Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

The growing appeal of China's model of authoritarian capitalism, and how it threatens the West

Niv Horesh says the West is blind not just to the draw of China's system, but also the faults of its own

AIIB membership has costs and privileges

The Chinese government, however, noted some countries may have domestic procedures still to complete.

BNY Mellon Study Highlights Diverging Investor Priorities in Key Asian Fund Markets

In Hong Kong, brand security appears to hold greater weight than outperforming the benchmark over the longer terms.

China’s young affluent class 'focus more on wealth than life insurance'

The study by insurance firm AIA China and ‘Forbes China’ magazine also predicts number of mainlanders with assets of more than 10 million yuan will reach 1.12 million by the end of 2015

World Bank Expresses Faith in China Reforms

International lender’s President Jim Yong Kim said he believes Beijing remains committed

Preqin: Hedge funds in the red for the first time in 2015

The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark was down 0.75% in June 2015, ending its five month streak of positive performance.

Iress ‘failing to win business from small to mid-sized IFAs’

Australian technology provider Iress is failing to win business among advice firms with fewer than 30 advisers, according to investment analysts.

Asia’s Top 10 Wealthiest Millennials

Seven of the ten Asian millennials on the list inherited their wealth, while three made their own fortunes.

Cash conundrum: Investors and fund managers assess the cost of managing risk

Even equity fund managers are increasingly boosting their cash allocations as a way to manage risk in the current climate.

Funds To Watch: Managers' best ideas from across the globe

The Abe administration has recognised where Japan's real bottlenecks lie

Moody's raises Singapore's banking system outlook from negative to stable

The rating agency expects Singapore banks to maintain stable loan-to-deposit ratios of around 90 per cent in 2015-16

Banks' asset quality to remain stable, says Nomura

Nomura Research, which is maintaining its neutral stance on the Malaysian banking sector, expects asset quality to remain largely stable amid an expected rise in credit costs.

Investors Hiking Cash Holdings in the Face of Lowered Confidence in China - RESEARCH

Global investors have raised their holdings of cash significantly in response to a weaker global economic outlook, particularly in China, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for July.

Business confidence nears two year highs

That's not a big surprise when you look at the volatility in commodity prices and the slowdown in China

Size really DOESN'T matter: Tiny Qatar, Luxembourg and Singapore are the three richest countries in the world

Three of the world's smallest states have been named as the richest countries in a new study.

China's rise as a regional and global power: The AIIB and the 'one belt, one road'

CHINA has been growing extremely rapidly for a long time, but an important shift in its growth pattern occurred at the time of the global financial crisis.

Signs of a growing hush in China’s economy

As China’s stock market tumbled over the past month, some wealthy apartment owners began trying to sell.

The Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index

This is the sixth edition of the Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index.

Alternative funds add $600 bln in assets to manage $6.3 trillion

In the ranking CBRE Global Investors ($82bn) is the largest real estate manager and TPG Capital is the largest private equity manager with $67bn.

Despite economic challenges, BRICS nations still have a significant role to play

BRICS, after all, fits neatly in theory and objectives with China's regional development ambitions.

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