Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

ANZ signals five branch closures

The vast majority of customers did their day-to-day banking online or on their phone.

Indonesians snapping up Singapore luxury homes

Purchases of homes valued at $5 million or more by Indonesians in Singapore

Bund yields hit highest level since Brexit result

Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield climbed further into positive territory

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.

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.

Hong Kong losing status as China’s ‘great mall’

Anti-corruption clampdown, testy relationship with Beijing and changing consumer habits hurt sales

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

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.

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