Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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

Caution prevails among Asian investors

Asia investors have higher cash holdings in 2016 compared to last year

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.

Head-to-head - Bancassurance in Indonesia

Speaking at the Hubbis Indonesian Wealth Management Forum 2016 in October

Caution Prevails Among Asian Investors Cash holdings increase over the past year, with slight shift in product preferences

The survey reveals China is the only country that showed a more than one percentage-point uptick in holdings in the asset class between the 2015 and 2016 surveys.

Dark pool operator Liquidnet gains from EU’s ban on free research for trade executions

Dark pool operators use electronic systems to match block trades, with no need for customers to disclose their identities, giving them the anonymity that helps institutional investors hide their investment strategy.

Bloomberg offers new gender-equality index to promote women’s roles in business

Sun was in Hong Kong, Tokyo and other Asian markets last week to introduce the index and encourage more Asian companies to join the index.

FBR seeks details of those named in Panama, Bahamas leaks

FBR sought coordination with other agencies, especially from Finance Division, SBP and SECP to discharge its assigned task for probing PanamaLeaks

Number of Hedge Fund Start-Ups Plummets

Asia hedge funds are opening at the slowest pace since the turn of the century

Japan’s nomura bullish on PH economic growth prospects

The target to raise infrastructure spending to 7 percent of the gross domestic product by 2022 also augurs well to sustaining economic growth.

China’s New Billionaires Worry About Leaving ‘Untested’ Heirs in Charge of Their Money

These billionaires have reason to worry, as current economic turbulence means that their wealth can be fleeting in China.

Private equity fund managers should take lead in investment

Big investors will take these pursuits in-house and save the fees.

We’re bullish on investing in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore: Vishal Harnal, 500 Startups

Their first regional fund, 500 Durians, was launched in 2013 with an original corpus of $10 million.

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is about to start taking more risks

This would mean that roughly 70% of the fund's assets are held in stocks, up from just less than 60% right now.

Foreigners Piling Into Hong Kong Homes Help Drive Price Rebound

The revenue department does not give a breakdown on nationality, analysts and developers say mainland Chinese are the biggest foreign buyers.

Baha Mar's new owner is affiliate of project's primary lender

The resort to whomever it wishes, subject to the proposed purchaser being acceptable to the government and other bodies performing their public function.

3 reasons the emerging market rally is not over yet

First, emerging markets' macro recovery appears to be gaining strength. This time the boost to growth is not just com¬ing from stimulus in China.

Investors still upping real estate allocation, but more defensively — survey

The 2016 Allocations Monitor focuses on the role of real estate in institutional portfolios, and the impact of institutional allocation trends on the investment management industry.

The root of evil: Australia's problem with banker bonuses

HSBC replaced sales targets for front-line staff back with customer satisfaction targets in 2013, following a move by Barclays in 2012.

RW Q&A: Singapore’s CIO weighs in on IoT and smart cities

His comments have been edited for length and clarity.

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