Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Crazy rich Indians and their private jets

Mukesh Ambani owns at least three private planes, including a US$73 million Boeing Business Jet, while Lakshmi Mittal spends millions every year on his Gulfstream

Are you meeting the needs of vulnerable clients?

Recent studies have shown that vulnerability can be exacerbated by the processes of firms if it isn’t taken into account.

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Hong Kong Banks Show Funding Resilience

Hong Kong's key WM strength relative to Singapore is its China connectivity.

COVID-19 shakes up the emerging consumer landscape while the vaccine news boosts optimism

Almost a fifth of them reported income declines of over 20%.

Philippines banks have medium risk exposure to money laundering, terror financing

Based on the report, pawning operations in the country have a low risk exposure to money laundering and terrorist financing.

A Hong Kong Tycoon Is Selling $4.4 Million Wine Collection in Auction

That follows a smash hit sale last October, when some of Lau’s wines went for more than double the estimate.

Powell Signals “Green for Go” by Gary Dugan

To the concern of equity markets globally, Fed Chair Powell was clear in his message after this week’s Fed policy meeting that there was no prospect of rate hikes this year because it saw no clear inflation risk. For 2022 and 2023

What South Korea’s longest-serving bank chief faces in 2021

Kim Jung-tai tasked with smooth succession, digitalization, overseas expansion in his final year at Hana

Review of how superannuation trustees supported their members during COVID-19

Superannuation fund websites have been an important source of information for members during the COVID-19 crisis.

Malaysia's richest tycoons and the billions in dividends they earned in the final quarter of 2020

Public Bank also undertook a four-for-one bonus share issue to reward shareholders last year, which enlarged the number of Public Bank's outstanding shares to 4.2 billion.

International: Comparing contractual clauses - ASEAN MCCs v. EU SCCs

The new SCCs have also been updated in a number of other ways

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

Opening statement by ASIC Chair, James Shipton at the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, 19 March 2021, Parliament House, Canberra.

FICO Survey: 54% of Indonesians Prefer to Use Digital Channels to Engage with their Bank During Financial Hardship

Customer attitudes to new technology from banks such as debt collection automation can yield some interesting preferences and behaviors.

Is it finally the era of Asian dominance?

With so much attention on the rise of China, many investors often overlook India.

Multi-billionaire Kakao boss to give away half his fortune

KakaoTalk creator Kim Beom-su aims to address social issues, promote innovators, ‘make better world’

Bank of Singapore: Upswing, but not quite super(cycle) By Sim Moh Siong

The recent strong upswing in commodity prices, particularly oil and base metals, has prompted investors to ask whether commodities are entering a new supercycle.

633,000 'New Middle Class' households In India: Hurun India report

These households have average saving of Rs 20-lakh per annum and allocate mostly towards physical assets such as primary residential property and automobiles

PwC 24th Annual Global CEO Survey

A leadership agenda to take on tomorrow

Sustainable index investing gains popularity in Japan, S&P says

The indices are being used as underlying benchmarks for ESG-themed exchange-traded funds.

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