03/08/2023
Altrata: Hong Kong Leads Asia in UHNW Footprint
This comprises mostly primary residences of the wealthy, attracted by its unrivalled links to mainland China, low taxation and status as a major global financial services hub.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/08/2023
Local Tycoons Join Hong Kong Family Office Summit
The program includes panel discussions and networking, followed by a fire dragon dance performance and gala dinner hosted by chief executive John Lee.
03/07/2023
Five Reasons why it is important for women to Take Charge of Their Finances
Women are leaders everywhere, whether as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company or as a homemaker who raises her family and heads her household.
03/07/2023
Investing in a multi-speed world
The global economy seems poised to operate at multiple speeds in the months ahead.
03/03/2023
Singapore Hikes Permanent Residence Threshold for Ultra-Rich
Singapore is tackling a perceived growing wealth gap brought on in part by the arrival of rich families from overseas.
03/02/2023
UBP: Investor Confidence on China is Low
Currently, UBP is still optimistic about continued upside in Chinese equities due to three main drivers: a headline reopening, support for the housing sector and consumption recovery.
03/02/2023
The world's ultra-rich lost about $14 trillion of their wealth in 2022, Knight Frank study shows
The London-based real estate consultancy surveyed 500 private bankers, wealth advisors, and family offices who manage over $2.5 trillion in collective wealth for ultra-high net worth individuals.
03/02/2023
Knight Frank: Hong Kong Leads Lux Home Sales in Asia
Hong Kong led the region despite ongoing negative headlines throughout the year, notably related to political uncertainty and the economic impact of Covid-related restrictions.
02/28/2023
'HK family office push should target mainland wealth'
Family offices control billions of dollars in investments on behalf of wealthy families around the world and the government has set aside HK$100 million to attract such funds to Hong Kong.
02/28/2023
Sotheby’s Opens New Shanghai Office
The auction house will also display more items and hire staff in the country.
02/28/2023
The ‘rise of the individual’ changing Australians attitude to wealth
New research, which for the first time examines home ownership census data back to 1911, shows that ownership rates in Australia peaked at 73 per cent in 1966, with a steady decline to around 63 per cent today.
02/27/2023
What next for Credit Suisse in Singapore?
Sitohang had strong relationships with high net worth individuals across the region and particularly in his native Indonesia, where he built a formidable business.
02/27/2023
Singapore’s «Big Three» Banks Deliver Profit Hat-Trick
2022 was a challenging year for the financial sector, characterized by negative market performance across asset classes and a dealmaking slump.
02/23/2023
Hong Kong Touts Wealth Management As «Essential»
Hong Kong fancies itself, rightly or wrongly, as a stock and bond trading hub swaddled by reams of the region’s best prospectus-coddling investment bankers, or i-bankers, as they are called in local parlance.
02/23/2023
Hong Kong should offer incentives for philanthropy to compete with Singapore for family offices, study says
City should offer tax incentives and allow the cross-border flow of charity capital, according to a study by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society
02/22/2023
Japan’s equity market: small is beautiful
The BoJ will seek to ensure a smooth transition towards a new rate regime, avoiding a massive and rapid tightening in financial conditions.
02/22/2023
DBS survey: nearly 60% of Hong Kong SMEs look to government for more financial support in upcoming Budget announcement
A majority of SMEs foresee business growth and acceleration in their GBA expansion plans in the coming 12 months despite growing global economic uncertainty
02/21/2023
China's outlook remains positive despite recent equity setback
Recent US-China tensions over Russia and the US downing of a Chinese balloon have also contributed to the consolidation in Chinese equities.
02/21/2023
Morningstar, Zenith make ratings and upgrades
The fund is the firm’s flagship product for retail and wholesale investors.
02/21/2023
The New China Syndrome
Jack Godell: “What makes you think they're looking for a scapegoat ?” Ted Spindler: “Tradition.” - From ‘The China Syndrome’ (1979, dir. James Bridges).