Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Swiss Life on Capturing Untapped HNW Sales Opportunities in Asia

They focused their attention largely on Variable Universal Life and its particular advantages.

DBS's Hou Wey Fook: «China is a Strong Value Play»

During the 2000 tech bubble, earnings plunged 55 percent compared to positive earnings growth now while price-to-earnings reached 25x compared to around 20x now.

Credit Suisse Sheds More Investment Bankers in Asia

The cuts cover the Greater China business which included the loss of 10 client-facing bankers as well as the resignation from the China securities venture including chief information officer Larry Tung and chief compliance officer Xu Yang.

Why it matters that China’s middle class is unhappy

Authoritarian rule, and mass lockdowns are making one Asia manager question the once assumed pragmatic nature of the Chinese government.

Mary Pang: Singapore Family Office Demand Isn’t Fading

It's well known why Singapore is an attractive place to be not just for Southeast Asian, or Asian families more broadly, but certainly global ones, too: It’s safe, it has access to high-quality education, healthcare, a transparent judicial syst

Why this fundie favours NAB and Westpac shares out of the big four

Two of the big ASX banks are preferred over the others.

Credit Suisse struggles with backlog of new wealthy client accounts in Asia

Waiting list for applications underlines tension between lifting profits and avoiding future scandals

Hong Kong: Why business is not giving up on the Asian financial hub

An unyielding zero Covid policy, which Hong Kong shares with mainland China, has battered an economy reliant on global business, finance and trade.

Global Billionaire Wealth Surges by Nearly 18%

New Billionaire Census reveals wealth accumulation far surpassed population growth in 2021

Deutsche Bank: «It’s All About Timing in China»

Despite having yet to make an overweight call, the bank expects incoming upside for Chinese equities with the opportunity to outperform global equities in the second half of 2022.

Japan’s rising prices and diverging central bank policy

For a second consecutive month, in May Japan’s headline consumer price inflation rose 2.5% compared with a year earlier.

Julius Baer: «China Might Take a Little Bit More Time»

«How strong this will be will heavily depend on the stimulus – whether that is fiscal or monetary – but we do think the direction is up, at least cyclically.»

Is China a Hedge Against a US Recession?

Multi-asset portfolio managers advise turning to Asia as a diversifier

Young movers driving growth in regional areas

Regional migration is at a five-year high and young people are driving growth, according to new data from the Commonwealth Bank and the Regional Australia Institute’s Regional Movers Index.

How planning ahead can benefit you in retirement

‘It’s important to engage with your circumstances, work out how much you spend, do a budget, and consider whether your money is going to last.

Slowing or stalling? A cautious outlook for the global economy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the first, and has altered some dynamics in the global economy forever.

T Rowe Price bets on China reopening stocks

The prolonged Covid pandemic and stringent regulations are creating investment opportunities for investors in the long term, said the asset manager.

With cryptos and NFT’s sinking, diamonds are the way to stay afloat

Hong Kong-based Lo’s Legacy Jewelry Fund will witness one-of-a-kind necklaces and other pieces from the world’s top jewelry houses like Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, and Bulgari.

Why billionaires are setting up family offices in Singapore

In recent months, the family office of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing opened an outpost in Singapore, joining others such as Oppenheimer Generations, the family office of former De Beers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer.

Hong Kong Must Reopen to Remain a Financial Hub

Despite recent steps to relax some pandemic restrictions, Hong Kong continues to require a 7-day quarantine for any foreign arrivals.

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