Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Quirky tech startups to rule the CBD as banks exit

Gone are the days when suit-clad bank workers dominated central business districts in Singapore and elsewhere in Asia.

Singapore Fund Managers Bucked Global Trend of Outflows in 2015

Three fund houses were the biggest winners of The Edge-Thomson Reuters Lipper Singapore Fund Awards 2016.

Japan's 'show me the money' corporate governance

Japanese profits are performing much better than those in the U.S. or Europe.

More banks may cut back on office space amid weakening outlook

Banks look set to continue shedding excess office space in Singapore amid a cautious business outlook.

Multinational foreign banks exiting India to protect profitability

The real story is the slow but sure slide of foreign banks' market share.

$181 billion Indian black money in tax havens?

All of this wealth is held in tax havens, which are jurisdictions with weak regulations and strong secrecy laws

Insurers wade into risky territory

The added pressure of changing regulation and capital requirements are forcing insurers to rethink the make up of their investment books

Why you really don’t want to be a director in an investment bank in Hong Kong

When Bank of America laid off 15 bankers and traders in Asia

Mizuho Financial Global: Does Moody's Opinion Even Matter?

Well, actually, that's not quite true since both the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Composite ended their sessions more than 4% higher than where they began.

Bearing down on insider trading

Criminal prosecution against 16 – the highest number in insider trading cases so far – is a vast jump from charging only five individuals in 2014.

NZ number two in global house prices -- and unaffordability

Knight Frank says Turkey is "increasingly viewed as a safe haven for Middle Eastern investors, is bridging East and West, whilst also seeing strong population growth."

INDIA: Private equity deals worth $1.19 billion recorded in February

According to the assurance, tax and advisory firm, Grant Thornton, there were 94 private equity deals worth $1.19 billion in February

One in four UK employees will share sensitive information outside the company

The survey found that 87 per cent of employees would react negatively if their personal information was breached by a company.

The World Happiness Report 2016 Says China is the 83rd Happiest Place on Earth

The 2016 study – its fourth edition – for the first time takes into account the consequences of income inequality.

Moody's revises outlook of three Hong Kong banks to negative; downgrades Bank of East Asia

The banks affected are The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Hang Seng Bank Limited, and Dah Sing Bank, Limited.

A million dollars equals a 58 sq m home in Beijing

As domestic market growth slows down and more investment approaches are made available, it can be expected that properties in key western markets will continue being the target for Asian individual investors.

Banks Pressured To Share Customer Data

The prospect of cheaper loans for consumers is being used to pressure the big banks into sharing with technology-based rivals credit data about millions of customers.

ICICI Bank Launches Contactless Mobile Payments Solution

Through virtual cards, customers can initiate electronic payments from NFC enabled smartphones by just waving their phones near a contactless merchant terminal

Non-profit Superannuation Funds Must Catch Fintech Wave. Here's Why.

Non-profit superannuation funds must embrace the "fintech" boom in new technologies reshaping the financial services sector or face annihilation.

Goldman Sachs 'Zoolander' investment banker can do Mugatu too

The Sydney-based (at least outside of various international fashion weeks) Goldies executive is so much more.

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