Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

More Asian firms feel alienated by primary banks

The results suggest that banks are delivering to some customers and not to others

For Asian tycoons, business growth is top priority

WEALTHY business owners in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are most focused on growing their companies, according to a Standard Chartered Private Bank and Campden Wealth Research report released yesterday.

Moody's retains negative outlook on Singapore's banks

Moody's Investors Service is maintaining its negative outlook on Singapore's banking system over the next 12-18 months

Most Investors Simply “Follow Their Gut” When Making Decisions - RESEARCH

Investors worldwide are at an impasse on reaching their financial goals, relying on little more than gut instinct as a guide to investing success despite admitted lack of investment knowledge, according to a recent survey from Natixis Global Asset Managem

Fund managers eye bumper inflows over next 5-yr

When you recognise that relatively recent net new money growth rates for the overall industry have been in the range of 3 per cent to 5 per cent

Research and Markets: Challenges and Opportunities for the Wealth Sector in Hong Kong 2013-2017

This report is the result of extensive research covering the high net worth individual population and wealth management market in Hong Kong.

Chinese assets warm, not hot for Western investors

A flurry of initiatives by China to open up its currency, stock and bond markets inside and outside the country has failed so far to allay international investor concerns about performance, accessibility and liquidity.

Employers in Singapore to ramp up hiring in next six months

Nearly half of employers here intend to increase their headcounts in the next six months

APAC’s ETF market growth stutters in 2014

Cerulli attributed the lackadaisical overall performance to uncertain global market conditions, as opposed to investors “losing faith” in the products themselves

ETFs Go Off the Boil

A slow start to 2014 in the ETF space in Asia-Pacific is likely due to lackluster broader market conditions

Asset Managers Are Targeting Asia For Future Growth

About 81% of Asia Pacific-based asset managers see increased opportunity to enter new markets over the next 12 months, and 48% of them plan to do so in the next three years. China, India and Singapore top the list of target countries, according to a new r

Budget 2014: Government should consider a wider play for foreign banks says Rohit Wahi, FirstRand Bank

Ahead of the budget we talked to Rohit Wahi, CEO and Country Head, FirstRand Bank India about what the banking sector expects from the FM.

Japanese firms see BoJ fall short of price goal 5 years ahead

Companies feel that while Japan is no longer in deflation

China banks make up one-third of global banking profits with $292b

Banks in the eurozone contributed just 3 per cent to the global profit pool, down from 25 per cent before the 2008 financial crisis, the study showed. Italian banks lost $35 billion in aggregate last year, the worst performance by any country.

MSCI Completes Factor Indexes Research Study for World’s Largest Pension Fund

Japan’s GPIF Selected MSCI to Study the Potential Implications of Factor Indexes in USD 1.24 Trillion Investment Portfolio

Wealth Managers Who Ask for Referrals Double Their Chance of Being Recommended by Clients

Futurewealth Report Uncovers What It Takes for High-Net-Worth Individuals to Recommend Their Wealth Managers

Big four on top of the world for profitability, says BIS

The major banks' pre-tax earnings as a share of their total assets rose to 1.28 per cent in 2013, higher than 10 other developed countries, the influential BIS said in its annual report on Sunday night.

Dubai property a big draw for Chinese investors

Chinese individual investors poured about 1.3 billion UAE dirhams in Dubai's real estate last year, nearly tripling that of 2012, as the Middle East's financial hub becomes a growing magnet for the well-off from the world's second-largest e

Chinese and Japanese banks lead surge in Australian loans

Stable asset quality lures Chinese and Japanese players as the share of European peers shrinks

Global cross-border M&A activity on rise - Baker & McKenzie

Powerful macroeconomic and political forces continue to provide impetus to globalization, and companies around the world are driven by their strategies to move into new markets and jurisdictions.

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