09/26/2018
Super rich club expands by 36 per cent
Barclays Hurun India Rich List claims total wealth stood at $719 billion.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/26/2018
Jho Low not a genius, he just never gives up, says WSJ journo
Instead, he said, Jho Low’s “genius” was in connecting Middle Eastern investors with former prime minister Najib Razak and bringing funds into the country.
09/26/2018
Opportunity ripe for Dubai to attract more Chinese wealth
The Chinese are estimated to devour $1.5 trillion in overseas real estate within the next decade
09/26/2018
Malaysia's Islamic banking industry will achieve 40% market share by 2020, says AIBIM
The principles of VBI are key to strengthening the roles of Islamic banking institutions and position Islamic finance as a prominent and leading agent of change by incorporating holistic business practices and offerings into the financial system to ensure
09/26/2018
Expensive ESG turns off Hong Kong investors
Sustainable investment products come with higher fees than traditional products
09/26/2018
Nuveen outlines financial link between climate and asset classes
Climate change represents a defining issue for the investor community.
09/26/2018
1.58m Chinese millionaires the new focus for Asian asset managers: report
Foreign managers are allowed to operate in this space through wholly foreign-owned enterprises
09/25/2018
Asia’s GFC deals 10 years on – so who won?
Sovereign funds and Japanese banks fared differently in their financial crisis deals. Nomura seems to have achieved the least.
09/25/2018
Indonesia and the Emerging Markets Crisis
Despite last year’s stellar performance, emerging-market stresses have been building since at least 2013.
09/25/2018
Asia’s Aversion to Bank Accounts Is a Big Deal
No economy that runs on cash will ever compete globally.
09/25/2018
Asian family offices’ preference for emerging markets may prove painful in 2018
Slow progress on preparing for generational transfer
09/24/2018
China Really Wants You To Know Financial Opening Is Happening
The push to open comes as China tries to de-risk its economy and plug financing gaps as its shadow banking sector shrinks.
09/24/2018
For affluent Filipinos
Banks can start creating an asset allocation plan for you based on what you need and your profile as a financial customer.
09/24/2018
From Japan to India, why investors shun bank shares in Asian markets
The plunge in Indian financial shares on Friday also roiled the nation’s stock market.
09/24/2018
Philippines posts 22.9pc drop in cash remittance from Bahrain
Bahrain showed negative 22.9pc, transfers from Oman dropped by 38.3pc and Saudi Arabia showed a slide of 10.4pc.
09/23/2018
Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited - a digital cross-border bank
Bank of Asia provides a range of banking services to the BVI
09/23/2018
From Japan to India, Why Investors Shun Asia's Banking Shares
China faces trade war and slowdown, India bad-debt issue
09/22/2018
Zero tax rate on pensions is right and fair
If that’s all that is said about them, then it’s an easy ‘social justice’ argument to say that they’re benefitting from a rort and should be made to pay more tax.
09/21/2018
Pre-Marital Agreements and International Families living in Asia
Over the next 20 to 30 years, we are likely to witness substantial amounts of that wealth being transferred.
09/21/2018
Global insurers keen to boost risk exposure, BlackRock survey finds
The new study found that 47% of insurers plan to increase their portfolio risk exposure over the next one to two years, sharply up from only 9% in the 2017 survey, BlackRock says in a statement on September 20.