Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

Sport-Middle East and Asia boost investment in top level sports

Abu Dhabi Holdings spent $330 million for a 90 percent share in Manchester City in 2008

China Tops the Debtors’ List to Taiwan: Central Bank

Taiwan’s Central Bank said on Jan. 12 that China remains the largest debtor to Taiwan

Advisers looking overseas for growth

Based on a survey of 768 financial advisers, the report suggests that Australian investors' faith in Australian shares will decline over the next 12 months.

Nine ways bankers in Asia can launch a corporate sector career

Fancy leaving investment banking for an in-house corporate-development role at a company in Hong Kong?

Financial services industry can't afford any more scandals

There is a limit to how long the community and governments will accept the excuse that the senior management of these institutions had no knowledge of the behaviour of their operatives many layers below.

Asia private equity deal value soars in 2014

Going forward, Asian institutional investors are expected to increase their allocations to private equity

Year of the Asian regulator

China has agreed in principal to the terms of an intergovernmental agreement with US tax authorities to exchange information about one another’s tax payers on a reciprocal basis.

The Sukuk spark

These were one-off issuances, and issuers have not made firm declarations of establishing an ongoing programme

China's Bank of Communications to cut top executives' pay -memo

Bank of Communications , China's fifth-largest bank, will "significantly" cut the pay of its senior executives and tie larger portions of all employees' pay to performance, according to an internal document seen by Reuters.

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