Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Richest Asian families not ready to pass the baton: JPMorgan

Most of Asia’s wealthiest families are not fully prepared for succession, although it has become an increasingly urgent issue as the founders get older

Middle East investors snapping up property in Pakistan

Middle East investors are snapping up property in Pakistan's expanding real estate market

Asia's Bankers Settle for Steady Pay While Global Firms Retreat

Six percent of the managing directors working for regional banks and boutique financial firms in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are poised to earn base salaries of $400,000 or above this year

Concerns of Overvaluation in Both Equity and Bond Markets - RESEARCH

Bonds Seen as Most Overvalued in Survey’s History

Corporate banking professionals in Hong Kong still prefer to work for large international banks

Why Hong Kong bankers don’t want to work for Hong Kong banks

Suncorp's new CEO no fan of investment bankers

Scratch below the surface of Cameron's placid exterior and you will find a person with a burning dislike of bankers who treat CEOs as fools.

World Bank: China's growth slowdown to hit Australia and New Zealand significantly

The World Bank predicts that a one-time 1-percentage-point decrease in China's gross domestic product growth would reduce growth in the region by approximately 0.2 percentage points.

The Risks and Costs of an Ineffective Middle-Office

When assessing the various risks that might affect investment firms, fund managers and investors often overlook an element that can lead to failure if neglected: an ineffective middle-office.

Radical Change Needed To Close Hedge Funds Gender Gap

The research, which is sourced from Preqin’s online databases, found that women in C-level positions at single-manager hedge funds are 11.2% of the total headcount in Asia

Equities, oil 'best asset classes for 2015'

Equities will be the best-performing asset class in the next 12 months according to 51 per cent of high net worth investors in Europe, while a fifth (18 per cent) said oil could outperform in 2015, according to a report.

The Hong Kong capital markets

Since the middle of the last decade Hong Kong has become a popular market for fund raising.

99 per cent Malaysians have access to banking services: Bank Negara

Ninety-nine per cent of Malaysians have access to banking services at bank branches or through banking agents, says Bank Negara Malaysia.

Asia's Richest Add $64 Billion as the Market Frenzy Rolls On

China's top 17 billionaires are up more than $50 billion. Hong Kong's 10 richest have increased their wealth by $20 billion.

Chinese affluents research at home before purchasing abroad: Hurun exec

The integration of brands into China is not necessarily to sell a product

Investment fund assets reach all-time high

This was on the back of positive net sales recorded in the US

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

The research into what younger professionals want from their bank also suggested these customers also demand good value and have a "healthy scepticism" towards financial advisers.

Warning from DR M: Don't blindly support Najib OR you'll be complicit in his RM42 bil misgovernance

These two borrowings by 1MDB means it now has a debt of 42+3 billion = 45 billion.

Proposed bank will benefit NZ - English

We got involved early because we saw an opportunity to influence the way the organisation is set up

Private equity deals in Asia-Pacific hit new high in 2014

A Temasek-led consortium also paid US$1.2 billion to buy an additional stake of agribusiness company Olam International in Singapore.

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

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