Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

How investment banks reinvented social exclusion

Barriers to entry have never been more rigid and high in this self-perpetuating class structure

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.

CreditEase's Online Inclusive Finance Becomes Harvard Business School Case Study

This makes CreditEase the first ever Chinese FinTech firm to be published twice.

Which private bank has a winning strategy in Asia?

The changing nature of the industry, the clients and the market are, however, making it more challenging for the banks to beef up their offerings.

Fitch warns of over-reliance on wealth management products by smaller Chinese banks

Agency says they present key credit and liquidity risks

Hong Kong’s Private Wealth Management Has Over $700 Billion AUM, Survey Finds

Highlighting Hong Kong’s proximity to mainland China, Amy Lo, Country Head & CEO of UBS Hong Kong, pointed out that “connectivity with China” is very important to the industry’s development.

It Changed My Life: From banker to bank cop

Economist wants to help shape public policies to help consumers

PE Panorama: Good PE performance Down Under

He was reportedly giving the asset class some substantial praise, stating that the role of private equity.

Japan has warned that its car companies and banks could leave the UK because of Brexit

Japan has a lot of skin in the Brexit game.

Factor-based investing gains in Asia, but questions remain

Single-factor strategies losing out to new thinking

China’s Bond Market Still Worries Foreign Investors, Despite Deregulation

After Beijing cut down red tape to attract foreign bond investors, many remain reluctant

Foreign banks funding the apartment boom: UBS

Residential approvals have hit a record 235,000 over the year, driven by the 73,000 permits issued for high-rise apartments.

Singapore is largest forex centre in Asia, third largest globally

The Monetary Authority of Singapore, together with the central banks and authorities of 51 other jurisdictions.

Asian Reinsurance Demand Poised For Growth: Fitch

Fitch believes that various regulatory initiatives in the region could lead indirectly to greater demand for reinsurance.

Brazil shines as India disappoints - Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, Schroders

Latest GDP data shows Brazil’s economy improving after a dismal first quarter, while India’s economy slowed. However, both face brighter futures. Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, comments:

Fund managers with wealthy backgrounds perform the worst

The analysis also found managers from families in the bottom quartile of wealth needed to demonstrate annual returns 6.6 percentage points a year higher to stand as likely a chance of promotion as their higher status peers from the 75th percentile.

China Leads Global Fintech Investments - Accenture

Asia-Pacific nearly doubles 2015 fintech financing in first half of 2016 reaching almost $10 billion; growth driven by China

China banks starved of big data as mobile payments rise

The result is that UnionPay, along with issuing banks and acquiring banks, is hemorrhaging income from merchant fees.

Digital key to greater trust, literacy

"Financial planners need to look beyond face to face comprehensive advice if they're going to reach prospective clients in the way that those prospective clients want to learn."

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