Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asia M&A Report

Growth in Asian M&A activity remains slow, with both deal volume and value declining.

Advice clients most satisfied with goals-based approach

Goals-based advice is gaining ground with fresh insight suggesting it leads to greater levels of client satisfaction.

Lure of tech IPOs spurs Asian exchanges to seek dual-class listings

Hong Kong and Singapore exchanges back structure as fund managers cry foul

Five Things To Know When Negotiating Business Deals In China

Foreign firms entering a deal to retail in China should analyze the country of 1.38 billion by segments, as spending habits vary.

UBS, Morgan Stanley and Belgrave top 2017 table

Fourteen of 20 best-performing funds specialise in investing in China

Malaysia’s Khazanah sees steady portfolio growth in 2018

"We are reviewing each investee company's individual targets,"

CAMRI to host 5th Influential Women in Banking and Investment Forum in Singapore

Topics that will be discussed include development and retention of women in the asset management industry

Rich Taiwanese gathered more wealth, eye returns

Many said they wish to protect their children’s living standards, guide their career plans, advance family harmony and preserve their financial independence, the survey showed

National Australia Bank explores public float of wealth management arm

NAB’s strategic review is part of efforts to consolidate and simplify its wealth business.

YES Bank to raise $1 b to fund solar energy projects

The cost of utility-scale PV solar has fallen 75% between 2010 and 2017 reaching global LCOE of US$10 cents/kWh

Singapore startups to step up 2018 fund-raising for global expansion: KPMG

For 2017, Republic chalked up US$1.2b in VC deals; worldwide, the figure hit 10-year high of US$155b

Impact investments in Myanmar gather momentum but still to scale up

Some of the data available from the state points out to pressing need for capital – debt, equity, grant, aid and knowhow – across a range of sectors that impact lives of a vast population.

Evercore Awarded Best M&A Adviser in Singapore

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Chinese millennials give luxury brands a boost as they earn and spend it all

Bain & Co survey shows that Chinese youth will continue to splurge on big brands, even as the country accounts for 32pc of global luxury sales last year

RESEARCH: Global and Chinese High Net Worth Individual of Singapore Wealth Management Industry

The report provides a basic overview of the industry including its definition, applications and manufacturing technology.

This ex-Goldman banker quit to take over an empire in Myanmar

The International Monetary Fund, for one, is positive about the country's prospects.

AIIB is multilateral development bank operating by int'l standards: AIIB president

AIIB is a bank initiated by China, but it's not a 'China's bank

Asian philanthropists can potentially give twice as much as US

Charitable donations can top $500 billion with proper tax incentives, regulatory reforms

Asian Asset Management Set for Consolidation

Digital disruption is now becoming a reality in the fund industry, and more fund managers are likely to embrace it.

Wealth Managers’ Digital Innovation Budgets Grow but Fail to Focus on Bold Change

In MyPrivateBanking’s view the survey results reveal how important an area innovation has become in the wealth management industry.

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