Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Here’s why you must pay attention to your fund manager’s fees

Those benefits, however, come at a cost and the associated fees can be significant.

Chinese Bank Considers Buying African Infrastructure Debts

However, for Chinese financiers, developers and multilateral development financial institutions, this will offer further opportunities to make money from the continent.

CBA: Those Who Went To War

Commonwealth Bank is commemorating the centenary of the Armistice with a collection of podcasts, articles and videos remembering those involved in World War One.

Southeast Asia's Biggest Bank Downplays Impact of Trade War

Gupta, 58, spoke on the sidelines of a Bloomberg forum in Singapore, where participants are debating the economic and commercial effects of trade friction stemming from the Trump administration’s policies.

Big data needs a big re-think: consumers are more anxious, but businesses can restore trust with greater transparency

Global KPMG study of 25,000 consumers reveals that we are embracing new technology, but are concerned with the types of data held by businesses.

Rich Asians Crazy About Securing Wealth Spark Family Office Boom in HK, Singapore

There is no precise number available, given the private ownership structure and secrecy around these businesses.

Chase for wealth sparks family office boom in Hong Kong, Singapore

As the wealthy target greater investment diversification and as business owners hand over the reins to successors, family offices are sprouting in the Asian financial hubs, taking advantage of incentives such as tax breaks and residency being offered.

Products and Solutions for Asia’s HNWIs: Golden Opportunities Await

Families that are wealthy tend to have a lot of interests around the world, so there are tax issues that come up everywhere.”

NAB CEO says trust in banks ‘has eroded’, forced to pay $360M in compensations costs

But Ross is questioning if the reputational hit is really affecting the bank’s bottom line.

Expanding Connectivity Amidst Rising Trade Tensions

Keynote Address by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Banker and boxer receive Berita Harian awards

As a young auditor looking to go into private banking, Mr Shaari sent out about 100 applications before he finally got a job at American Express Bank.

Are negative emerging market headlines hiding a wealth of opportunities?

In many instances this is because companies are maintaining their robust underlying economic fundamentals in spite of negative headlines surrounding the region.

PH has 32,354 dollar millionaires

Here are the findings of Credit Suisse Institute's latest study in global wealth.

Record Billionaire Wealth Creating New Power Familes

More than 40 of the 170 new billionaires created last year inherited their wealth

Bad loans come good as ANZ posts the weak result that most anticipated

The positive aspect to ANZ’s profit is that shareholders didn’t feel the pain as dividends were retained and the share buyback remains on track.

Islamic banks slow to adopt tech, start-ups drove innovation in Shariah-compliant finance in 2017: study

The study also said there is still "substantial" white space for the Islamic finance industry to develop, in particular through a closer alignment to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and broadening access to private

Syz: Founder's Son Back From Hong Kong

The Syz CEO emphasized that ultimately the bank will decide on succession, but both his sons have been given an opportunity to prove their worth.

Australian Bank Earnings Expected to Be the Worst in a Decade

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. and National Australia Bank Ltd. are expected to report their first declines in full-year cash profit since 2016

Standard Chartered study reveals investment is the emerging affluent’s top strategy to increase their wealth

The socially mobile in the study have had impressive earnings growth, with over a third (35%) enjoying a salary increase of 10% or more in the past year, and more than a quarter (28%) seeing their earnings jump by 50% or more in the past five years.

APAC asset growth outpaces rest of the world

In China, mainland fund managers had $1.1trn in AUM, while Hong Kong managers had $135bn.

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