10/05/2017
How Pension Funds Are Nickel and Diming Australia
The government of Australia's Victoria state sold a 50-year lease to the port's commercial operations last year for A$9.7 billion ($7.6 billion).
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/05/2017
How is Switzerland capturing China’s global wealth flows?
The key, it seems, is two-fold: first, understand the drivers of this push for globalisation; and secondly, be able to source and deliver the assets, solutions and service needed to fulfill the various goals.
10/05/2017
Old Mutual may sell China, Latam businesses in break-up
The $13 billion FTSE 100 company, which also has a Johannesburg listing, has said it will list UK wealth manager Old Mutual Wealth in London and Johannesburg by the end of 2018.
10/04/2017
UBS tops Australia's most influential dealmakers
Big US-based firms TPG and The Carlyle Group, who traditionally chase $1 billion-plus deals in Australia, have waved goodbye to key dealmakers and need to re-establish themselves.
10/04/2017
Developed Asia offers quality growth -Nikko AM
Investors who want to have exposure to developed Asian markets should look at investing into the MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index, the report suggests.
10/04/2017
High times in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Growth is strong, the banks have shed the worst of their bad loans and even the IPO market is enjoying a gala year.
10/04/2017
Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2018 and Beyond
By 2021, early adopter brands that redesign their websites to support visual- and voice-search will increase digital commerce revenue by 30 percent.
10/03/2017
Is commission cannibalising Asian wealth management?
It is difficult to deny that commission payments which are, in many examples, larger than the basic salary, shape an RM’s behaviour towards a self-fulfilling outcome.
10/03/2017
Revealed: Global firms drive China partner numbers up by 17%
The fastest-growing firm by partner headcount was Korean firm Bae Kim & Lee
10/02/2017
UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2017
Price growth has slowed in recent quarters, but remains 6% above the national average.
10/02/2017
Much to be done for Hong Kong to become a true smart city
Hong Kong should be a leader in technology and innovation.
10/02/2017
Big four banks reap billions in fees
Transferwise, an international non-bank payment provider which competes with banks, charges customers less than $7 for the same $1000 transaction.
10/02/2017
Security Bank named ‘Best Bank’ in the Philippines
Alpha Southeast Asia has been running the first and only institutional investor poll focused on Southeast Asia.
10/02/2017
StanChart chairman sees Belt and Road as 'strategic priority'
He joined the bank from the International Monetary Fund.
09/29/2017
Chinese and Luxembourg Bankers Get Closer
The agreement aims at establishing a regular communication and information sharing between the two banking associations as well as at jointly organising professional events.
09/28/2017
Singapore fund industry’s AUM up 7% in 2016
The growth in alternative AUMs underscores the increasing move by fund managers to seek greater returns from such investments.
09/28/2017
China's Great Wealth Transfer Falls to Reluctant Heirs
China hasn’t experienced such a wealth transfer of this scale before.
09/28/2017
Capgemini World Wealth Report 2017: High Net Worth Individual Population and Wealth Hits New All-Time High
Wealth managers deliver above-benchmark investment returns for HNWIs, but satisfaction lags in the face of HNWIs’ demands for more holistic services and concerns with fees
09/27/2017
You won’t find any women on boards of these Asian billionaires
Guys often like to have their best friends, not the best people, on their boards.
09/27/2017
Family offices put focus back on equities
When asked about their future intentions for asset allocations.