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Lights off on Singapore's billionaire row as luxury house prices plunge

New mortgage business at the country's lenders is up to 40 percent below 2013 levels, although the downturn is unlikely to show up in their balance sheets until next year as loans are typically agreed a year ahead of them starting to be drawn dow

Singapore Banking Sector Robust; Regulation Evolving

Fitch Ratings says that the prudential and regulatory framework for banks in Singapore remains strong.

This Undercover Emerging Market Could Be Asia's Next Big Hit

What makes South Korea an attractive investment in my book?

Capital raising good for China’s distressed managers, says S&

The ratings agency also took into account the risk profiles of DAMs’ subsidiaries in assessing their creditworthiness

More Room For Bank M&A Says AllianceDBS

We think a proposed merger of Maybank Islamic and BIMB would be more appealing when it comes to creating a truly mega Islamic bank

China reforms won't spark wave of fund closures: Cerulli

Asset managers running funds that don't meet a new AUM threshold are more likely to change strategy than liquidate the products so as to not spook investors, says the research house.

Overseas investor interest in Asia-Pacific region on the rise

Asia-Pacific investors are becoming less risk-averse and more willing to move up the risk curve.

BNP report pinpoints mainland's healthiest property markets

Study ranking the mainland's good, bad and least attractive cities reveals southern comforts

Millionaire investors catch Australia's high-yield express

Besides Qantas, which lost its investment-grade rating earlier this year, most borrowers are small unrated businesses and are new to the bond market.

More Room For Bank M&A Says AllianceDBS

The government has relaxed the foreign equity participation for Islamic banks, investment banks and insurance companies by up to 70 per cent foreign ownership.

Hong Kong’s Rich Get Richer as Economy Shrinks

The gap between Hong Kong’s rich and the rest of the population is widening as surging asset prices shield the wealthy from an economic contraction.

Most Japanese HNWIs actively investing, survey finds

The survey found Japanese HNWIs with global portfolios have a more positive outlook on their returns

Research results shows Big Banks facing a credibility crisis

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Top three positions continue to be captured by the same three fund houses

Independent financial advisors from 42 cities participated in this survey conducted last month and shared their insights on a wide range of business, market, products and asset management company partner confidence parameters.

Emerging and Frontier Markets: Assessing Risk and Opportunity - RESEARCH

Key factors that remain at the forefront for any entity planning to lease, own, or operate property in emerging and frontier markets include transparency risks regarding the reliability and accessibility of information about property rights as well as cor

HDFC Bank is most valuable brand in India: BrandZ Report

Airtel is at No.2 spot; services businesses such as banking, telecom and insurance are prominent in the rankings

How to prepare for Asia’s digital-banking boom by Joe Chen, Vinayak HV, and Kenny Lam, McKinsey

A generation of digital-banking customers is rising across Asia. They will want full digital access to the latest offerings and a more personalized set of products and services.

Family firms boost Indonesian wealth

But keeping it all in the family can often have its disadvantages.

SABB/HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI): Emerging Markets Lose Pace in July despite Manufacturing Pick-up

The SABB/HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly weighted composite indicator derived from national PMI survey reports in 17 emerging economies, fell to 51.7 in July, from 52.3 in June, indicating slower output growth across global emerging markets.

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