08/31/2017
Asian Development Bank calls for green financing mechanisms
This would leverage public funds and policies to catalyse a blend of financing from private sources for increasing green infrastructure investments.
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08/31/2017
Bank of China profits up 11.5 per cent
Meanwhile, Bank of China Hong Kong posts highest first half profits since listing in 2002
08/31/2017
Singapore is second biggest Asian investor in offshore real estate, after China
But China-based property companies and conglomerates have also been considerable buyers of offshore real estate assets in the first six months of 2017.
08/31/2017
Fosun International Records Net Profit of RMB 5.86 billion in 1H2017
We are very pleased with our results in the first half of 2017, with record profit and a strengthened balance sheet.
08/31/2017
Data mining the ‘holy grail’ to a superior client experience
Analytics is driving the digital client, he says, predicting that data will become the identity of wealth managers.
08/31/2017
Agricultural Bank of China reports faster earnings growth in H1
This was higher than a 0.8-percent rise in the same period of last year.
08/31/2017
Maybank Q2 profit surges on better income, margins, lower impairments
Maybank projects loans growth in Malaysia in the second half of the year to be supported by ongoing expansion in the non-household sector.
08/30/2017
Why Malta, Thailand are good relocation options for China’s rich
There are a variety of residence- and citizenship-by-investment programs available
08/30/2017
Huarong chief warns of bubble in China’s distressed debt market
Lai Xiaomin says onslaught of inexperienced investors has pushed asset prices up 10%
08/30/2017
Japanese banks maintain global lead in overseas investments
Lenders keep spigot flowing but take on risk in seeking yield abroad
08/30/2017
Malayan Banking 2Q Net Profit Rises 43%
Income from Islamic Banking Scheme operations in the second quarter stood at 1.20 billion ringgit
08/30/2017
RHB Bank profit up 40%
Revenue came in flattish at RM2.63bil versus RM2.65bil a year ago.
08/29/2017
BNZ 9-month profit edges up 1.8 per cent
Net profit rose to $692 million in the nine months ended June 30 from $680m
08/29/2017
How competitive banking is taking Macau global
Though its key tourism and gaming sectors have contracted recently, Macau’s growth has stayed strong. Now, an outward-looking, competitive banking sector is leading the region to a prosperous future
08/29/2017
Take the long-haul view, wealth manager tells investors
Slamci, as wealth manager, endeavors to continuously improve its 11 Sun Life Prosperity Funds and its other initiatives to make investing more accessible to Filipinos.
08/29/2017
Fund manager Nikko wary of Winston Peters' possible policy demands
The big unknown for Nikko is how long it will take for a government to form, and Nikko has shifted some assets to Australia due to the information vacuum over policy demands.
08/28/2017
Vietnam banks surviving on credit
Some commercial banks have even eased the lending interest rates in some preferential business fields to support economic growth.
08/28/2017
In Japan, the lottery is out and investing is in
Millennials crave gains, but the older set still finds risk hard to stomach
08/28/2017
Ten years on, where to now for China’s sovereign wealth fund?
Launched to much fanfare, CIC has struggle to generate returns, retain top talent and shed suspicions about its role
08/28/2017
What would you do if you had $1billion to spare?
Australia's richest man Anthony Pratt makes record-breaking donation to charity