Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Property Sector’s Woes Could Weigh Heavily on China’s 2024 Growth Prospects

Add the impacts of an oversupplied market, a heavily indebted sector and a tepid sales outlook, and many expect the country’s property woes to continue in 2024.

UOB’s Chew Mun Yew unveils strategy for ‘giant awakening’

Chew Mun Yew of UOB shares his plans to break into the region’s top-10 rankings, from attracting the best talent to deepening client relationships.

First trillionaire to emerge in next decade: Report

If current trends continue, the world will see its first trillionaire within a decade.

Are luxury brands ready for the next generation of wealthy Chinese?

A seismic shift is underway as China's first wealth creators pass on their fortunes and businesses.

Indonesian billionaire among world’s biggest losers in wealth

The sudden slump in Mr Prajogo’s Barito Renewables Energy

These Are the World’s Most (and Least) Powerful Passports in 2024

The two Asian nations have dominated 1st place on the index (which ranks all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa) for the past five years.

Pictet's Dong Chen: «Taiwan Situation is Getting Tricky»

Some have spoken about the implications involved, not only regarding geopolitical risk but also to markets and the economy.

Accolade Wines restructure looms but China no golden ticket

Accolade’s recapitalisation comes after a difficult period for the industry and with dealmaking back on the cards.

Best and worst funds 2023: Tech back with a bang as China funds sink

Indeed, 2023 has seen a distinct sense of clarity at both ends of the table, highlighting the places it very much paid to be invested in, as well as the areas best avoided.

Raising the Bar

Singapore drives forward in raising capabilities for family offices, says FOO Mee Har, Chief Executive Officer of the Wealth Management Institute.

Wee Tee Lim: «AI is Key to Fighting Financial Fraud»

The complexity of fraud is also rising.

Citi: Hong Kong Housing Could Bottom Out in 2025

Home prices in Hong Kong will decrease by another 10 percent in 2024

Hong Kong CEOs plan to tap wealth management, ESG opportunities in Greater Bay Area in 2024, survey finds

Businesses look to turbocharge plans to capitalise on the city’s drive to be one of the world’s top wealth centres and talent hubs

Malaysian consumers remain positive about economic outlook — UOB study

With this optimism, about 30% of Malaysian consumers plan to increase their allocation for savings, investment and insurance.

BOJ likely to finally seek normalization 2024

In fact, he initially thought it was possible in just two years.

BNP Paribas AM’s Wei: China is a ‘dream market’ for alpha

Wei Li, multi-asset quant solutions portfolio manager at BNP Paribas AM, explains why we should look beyond beta when examining China.

The Hang Seng Gets Dunked On – Again

But despite the sharp highs and lows and general volatility of recent trading sessions, there is very little Christmas cheer for the local equity market again this year.

How China’s Property Crisis Blew Up Bets That Couldn’t Lose

Citic said its new fund was as safe as they come because it would invest in real estate.

Some in BOJ called for more debate on future easy policy exit -meeting summary

Another opinion said the BOJ's current dovish forward guidance would not necessarily constrain the bank from changing interest rates, the summary showed.

BofA: Investor Interest in China «Shockingly Low»

The survey was based on 254 respondents overseeing $691 billion in assets under management (AUM), including 140 in Asia with $310 billion in AUM.

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