Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

How the Chinese market chaos will affect Australian real estate

It's unusual this time, the crashes relate more to regulatory uncertainties.

Rise in global wealth of top 1 per cent is harmful to the wellbeing of remaining 99 per cent, shows new research from Oxford Profess

New research by Professor at Said Business School, University of Oxford, identifies worrying relationship between the rise in wealth of top 1 per cent and issues of public health and productivity

Business down 40 per cent in Labuan

Oil is the lifeblood of Labuan and the drastic drop in the commodity’s price has affected the international offshore financial centre and tax haven.

NEW ZEALAND: Top 10 property sector predictions for 2016

The office sector will break new ground in 2016

Climate change means more fear, less fun for global middle class: UBS

In those top-risk cities, the middle class spent between 0.6 and 0.8 percent more on housing compared to the national average, and less on luxuries, entertainment and durable goods.

The Myths of China’s Currency ‘Manipulation’

Movements in the yuan’s nominal exchange rate do not affect long-term trade flows or jobs in the U.S.

Executive pay: non-cash benefit schemes add millions to salaries

Australian executives enjoyed luxury travel and million-dollar housing allowances under generous non-cash benefit schemes adding millions of dollars to salary packages.

What are the challenges facing Asia’s wealthy?

Growing challenge of how to sustain wealth in Asia

AMRO to launch as Asian version of IMF this spring

Japan, which has led AMRO, hopes that the upgraded institution will play a role similar to that performed by the IMF.

2015 Global Investment Banking Review

Finance industry titan JP Morgan had the best year among global investment banking firms in 2015, bringing in $5.98 billion in fees, representing just under 7% of IB firm fees.

More bumps along the way for NZD in 2016

On December 10 the RBNZ made its final Official Cash Rate cut for the year and signalled that further easing was off the cards, at least for now.

Singapore’s Economy Expands More Than Estimated

The median of nine estimates in a Bloomberg News survey was for a 1 percent expansion.

Emerging Markets in 2016: Making Necessary Distinctions

Neuberger Berman’s “preference” is for those EM sectors and businesses with a domestic focus.

Asian wealthy advised to prepare for dollar rally’s end in 2016

Strategists also predict the dollar’s gains will slow in coming months

'New breed of WM firms will help industry grow'

The first wave of private banking players in India were the foreign banks.

Bank dismissals to continue this year

The move comes as banks more than doubled their job cuts last year from 1,600 in 2014, figures show.

Year 2015: Lowest property tax cost in Monaco, Dubai; London prime city for wealthy

“As we enter a new era of rising interest rates, greater regulation and potentially lower returns, it will be interesting to see which cities’ prime residential markets will outperform. Events in the world’s two largest economies look se

MALAYSIA: Insurance sector to grow 4-5pc in 2016

Going forward into 2016, it would be unlikely that the insurance industry will get six to eight per cent growth and that would impact MSIG's growth as well

Private wealth no longer physical

Investors shift from physical assets such as gold and real estate to liquid assets like equity

Japanese banks rise to top spot in cross-border lending

Japanese banks retained the top spot they took at the end of March.

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