Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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

Poten: Japan top LNG lender

Poten & Partners has announced that Japanese banks have topped its list of 2015 LNG project finance lenders

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.

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.

Investors Grow Wary of Emerging-Market Debt

Fear of defaults grows as developing economies slow and dollar has climbed

RHB to sell insurance arm?

Sources said the insurance arm contributed only 3% of the group’s earnings.

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.

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.

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:

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.

Institutional investors tap into social media

The survey shows that Twitter is seen as having some value as a news feed

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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