Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

OPR, banking merger fail to spur market

Malaysia is currently going against the tide

Citibank retains numero uno spot among foreign banks in India

Citibank’s performance reflects good revenue momentum, judicious expense management and a quality credit portfolio

Global Wealth 2014: Riding a Wave of Growth

The global wealth-management industry delivered a few surprises in 2013. Excellent growth did not always translate into higher profits.

Asset managers facing operational pressures

According to a global study by strategic advisory and analyst firm Aite Group and SunGard, asset managers and asset servicers are struggling to manage new levels of pressure on their middle- and back-office operations.

Lacklustre earnings expected for S’pore companies

UBS Wealth Management said that for all of this year, Singapore corporate earnings could be among the weakest in the region.

Hedge Fund AUM Hits Another Record In H1 2014

The total size of the industry now stands at US$2.12 trillion.

Schroders: India and South Africa are the best value emerging markets

In terms of which emerging markets offer value at present, Wade remarked that he is concerned about China, and the need for ‘parts of the economy to rein in debt levels’

Five things to consider before expanding your business in China

Don't start with China, because it's too big a jump

Investors Positioning Aggressively for Recovery in H2 - BofA Merrill Lynch

A net 61 percent of global asset allocators are now overweight equities. This ranks as the survey's highest reading on this measure since early 2011 and represents the panel's second-strongest response ever.

Japan: Number of female execs in banking industry increasing

Arima joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, a predecessor of Mizuho Bank, in April 1986

Indian family businesses going through churning and changes

There is a discernable trend among some promoters in “institutionalising” the corporate entity and its management practices.

Global fund managers face multi-asset skills shortage

It surveyed 300 senior executives at asset management firms across Europe, the Asia Pacific,...

INDIA: Money pouring into equity holdings

Value of sovereign wealth fund and pension fund holdings doubles in a year, with growth & returns on investment making scrips attractive

China’s Structured Product Offerings Drop on Shadow Bank Curbs

Chinese structured product offerings dropped by the most in six months in June after the government put in place measures to curb the shadow-banking industry, restricting issuers’ ability to sell the investments.

Singapore’s Top 10 Billionaires

In land-scarce Singapore, real estate is king. That is why Philip Ng, CEO of Far East Organization, is the richest man in the Southeast Asian city-state with an estimated net worth of US$5.2 billion, according to a Wealth-X list of the top 10 Singapore-b

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