Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Chinese fund firms flag local, foreign plans

One-third of mainland mutual fund houses and one-fifth of private asset managers plan foreign expansion, finds a new survey.

Why regulatory careers are now hotter than ever in Asian banking

MAS regulatory reporting is becoming an even more critical function

Bankers bolt from bulge bracket to boutiques in Asia

This year could see a record number of analysts and associates move from budge-bracket to boutique banks in Asia as junior investment bankers lose their traditional reluctance to leave large IBDs.

Allocations to real estate set to spiral

A new survey on expected trends in the non-listed real estate funds industry claims that investors’ allocation to global real estate will continue to grow in 2015

Japan Welfare Minister at Odds With Abe Administration Over Pension Fund

Yasuhisa Shiozaki Avoids Commenting on GPIF’s New CIO

PwC launches 18th Global CEO Survey results in Davos, Switzerland

Fewer CEOs than last year think global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months, though confidence in their ability to achieve revenue growth in their own companies remains stable, say the more than 1,300 CEOs interviewed in PwC's 18th An

Investors keen about global real estate; Tokyo top destination in 2015

Investors intend to increase the weightings of real estate in their portfolios, with the average allocation expected to rise to 11.3 per cent from 10.8 per cent

Australians live thirteen years longer than their means:study

New research reveals Australians face 13 year shortfall in retirement funding.

Asia’s richest to cling onto wealth for longer

Asia’s ultra-high-net-worth-individuals are expected to hang onto their wealth for longer, as succession planning becomes an increasingly pertinent issue among this investor demographic elsewhere in the world.

Governance lessons from Pope Francis

There is also the reality that even those Cardinals and bishops with good intentions do not have the earthly skills of managing money

Cheung Kong restructuring unlocks 'easy money' but highlights flaws

Be careful what you wish for in financial restructurings because you may actually get it

c: Australians Are Facing A Huge Retirement Funding Gap

Australians expect their retirement to last about 23 years but they’re seeing their savings dry out after just 10 years.

Why China Has Become So Big In Africa

Across Africa, radio call-in programmes are buzzing with tales of Africans, usually men, bemoaning the loss of their spouses and partners to rich Chinese men.

‘Switzerland can be the gateway to Europe for Indian companies’

Linus von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan has said that Switzerland could be the gateway to Europe for Indian companies and that 12 of the top 500 multi-national companies are based in Switzerland.

Singapore remains favoured Asean hub: Baker & McKenzie report

The other key finding is that Asean integration is driving multinational companies to take a more pan-regional approach with their strategies.

Tycoon’s asset move causes needless worry

Rumors are running wild that Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing is set to move his assets out of Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, with some considering this as an indication of a vast devaluation to yuan denominated assets.

Glut of Fund Terminations Unlikely in China

New CSRC regulation on "zombie" funds more likely to prompt switch in fund strategies instead

Here's The Who's Who In China's Offshore Tax Havens

The growing onshore and offshore wealth of China's elites "may not be strictly illegal

Foreign banks look local for CEOs

While local banks may prefer a foreign CEO, some foreign banks are now eyeing Vietnamese CEOs

Great business and investment opportunities between Zambia and Pakistan: Managing Director, Investrust Bank, Zambia

Investrust Bank and AutoSoft Dynamics have been working together for two decades.

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