04/20/2015
Offshore accounts case: HSBC account holders fear attachment of their assets
April is turning out to be the cruellest month for HSBC Geneva account-holders in India.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/20/2015
Breaking monotony: Inspiring ways to increase financing
Banks in Pakistan are mere deposit collection boxes that offer no substantial financing to customers. Retail banking is a boring business even in developed countries, but here in Pakistan, it is monotonous and dull to the last degree.
04/20/2015
India's rich list: Top wealth gainers & losers in last 5-7 years
The list of India's billionaires has seen a major shuffle in the last 5-7 years, the most notable change being Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi pipping Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian.
04/20/2015
Growing demand for family offices as billionaire wealth increases in Asia
As a new wave of multi-millionaires and billionaires emerges in Asia, there is a growing demand for family offices to help the nouveau riche manage their finances
04/20/2015
Poten: Japan top LNG lender
Poten & Partners has announced that Japanese banks have topped its list of 2015 LNG project finance lenders
04/20/2015
How private equity firms are poaching from banks in China
Private equity firms are poaching young analysts from investment banks the world over, but if you want a job in China, the key is experience.
04/20/2015
Expats in limbo in Asia’s banking sector as localisation takes hold
Expat banking professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore are being locked out of the finance job market.
04/19/2015
Investors Grow Wary of Emerging-Market Debt
Fear of defaults grows as developing economies slow and dollar has climbed
04/17/2015
RHB to sell insurance arm?
Sources said the insurance arm contributed only 3% of the group’s earnings.
04/17/2015
Singapore property gloom has silver lining for investors
Here's a good reason to own Singapore property shares: you might not have to own them for long.
04/17/2015
China's South African Ties Complicated By Recent Violence
China’s foreign minister visited South Africa just as a wave of anti-foreigner violence broke out in Durban.
04/17/2015
More Asian institutions using ETFs, SSgA says
Ray Chan, vice president and head of ETF business development, Asia ex-Japan, cited Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund as an example of this trend:
04/17/2015
A great time to be a banker
Oh what a time to be in banking. The latest results from Citibank and Goldman Sachs are a public display of the current joys of the banking business.
04/17/2015
Institutional investors tap into social media
The survey shows that Twitter is seen as having some value as a news feed
04/17/2015
Most shareholders of Australia’s big four banks do their banking elsewhere
Less than half of shareholders in Australia’s big four banks are also customers with them, Roy Morgan research data has revealed.
04/17/2015
UBS confirms wealth management review
UBS has launched a review of its Australian wealth management business, the chief executive of the Swiss bank's wealth management division has confirmed.
04/16/2015
China’s Rural Banking On The Rise, Access To Bank Accounts In Villages Jumped 20% In 3 Years
In recent years, the Chinese government has ramped up efforts to transfer payments to villagers for health care
04/15/2015
Cyber Espionage: Report Claims China Behind Southeast Asia Hacks
Cyber security firm FireEye’s recent report details persistent cyber espionage in Southeast Asian countries over the past decade.
04/15/2015
India to overtake China in growth: World Bank, IMF
The forecasts come against the backdrop of a host of agencies expressing renewed confidence on the Indian economy in recent weeks.
04/15/2015
ANZ's Smith quashes retirement talk
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday that growth in industrial production, fixed-asset investment and retail sales all decelerated.