg, the consensus forecast sees the benchmark one-year rate remaining on hold for at least the next year. But a debate is raging.

Australia's largest public companies see revenues grow to $659 billion

Total profits over the past financial year jumped 15% to $138 billion.

Strong banks will stand to gain from NBFC crisis: Harshad Patwardhan, Edelweiss Asset Management

While our market outlook is constructive, given the political uncertainty, we would advise investors to spread out their investments.

Citizenship by Investment: 70-80 % rise in enquiries from rich Indians

The Caribbean islands have held top five positions that offer economic citizenship and Dominica is the most popular among them all.

Trade war and rate hikes still threat for Southeast Asia in 2019

US-China truce offers only temporary respite, say big international banks

Sy’s got it all’ for the Filipinos

He had a real time net worth of $18.6 billion as of December 5

Hope in the East?

Psigma CIO Tom Becket explored whether this year’s poor performance from regional assets was set to continue in 2019

Shanghai named Asia’s most expensive city for rich shoppers

Shanghai’s large price tag for the item is due to high import tariffs on luxury jewellery

Changes in the industry

The final survey that I found interesting was one done by a financial institution who surveyed a number of their clients across many geographies to ask them how many had got a legacy plan in place?

Over Half Of Fine Art Collectors Have Purchased A Piece Online Sight Unseen - UBS

The percentage of art collectors who have purchased art online before they’ve seen it in person has more than doubled in the past year

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