Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

India’s first women’s bank has its days numbered

Top officials of the bank have urged the government to take the final call on the fate of the bank at the earliest as the uncertainty is impacting business and the morale of the employees.

Transamerica Life Bermuda rides the rising wave of Asian wealth

According to the 2015 World Wealth Report, wealth across Asia’s emerging markets is expected to total USD8,404 billion by 2017.

Hong Kong cannot afford to miss opportunities offered by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

City will be required to contribute billions as it seeks membership, but the returns from playing a key role in the lender will be worthwhile

Chinese Scions’ Song: My Daddy’s Rich and My Lamborghini’s Good-Looking

China’s rapid economic rise has turned peasants into billionaires.

Indian business succession: patriarch versus next-gen

One of the biggest aims of planning a succession is to prevent a family dispute in splitting the business

Japan NISA Deposits To Grow By ¥4 Trillion Annually Over The Next 5 Years

This is a key finding in a joint report from Cerulli Associates and Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. entitled Asset Management in Japan 2015: Capturing Rising Foreign Interest.

Banking activity shifts from Europe to Asia

Banking practices are seeing a changing dynamic in the Australian market as European institutions pull back and Asian banks swoop in.

Hedge funds recover from early-2016 losses, up 1.15%

Hedge funds recovered part of their losses from earlier in the year and were up 1.15%1 in March

Why Asia’s Rich Really Use Global Tax Havens

Roughly half of all clients use offshore hubs for better investment options rather than avoiding tax or anonymity.

Wealthy investors treading cautiously worldwide

The findings indicate that about 61% of global investors over 40 years of age are losing faith in profiting from the financial market, compared to 68% of Asian investors in the same age bracket.

Global growth continues to disappoint

"The world economy continues to be beset by mediocre growth, hesitant or impotent policy actions by national governments, and a dearth of confidence among households and businesses," wrote Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda, senior fellow and research

World Bank revises Asia Pacific growth forecasts

The bank warns in the new report that “vulnerabilities created by the interplay between high levels of indebtedness, price deflation, and slowing growth in China bear close monitoring, as do corporate and financial sector vulnerabilities across much

PH among Asia's frontrunners in 2016 – World Bank

The World Bank retains its positive growth forecast for the country despite predicting overall growth in developing Asia to fall slightly this year

Hongkongers most bullish on local equities in Asia, Legg Mason survey finds

It found Asian investors were the most optimistic on domestic stocks, while Hong Kong investors ranked high in Asia regarding optimism for the coming year.

Focus on dividend-paying stocks when investing in Singapore’s mature equity market, says Nikko’s Lai

Last week, the Singapore Dividend Equity Fund took home two awards for best fund in the Equity Singapore category over three and five years at The Edge-Thomson Reuters Lipper Singapore Fund Awards 2016.

Australian Mutual Fund Business Remains Tough To Penetrate

One is a tendency toward in-sourcing of investment management by these super funds, given that they have the scale to run their own portfolios in a cost-effective way.

Are foreign banks' shrinking business a blessing for domestic companies?

Most of the employees are in the 35-45 age bracket and valued for their experience.

Bankers must adapt or perish, says Credit Suisse

In the wake of the 2008 crisis, a stricter regulatory environment and mixed deal flow has exposed the pressure on investment banks’ costs.

Investment in Asia Pacific overweight: Credit Suisse survey

About 42% of the participants expect the Asia Pacific index to rise over 10% this year

Hong Kong Emerges as Hub for Creating Offshore Companies

Hong Kong was Mossack Fonseca's go-to spot for financial intermediaries like P&P Secretarial Management

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