Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Maybank negative on Singapore banks amid Indonesia tax amnesty repatriation

Our bigger concern is Singapore banks will face worsening asset quality and slowing top-line growth

China's yuan sinks to six-year low, then erases losses

The currency fell after the People's Bank of China set the midpoint CNY=PBOC at 6.7008 yuan per dollar

Not a time to cheer up yet: Two ways on how Indonesia tax amnesty could hurt Singapore banks

A large capital outflow may exert subtle pressure on the SGD, tighten system/banks liquidity and reduce wealth AUM

Is ABN Amro Next Domino to Fall?

ABN Amro has in the region of 140 relationship managers and an estimated $19 billion under management.

Julius Baer predicts USD14.5 trillion in HNW assets in Asia by 2020

Julius Baer expects to see HNW assets o over the coming four years

Here's why flying business class is way cheaper in Singapore than in other prime Asian cities

The most expensive city to fly business class is Taipei

Manila inches up wealth index

The regional average was $8.53 million, Julius Baer said.

European banks in search of a reason for being

Many European banks continue to struggle with still high levels of impaired assets and low profitability

Singapore’s asset management industry AUM increases by 9%

The increase could almost be entirely attributed to new asset growth

Investment banking fees drop a fifth in Americas

In the Americas, fees fell 19% to total US$32bil, still over half the global pool.

Fed, ECB and BoJ Monetary Policy: The Market’s Bermuda Triangle

These standings have fed enormous trends over the years, but recent months have seen moderation in the exchange rate and equity market response.

Singapore Asset-Management Industry Grows 9% in 2015

City state’s assets under management grew to US$1.9 trillion in 2015

India now a close 2nd to South Africa in BRICS real rates

With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cutting the policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%, India is now a close second to South Africa on the list of BRICS economies with the lowest real rates, also called neutral rates.

How will China's property boom affect macro policies?

The focus of policy easing continues to shift from monetary to fiscal.

Why Hong Kong needs to curb cornerstone epidemic

Cornerstones need to be back in the corners, not covering the whole of the floor

Is Sydney really at risk of a property bubble bursting?

Yardney says that what is needed for a bubble to occur is for the rises to be fuelled by increased borrowings

Private bankers, you have worse coming. Don’t fight it

First, there was FATCA, or the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which made it obligatory for financial institutions around the world to monitor the activities of U.S. citizens and report them to the Internal Revenue Service.

Why banks are exiting wealth and insurance

In their latest research the two academics have pointed to the manner in which the increasing regulatory burden has been critical to decision-making by the banks

Chinese banks sail into uncharted waters as they expand globally

The slap on the wrist comes as domestic Chinese banks are poised to accelerate their overseas expansion over the next five years as they follow their clients abroad.

How to remove the funds blockage in Asian private banking

It ultimately resulted in interviews with 38 individuals representing 23 private banks in Hong Kong and Singapore

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