10/05/2015
Fund managers face tax crackdown
Asset Management 2020 and beyond: Transforming your business for a new global tax world
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/05/2015
Jenas need to raise equity exposure, link investment to goals
Fortunately, Pune-based Jenas have not fallen into this trap and have a different reason for not making any investments so far.
10/05/2015
Chinese millionaires to test drive Sydney’s $50m mansions
These high-net worth Chinese individuals are looking for a real life experience of what life would be like in Australia.
10/05/2015
China growth to slow to 5.8% next year says Nomura; Sees no hard landing
Nomura still believes the world’s second largest economy will be able scrape through 6.8% growth this year based on data for the first nine months of year.
10/05/2015
China’s economic slowdown leads World Bank to trim developing East Asia growth forecast
The World Bank says it expects developing Asian and Pacific economies to grow by 6.5 per cent this year – down 0.2 percentage points from its previous outlook
10/02/2015
The influence of monetary policy on bank profitability
This paper investigates how monetary policy affects bank profitability. We use data for 109 large international banks headquartered in 14 major advanced economies for the period 1995-2012.
10/01/2015
The Next Decade Of Wealth: New Money And Implications For Brands
In the coming decade, it will be increasingly important to segment and understand the wealthy at a more detailed level – most likely defined by cities within countries.
10/01/2015
Ultra Wealthy Buying Homes Globally for Investment Diversification, Gain Citizenship
According to a study by Wealth-X and the Sotheby's International Realty, a growing number of ultra-high net worth individuals view homes as 'opportunity gateways
10/01/2015
What you need to know about banking pay in Singapore and Hong Kong
To give you a hand, we’ve asked recruiters to identify some of the key compensation trends they’re seeing in the Asian banking sector.
09/30/2015
Malaysia sees more unequal wealth distribution than its Asian peers — study
With a scale from 0 to 1, 0 means everyone in the society has the same wealth, while 1 means one person has everything and no one else has anything.
09/30/2015
Cyber attacks could threaten bank credit ratings: Standard & Poor's
S&P has not downgraded a bank's credit rating because of cyber security issues.
09/30/2015
US$7.6tn hidden in tax havens - almost half annual US GDP
Oxfam in a report published last January said that in 2013 the number of billionaires holding the same amount of wealth as the bottom 50% of the global population of 7bn was at 92.
09/30/2015
How China's Wealthiest Invest
As China’s richest grow in number and accumulated wealth, they also are gaining sophistication.
09/30/2015
Global funds cut equity holdings as growth fears mount
The uncertainty and mixed messages from Fed officials over the last week has helped push global equity markets to a two-year low.
09/29/2015
Nine bankers in Singapore and Hong Kong you need to know now
We’ve asked headhunters to select some of the top bankers currently helping to shape the private banking scene in Singapore and Hong Kong.
09/29/2015
Wealthy go for residential risk and solace abroad
In line with global trends, residential property continues to be the preferred choice for individual investors in Asia, rather than offices and retail premises.
09/28/2015
India, Indonesia Mutual Fund Markets Share Similar Traits
These include low mutual fund penetration rates, and a preference for capital protection
09/28/2015
Will fintech kill your banking job?
After all, their raison d’être is to make financial services more efficient by increasing its reliance on technology and reducing its reliance on humans.
09/27/2015
Grant Thornton ranks China 14th on global dynamism survey
The assessment is based on five categories — science and technology; labor & human capital; economics and growth; business operating environment; and financing environment.
09/25/2015
Family Offices Pay More For Non-Family CEOs
The prevailing belief is that family office compensation is made up from performance-based bonuses or tax benefits.