11/02/2016
Metrobank still optimistic on 2016 PH growth
Consumption spending will remain robust in the second half on the back of still soft commodity prices
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/01/2016
World Bank report ranks New Zealand as top place to start a business
Business promoters in New Zealand’s biggest city of Auckland are obviously delighted with the World Bank recognition.
11/01/2016
China’s Rich Eye Property Abroad
According to the report, 56 percent of those surveyed said currency depreciation was a concern.
10/31/2016
The rich get richer in Vietnam's bull market
It took 500 richest people on the stock market to accumulate that much wealth.
10/31/2016
PHL banking system to remain strong despite foreign entrants
It has so far allowed nine new entrants over the last two years.
10/31/2016
Hedge funds: are the good times over
Pershing Square Capital Management is among big names to have suffered poor returns this year
10/30/2016
Iran, China set to boost banking coop.
The official went on to note that Iran hold stronger ties with China than other members of the 5+1 group
10/30/2016
Cashing in on boom in wealthy Chinese tourists
Wealthy Chinese tourists, it seems, cannot get enough of SeaLink’s “Platinum” six-course degustation menu and the wine that accompanies it.
10/30/2016
Dollar rally is over, says JPMorgan Asset official
That “glacial” pace of policy-tightening means the dollar’s world-beating rally since mid-August is over
10/30/2016
Growing Inequality in Wealth and Income: Threat to Nation’s Stability
There are no official estimates of the amount of declared or undeclared wealth held by individuals
10/30/2016
Six In Ten Chinese Rich People Are Diversifying 15% of Wealth Portfolios
Domestic investment opportunities are difficult to come by and offer very low profitability
10/28/2016
So, You Want to Be a Private Banker?
It has also led to a fierce war for talent, with banks eager for a piece of the burgeoning Asian wealth pie outbidding each other for top bankers.
10/28/2016
Hermes joins China's sovereign wealth fund in National Grid bid
The deal would involve a consortium buying a controlling share of the National Grid's gas distribution arm
10/27/2016
Pakistan is Asian development hub
China Pakistan Economic Corridor has made the country a land of opportunity
10/27/2016
Singapore 2nd easiest place in the world to do business: World Bank
The paying taxes indicator in the report has also been expanded to cover post-filing processes, such as tax audits and VAT refund.
10/27/2016
Hedge funds, alternative investments grow despite lower leverage, weak performance
The number of private funds on the Alternative Asset Management Industry grew
10/26/2016
World Bank reports global record of business reforms
The report Doing Business 2017 shows that 137 out of 190 countries adopted pro-business measures in 2015
10/26/2016
Caution prevails among Asian investors
Asia investors have higher cash holdings in 2016 compared to last year
10/26/2016
Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Pakistan in top 10; India crawls one rank
The World Bank Group has recently released a report titled ''Doing Business 2017' which measured aspects of regulation affecting 11 areas of the life of a business.
10/25/2016
Head-to-head - Bancassurance in Indonesia
Speaking at the Hubbis Indonesian Wealth Management Forum 2016 in October