12/22/2015
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Warns of Increased AML Burden for APAC Financial Institutions
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing compliance is the key challenge faced by Asia Pacific financial institutions
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/22/2015
How It All Went Wrong for Asia in 2015
Asian stocks slumped as China grew at its slowest pace in six years and capital headed for the exits.
12/22/2015
Bangkok Hangover
The credit boom of 2011-2013, when foreign lenders participated with nearly as much enthusiasm as they showed toward China, had ended even before the military coup in May 2014
12/22/2015
The Trouble With Sovereign-Wealth Funds
Government funds proliferated with oil’s rise. Now some are troubled
12/21/2015
INDIA: Foreign investment in financial services more than doubles
Deals worth $3.8 billion closed in the sector in 2015, up from $1.6 billion in 2014
12/21/2015
For Shanghai's high-net-worth individuals, health beats wealth
About 12 percent of them subject themselves to a medical test every six months.
12/21/2015
Biggest Philippine Investor Sees Stocks Falling Again in '16
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index is heading for its first annual loss since 2008 as overseas funds pulled a record $1.2 billion from equities that are among the priciest in Asia
12/21/2015
MALAYSIA: Banks To See Lower Loan Growth At 6%-7% In 2016
A “compression across banks chasing retail deposits” is affecting the growth rate of bank loans
12/21/2015
Milliman updates embedded value reporting in the European and Asian insurance markets
In Europe, embedded value results in the first part of 2015 exceeded gains from the first six months of 2014
12/21/2015
Kleinwort’s M&A story makes for cautionary tale
What is clear is that this is another messy outcome for a former bastion of the City of London
12/21/2015
After fueling $1 trillion Asia deal spree, China's M&A set to hit new heights in 2016
With private companies like Fosun International Ltd (0656.HK) in the vanguard, Chinese firms spent a record $102 billion so far in 2015, the data shows.
12/20/2015
The new spruikers of Australian real estate
Many are striving to be a one-stop shop for their clients, connecting people planning to migrate, and high net worth individuals, with real estate agents and developers in Australia.
12/18/2015
Financial services among top taxpayers
Topping the list was Citibank who paid more than $195 million in company tax, 23.8% of its total income.
12/18/2015
Top 10 challenges for investment banks in 2016: Global structural reform
Banks can no longer rely on traditional ways of working and are being forced to make hard choices about their post-crisis business models.
12/18/2015
2016 would be year of emerging markets
Emerging markets will be the major focus of 2016 for the California-based technology giant, which manufactures semiconductor chips for computing devices and earns $53 billion in revenues.
12/18/2015
Asian banks seen taking pole position in post-sanctions Iran
Iran and world powers reached a deal over Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief
12/18/2015
DBS, Julius Baer seen likely bidders Barclays Asia wealth unit-sources
Barclays is weighing the sale
12/17/2015
Michael Smith: ANZ's rough diamond bows out
Smith hasn’t always been applauded for his socalled superregional strategy and has had to show patience against oftenstrong market opposition.
12/17/2015
Banking sector still tied up in red tape
Yet after a long preparatory period, the establishment of the community is close at hand and banks are still looking for tangible benefits.
12/17/2015
Why China's women are being pursued by wealth managers and property agents
China’s damas have plenty of spare cash to invest, and a good sales attitude matters more to them than solid professional knowledge, say wealth managers