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
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
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 & Partners has announced that Japanese banks have topped its list of 2015 LNG project finance lenders
04/20/2015
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
Expat banking professionals in Hong Kong and Singapore are being locked out of the finance job market.
04/19/2015
Fear of defaults grows as developing economies slow and dollar has climbed
04/17/2015
Sources said the insurance arm contributed only 3% of the group’s earnings.
04/17/2015
Here's a good reason to own Singapore property shares: you might not have to own them for long.
04/17/2015
China’s foreign minister visited South Africa just as a wave of anti-foreigner violence broke out in Durban.
04/17/2015
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
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
The survey shows that Twitter is seen as having some value as a news feed
04/17/2015
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
In recent years, the Chinese government has ramped up efforts to transfer payments to villagers for health care
04/15/2015
Cyber security firm FireEye’s recent report details persistent cyber espionage in Southeast Asian countries over the past decade.
04/15/2015
The forecasts come against the backdrop of a host of agencies expressing renewed confidence on the Indian economy in recent weeks.
04/15/2015
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday that growth in industrial production, fixed-asset investment and retail sales all decelerated.
04/15/2015
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