Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Brett Diment: 2018 Will be China Fintech's Breakout Year

Today, most Chinese people take financial technology – fintech – in their stride. In the year ahead, it will become an even more integral part of daily life.

Japan's private financial assets hit record 3 quadrillion yen

40% sitting in banks and 1 quadrillion yen invested abroad

The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018

Co-authored by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice (T&C), the report considers developing countries as both sources and recipients of FDI. The analysis examines the a

Europe's Biggest Asset Manager Needs to Look East

Vanguard, for example, has taken in more than $330 billion this year, with second-placed BlackRock Inc. snagging about $200 billion.

The Big Picture for Business

There were two notable bounce-backs from recession in Brazil (from -3.6% last year to 0.7% growth) and Russia (1.8% growth forecast).

Asian insurers driving fund distribution growth: Cerulli

Cerulli said that future investment-linked product (ILP) growth looks promising in 2018.

Sizing up the Mergers and Acquisitions in the Insurance Industry

The emerging markets in Southeast Asia are especially appealing as their economies develop and stabilise.

Avoid “banker restaurants”…and other career tips from top Asian bankers in 2017

“The big Chinese banks are still growing."

Islamic finance is becoming so attractive that even non-Muslims want in

The value of sovereign sukuk, or Islamic bonds, issued outside the Middle East and Southeast Asia by non-Muslim countries reached $2.25 billion in the 11 months through November

Can Asia’s wealth advisory industry and technology co-exist?

There will always be a vital role for the human connection in the wealth management equation, not just in Asia but worldwide.

TBNG Capital Advisors – Creating informative content to engage our clients

The process of creating this content is driven by understanding client mentality.

Can Barclays succeed if it returns to Asia

There are signs that Barclays is planning a return to Asia. After the bank’s 2016 exit, it needs to show investors it is serious this time.

Vietnam records high female executive rate in Asia

About 25 percent of CEOs or board directors in Vietnam are women, surpassing the figures for Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Is it possible to put a value on Bitcoin?

The geeky economist in us is inclined to say that we can, but the real world is often more complicated than models allow.

World Bank Sees China Growth Moderating as Deleveraging Bites

GDP growth is expected to decelerate to 6.4 percent in 2018 and 6.3 percent in 2019

Why investors must consider social responsibility - UBS

For 20 years I answered that question by citing the influential article, “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits,” by Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman.

Find out which Singapore bank leads in productivity

OCBC’s income per employee stayed flat in 2015 and 2016

The new Asian billionaires who could reshape your banking job in 2018

Product developers will be particularly in demand, building on a trend which began this year.

Advisers losing traction with HNWs

Advice providers could therefore adopt and promote a team-based approach to more effectively service the HNW market.

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