06/20/2014
The ADB conducted a study to identify which among China's cities are the most livable through its Environmental Livability Index. The study considered factors such as the cities' source of clean water, their quality of air, efficient solid waste
06/20/2014
The financial services industry is on a 'short fuse’ and will see a 'big bang’ as companies stand to see substantial digital disruption within the next three years.
06/20/2014
The initial beneficiaries in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand of such a framework are likely to be managers with a regional footprint
06/20/2014
London-based research firm Preqin today released a special report "The Real Value of Hedge Fund Investment," offering new, comprehensive data on the goals institutional investors set for hedge fund allocations and how they measure a fund's
06/19/2014
Asia set to overtake North America in wealth stakes
Nearly Two Million Individuals Join High Net Worth Ranks As Wealth Levels Reach Another Record High: World Wealth Report 2014
06/18/2014
100,000 new dollar millionaires created in China in past year, totaling 2.9m individuals.
The 60-page report sets out the number of Chinese high net worth individuals (HNWIs), together with an analysis of their spiritual investment preferences and trends, based on the results of a survey of 1019 dollar millionaires from around the country.
06/18/2014
Westpac has the most confident business customers among the big four banks, while National Australia Bank's clients are the gloomiest, new analysis from Roy Morgan has found.
06/18/2014
Sell & Parker processes ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal
06/18/2014
One of my respected mentors disagreed with me, pointing out the cutting-edge innovations in Singapore’s wealth management clusters.
06/17/2014
These "Rembrandt Notes" were recommended by Local Government Financial Services
06/17/2014
The explosive growth of apps is causing significant challenges for the banking industry, according to Gartner, Inc.
06/17/2014
OCBC is highest-ranked local lender; HK bank takes top spot globally
06/16/2014
Funds’ asset base dropped by more than 10 per cent last year
06/16/2014
The most dramatic years of this churn were during 2009 and 2011 when 90% of the M&As occurred
06/16/2014
Half of the firms in the global asset management industry will be gone by 2030 as new technology, demographic shifts and changing social habits transform the industry
06/16/2014
Middle Eastern investors are expected to spendUS$180 billion in commercial real estate markets outside of their own region over the next decade, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE .
06/16/2014
Dalal Street is riding a tsunami of exuberance. Before you also get carried away, remember that the biggest investing mistakes are committed when markets are at their all-time highs.
06/16/2014
The gap between the rich and poor in Australia is growing and the most affluent are not paying enough tax, according to a survey by the Oxfam charity.
06/13/2014
Banking Banana Skins 2014 - PwC
Every two years, PwC sponsors the Banking Banana Skins survey conducted by the Centre of the Study of Financial Innovation.
06/09/2014
Local financial institutions that time should be credited for catapulting the small and medium-sized enterprises into the big corporations