12/05/2014
Top 10 richest in Indonesia
The latest Forbes Indonesia Rich List reveals that Hartono brothers, Budi and Michael have topped the charts for the sixth year straight.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/05/2014
Small cap fund size not measure of success
Small cap managers should not be considered only on the size of their funds under management due to differing strategies in that sector of the market where stock values can be very poor.
12/04/2014
New research reveals the best and worst performers in Singaporean retail banking
The performance of each bank was measured against ten customer experience principles developed from Foolproof’s ten years’ experience working with top banks in the UK and internationally, as well as published best practice reports.
12/04/2014
How NGOs can help business fight corruption in emerging economies
Advocacy doesn’t help with private transactions
12/04/2014
ABN AMRO Sees Asian FX Weakness in 2015
Beware the Singapore dollar, Thai Baht and Indonesian rupiah! Why? According to ABN AMRO these three currencies are the most vulnerable to higher U.S. bond yields, an outcome that many economists expect as the Federal Reserve appears poised to raise inter
12/04/2014
Corruption on rise in Turkey, China: Transparency Int'l
Corruption is feared to be worsening in China, Turkey and other fast-growing economies, an anti-graft watchdog warned Wednesday, also urging the world's banking centres to help combat sleaze and money-laundering.
12/03/2014
Global banking industry finally returns to profit, BCG study shows
Study shows global banking industry is back in the black, but Europe is lagging
12/02/2014
The Future of Asset Management – 2020
PwC expects global AuM to grow from $64 trillion in 2014 to over $101 trillion in 2020
12/02/2014
RBNZ Could Boost Transparency With OCR Forecasts, Svensson Says
New Zealand’s central bank could enhance communication and transparency by publishing forecasts for its benchmark rate rather than 90-day bank bill yields
12/02/2014
Lafferty report ranks retail banking strategies of the leading world banks
Countries whose banks within the top 100, almost without exception, receive ‘fuzzy’ ratings include China, Italy, Japan and Russia,
12/02/2014
International Islamic banking assets with commercial banks set to exceed US$778b in 2014
According to EY's World Islamic Banking Competitiveness Report 2014-15: Participation Banking 2.0, Islamic banking assets with commercial banks in international markets are set to exceed US$778b in 2014.
12/02/2014
Manulife Asset Management Releases New Research Paper: "Emerging Markets - Refocusing on Reform"
2014 has been an unprecedented year for election activity, with more than 22 presidential, congressional and parliamentary elections in emerging markets around the world.
12/02/2014
Shiga bank to work with Canadia
Japanese regional bank Shiga Bank said that it will join hands with major Cambodian bank Canadia Bank Plc by the end of the month to gain access to economic information in the Southeast Asian country to provide to Japanese companies.
12/02/2014
Chinese Global Property Investment Hits $15 billion in 2014, Miami Newest Target
According to a new report by Knight Frank, Chinese outward investment in overseas real estate is estimated to hit $15 billion by the end of 2014.
11/30/2014
Chinese luxury car owners consider themselves to be self-confident, stubborn yet enthusiastic
The Hurun Research Institute has released Luxury Car Brands in China 2014, a 37-page report comparing the images of eight luxury car brands in China: Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Lexus, Volvo, Land Rover, Cadillac and Infiniti.
11/30/2014
Metro Manila developers facing land challenges
Developers need to find areas of at least one hectare and some are willing to bid high to secure it
11/28/2014
Singapore leads emerging East Asia in Q3 bond market growth
MAS bills are used mainly to manage liquidity in the banking system
11/28/2014
Philippine banks on the block
The Philippines banking industry is expecting an influx of foreign capital following an easing of ownership restrictions but the reality might not be so grand.
11/28/2014
BNY Mellon Asia wealth boss explains why he’s hiring in Hong Kong
The new unit isn’t fully staffed up yet, however, and BNY is looking to hire more client-facing employees in Hong Kong next year Share on twitter, we can reveal.
11/28/2014
Nifty aims 8,600 ahead of Q2 GDP; financials lead
The main gainers are Axis Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC, HDFC Bank, M&M, TCS and Maruti Suzuki