Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Generation Y professionals are less loyal to their banks, KPMG survey reveals

Young professionals are becoming less loyal bank customers and are increasingly open to new forms of technology

IMF: Japan banks pip Chinese lenders in overseas expansion

Japanese banks have been more aggressive than their Chinese peers in expanding abroad since the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund said in a report that also highlighted differences in their approaches.

Local bank CEOs earned $1m more last year

UOB's Mr Wee was the highest paid of the trio

Equities have given higher returns than gold in long term: Kunj Bansal

In the current scenario when markets are looking overvalued, how should a retail investor manage his portfolio allocation?

OCBC chief Samuel Tsien's 2014 pay up 12% at S$9.89m

Much of Mr Tsien's pay increase came from a cash bonus of S$5.14 million against the previous year's S$4.5 billion.

Number of super wealthy Chinese soars

The report was jointly released by China Minsheng Bank and the Hurun Research Institute

Vietnam runs fastest in the super-rich race

The rapid increase in the number of Vietnamese dollar billionaires has caused concern rather than joy.

Can these young financiers change the world?

There's also Genevieve Sangudi, a Tanzanian who grew up in Boston and is now head of West Africa for the Carlyle Group.

Mideast banks ‘need to embrace future retail trends’

Middle East retail banks will need to embrace future trends across technology, customers, competition and macro-economics, according to an expert.

Banks, your customers are quietly leaving you...

The rate of defection reached an average 47 percent in developing countries. In Indonesia 44 percent of customers went to a different bank to obtain a credit card, buy insurance, or apply for an auto loan or another financial product.

These are the Asian banking jobs where you must speak Mandarin

Mandarin is fast becoming the de facto language in Hong Kong’s financial services industry

Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research enhances Asia coverage through Singapore

Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced that Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research will enhance the Group’s financial and capital markets research capabilities in Asia with a special focus on ASEAN countries.

Societe Generale Private Banking And Forbes Insights Analyze Conditions For Global Wealth Creation

Based on the views of over 200 wealthy entrepreneurs around the world, the study asks whether they believe conditions are right for economic growth and for building and investing in their businesses and creating jobs.

Asia Pacific Hedge Funds' Total Assets Up 30% To Reach $145B

Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia are the three big centers for the industry.

Do RMs lack pulling power?

The results show that only 19% of HNW clients would pursue their relationship manager if they moved to a different wealth management firm.

ADGM to be model market by looking East

What emerged is an increasingly focused and self-confident project as it prepares to formally declare itself open this year.

Montreal bank expects closer links with Asia's wealthy

You'd want to root your private banking in centres that actually have all those attributes that clients want

World Islamic Banking Competitiveness Report 2014-15

It explores how digital innovation is set to positively disrupt traditional banking models.

Lyxor Weekly Brief: Asian L/S Equity Setting The Pace

Hedge funds continue to climb higher, with the Lyxor HFI up 3.5% ytd (up to 24th March).

Fund managers say dropping dividend imputation not the answer

Wilson Asset Management chairman Geoff Wilson, who supports a review of the 25-year-old system, said the change, which has been floated by the federal government, could trigger a big cut in dividends.

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