10/07/2021
Is Singapore experiencing capital inflows?
Looking for stability in the Lion City
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/04/2021
The coronavirus effect on global economic sentiment
Executives’ sentiment on economic conditions continues to be positive, even as concerns mount—yet again—over the pandemic’s threat to growth.
10/04/2021
Massive Leak Exposes the Hidden Fortunes of World’s Elite and Crooks
This news should have been surprising.
10/04/2021
HKMA and banks to equip staff with new skills, as 9,000 jobs are in peril due to digitalisation
About 9 per cent of the nearly 100,000 bank employees in Hong Kong are likely to lose their jobs over the next three to five years because of branch closures
09/28/2021
Advisers see future opportunities after regulatory hurdles
“There have been lots of exits from the industry so it has suffered but the people who have stayed are the ones who are going to be here for the long term and they have a bright future.”
09/28/2021
The Fed's Dots Go For Lift-Off
Local governments often use the land as collateral for bank loans.
09/28/2021
Credit Suisse Gender 3000 report shows women hold almost a quarter of board room positions globally
The report analyzes the gender breakdown of 33,000 senior executives from over 3,000 companies across 46 countries.
09/27/2021
More effort required to boost trust in AI in financial sector, OECD says
The OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2021 says that investment in AI finance is on the rise.
09/27/2021
McKinsey & Co: Over Half of APAC Open to Direct Bank Switch
Consumers in Hong Kong (67 percent) and Singapore (over 70 percent) expressed greater willingness to switch compared to the regional average.
09/27/2021
Hong Kong rises to third place among world's financial centres
The GFCI report is released in March and September every year since 2007.
09/27/2021
Who goes there? by Tim Price
The premise of Who Goes There ? is that a team of scientists in Antarctica stumbles upon a crashed alien spaceship and its frozen pilot.
09/27/2021
Overseas Chinese families slower with succession planning
EIU estimates that the overseas Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia range from 40-60 million.
09/23/2021
Amundi's Joevin Teo: «Investors Should Be Vigilant»
First, investors should be vigilant as the continued spread of the delta variant worldwide could lead to potential deceleration in economic growth, although further lockdowns are unlikely given how governments have witnessed the devastating effects on var
09/23/2021
China Evergrande chairman says to ensure home deliveries and wealth products redemption
With $305 billion in liabilities, Evergrande is struggling to meet its debt obligations and investors worry that the rot could spread to creditors including banks in China and abroad.
09/23/2021
Pros and cons for international asset managers in China
Beijing, Shenzhen and Hainan are likewise actively implementing local support policies aimed at foreign asset management institutions
09/23/2021
Vanguard accused of being a ‘lazy’ investor
Daniel Reyes, Vanguard head of investments – Asia-Pacific, said the firm had no incentive to be a “lazy” investor solely for the purposes of driving low cost.
09/23/2021
Malaysia’s new capital market blueprint aims to build sustainable and inclusive economy
The new blueprint is guided by six key development and regulatory priorities which the regulator says “will collectively serve as pillars in developing strategic initiatives over the next five years”.
09/23/2021
Japan’s “Show Me the Money” Corporate Governance: 2Q Positive Profit Surprise
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09/21/2021
Wealth managers not prepared for end of lockdowns
Leaders of UK and European wealth businesses were surprised by how fast the economic recovery was there.
09/21/2021
Evergrande: Embattled China property giant sparks economy fears
There are several reasons why Evergrande's problems are serious.