03/08/2018
The Rarefied World of Asia Private Banking, Where Women Rule
Some of the region's most senior wealth managers are female.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/08/2018
Demand from investors drives shift towards sustainable business in Asia
Firms are upping their environmental, social and governance game as asset managers offer their clients more sustainable investment funds in the region
03/08/2018
More female clients requires more female advisers
This sentiment is shared by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors which is again calling on listed Australian companies to consider the gender diversity of their boards.
03/08/2018
BlackRock worries about China trade tensions as Asia funds brace
Equity markets across Asia have had a tumultuous week amid the departure of Gary Cohn from the White House and the rise of trade hawks.
03/08/2018
"Life Insurance Industry: Riding the Technology Wave"
Address by Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at LIA Annual Luncheon on 7 March 2018
03/07/2018
This Is What Is Making Young Aussie Women Miserable
Pearson said NAB research found the greatest gap doing unpaid labour in the home – cooking, cleaning, shopping – was between young men and young women.
03/07/2018
Australia's ultra-wealthy to grow 37pc on property, migration: Knight Frank
The buoyant conditions accelerating the growth in numbers of ultra wealthy globally will in this country lift the number of people with net assets of $US50 million ($64.5 million) to 1,720 by 2022 from 1260 last year
03/07/2018
Tencent's Pony Ma overtakes Wanda's Wang as Asia's richest
Chinese internet bosses lead region's wealthy, India's Ambani breaks in
03/06/2018
Integration is central to BTPN’s digital banking transformation
Given the growing demand for its bank services, BTPN had to revamp its IT infrastructure to support key processes, real-time intra-bank transactions and its internet and mobile banking functionality.
03/06/2018
Not Enough Bankers in Vietnam
Making the situation worse for the domestic Vietnamese banks is the desire for bankers to ply their trade with a foreign bank.
03/06/2018
Rancour behind the records in Asian high yield
And there is widespread disquiet throughout the industry about some of the underwriting practices that have entered the market.
03/06/2018
Chinese banking booms in Dubai's financial free zone
All of the four Chinese lenders, namely Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China, have their Middle East branches based in the DIFC, a financial free zone.
03/06/2018
MBMG Group – Growing pains of the fee only approach
Looking at the industry take-up rate in Asia, Gambles is a firm believer that a big push from the regulators.
03/05/2018
Deutsche and Stan Chart bonus discord helps drive 25% uptick in Asian IB hiring
This rate of increase is likely to continue into the second quarter as more firms, particularly European banks, pay bonuses.
03/05/2018
CIMB enhances Malaysia-Singapore cross-border banking
“As a leading Asean universal bank, CIMB is continuously innovating to provide the best value proposition and convenience to our customers across the region."
03/05/2018
Young Asians pursue impact investing that makes profit at home
The question is how fast the region will seize opportunities in societies’ many needs
03/04/2018
Consolidation ahead for private banking in Asia, says asset manager run by Liechtenstein royalty
Number of ‘sizeable’ private banks to come down, says Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein, CEO of LGT Group
03/04/2018
The US billionaire investor treated like a rock star in China … (clue: it’s not Warren Buffett)
The popularity of Dalio comes after four decades of links to China’s economy.
03/01/2018
Banking no longer most popular career among Japanese university graduates
The banking industry had long enjoyed popularity among students, attracting quality job-hunters.
03/01/2018
Advice clients demand philanthropic conversations
In the last five years people have increasingly moved away from larger charitable organisations that receive an abundance of support to being in control and specific about how money is spent, she said.