09/19/2016
AQR's Cliff Asness and the quest for truth in the madness of financial markets
We need active management but whether you are getting a good deal is a separate question
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/19/2016
Warning Indicator for China Banking Stress Climbs to Record
China’s reading is its highest in data starting in 1995
09/19/2016
Careful optimism for Thailand’s commercial real estate sector
Experts believe that the Thai property sector will be on the upswing in the near future
09/19/2016
Are today’s young in relatively good shape to retire?
The retirement picture for younger Singaporeans was “relatively healthy”
09/19/2016
Translating the foreign language of financial planning
It’s similar work in terms of the skills you use, but it’s smaller scale and it’s much more human.
09/19/2016
China faces policy dilemma as home prices jump in GDP boost
It contributes up to one-third of GDP as its effects filter through to related businesses such as heavy industries and raw materials.
09/16/2016
Pace of Asian PE Activity Slows Amid Challenging Fundraising Environment
Preqin’s research notes that venture capital activity in the region has maintained its momentum.
09/14/2016
Big Banks Part of Coalgate Rip-Off
Only ICICI Bank has submitted the details of the frauds committed by big corporate houses while importing coal from Indonesia.
09/14/2016
HSBC: The habits of digital natives might be leading central bank policy makers up the wrong path
It’s an economy-changing demographic shift.
09/14/2016
ANZ signals five branch closures
The vast majority of customers did their day-to-day banking online or on their phone.
09/14/2016
Indonesians snapping up Singapore luxury homes
Purchases of homes valued at $5 million or more by Indonesians in Singapore
09/13/2016
Bund yields hit highest level since Brexit result
Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield climbed further into positive territory
09/13/2016
Four reasons to be wary of Emerging Markets, despite the 2016 rebound
But market expectations are now pointing to a probability of a further US rate rise before year end.
09/13/2016
Estate planning: why family wealth seldom survives
The day-to-day experiences of sharing genetic bonds that most hope crystallise more significant links between us than those mere relationships impute.
09/12/2016
Hong Kong losing status as China’s ‘great mall’
Anti-corruption clampdown, testy relationship with Beijing and changing consumer habits hurt sales
09/12/2016
Emerging Market Companies to Grow Rapidly
Henderson just launched their new emerging markets fund, however, year —to-date, the best performing funds in the class were with Wholesale plus, Lazard, OnePath and Colonial First State
09/12/2016
The International Banker 2016 Asia and Australasia Awards Winners
In particular, low interest rates are expected to persist in Australia, meaning that banks’ profit growth is likely to be constrained going forward.
09/11/2016
How investment banks reinvented social exclusion
Barriers to entry have never been more rigid and high in this self-perpetuating class structure
09/09/2016
Australia, NZ dollars nurse ECB-caused losses, set for weekly gains
The fall for the Aussie came after the euro jumped to a one-week high of A$1.4712. After a policy meeting on Thursday.
09/09/2016
CreditEase's Online Inclusive Finance Becomes Harvard Business School Case Study
This makes CreditEase the first ever Chinese FinTech firm to be published twice.