Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

StanChart private bank sees future in price transparency

The business should embrace offering clients quotations from a range of banks, it says

BSP sees November inflation slowdown

Inflation averaged 5.1% in January-October, short of the central bank’s 5.3% upgraded full-year forecast but well above the original 2-4% target band for 2018.

Emerging cities could attract $29 trillion in climate cash

Yet the challenge of global warming also offers an opportunity for cities to attract investment as they pursue low-carbon development options.

Banking royal commission follows bankers to Singapore

Labor's negative gearing changes are a worry to investors because of potential to accelerate the fall in house prices.

Asian Currencies Are Winning Over Fund Managers

De-escalation of trade dispute seen as key for Asia currencies

S&P says banking system risks ‘moderating’

In our opinion, Cambodia’s continued robust economic growth makes its banking system more resilient to shocks,” S&P said.

No more ‘smoke and mirrors’ in product propositions

The days of firms having “a secret guy in a back room who knows this or that” no longer exist, and real value now lies in the quality of advisory, and helping clients navigate the impacts of increasingly complex

Rising Interest In Succession Planning Amongst Wealthiest Clients

The study «Succession Planning 2018: Perceptions and Opportunities for HNWIs» was conducted from February 2018 to September 2018 included in-depth interviews with over 100 HNWIs, with special focus on Hong Kong and Singapore.

HSBC: Why some Hongkongers are worried about their financial future

More than half (55%) of female interviewees predict they will struggle to pay for basic necessities (men: 51%), while 72% believe they will not have enough money to cover their medical and care expenses after retirement (men: 67%).

Wealth managers don’t satisfy Asia’s HNW

The satisfaction is even lower for the region’s ultra high net worth (UHNW) segment, or those with investable assets of at least $20m, with only 53.6% of them satisfied with their wealth manager and 44.3% satisfied with the wealth management firm

United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking

Congratulations to the UNEP FI and the CEOs of the 28 banks that are leading this initiative.

South Korea’s NPS picks four managers for alternatives mandates, report says

NPS and the four companies named did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Asia Asset Management (AAM).

China among bright spots as Asia outlook darkens, Goldman says

Goldman recommends buying beaten-up Chinese A-shares on the expectation that policy easing measures will start to lift markets in the first or second quarter of next year.

Lenders must recognise millennial wealth strategies

Investment Trends analyst John Carver said these geared investors are using several methods, the most common being margin lending products.

Should banks fund customer litigation?

"In other areas of the law, as you would be familiar, there are other approaches that are followed," he said.

The $200 trillion gold rush that reshaped private banking

China’s economic expansion produced an eruption in private wealth across Asia

The next gen trying to boost Hong Kong’s growing art scene

Hong Kong tycoons’ sons and daughters are fostering its homegrown creative talent

Most Filipinos shy away from banks, World Bank survey finds

The survey also concluded that for Filipinos, cash is still the preferred payment since only 18 percent of Filipino adults with accounts actually use these for payments.

Chinese banks find new cure for capital-thirsty private enterprises

The number of new private-enterprise clients will grow by 5,000 or higher annually, said ICBC president Gu Shu in an interview with Xinhua.

African overlord Robert Mugabe, 94, falls ill in Singapore

African tyrant Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for almost 40 years, has fallen ill in Singapore and is currently unable to leave the country.

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