Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Aussie shoppers prefer Aussie made

Inaugural CommBank Consumer Insights Report reveals how the pandemic has reshaped consumer behaviours and intentions.

Look at EMs to capitalise on global recovery

The Legg Mason Martin Currie Emerging Markets Fund, which was launched in 2011, since inception produced an average return of 10.2% a year (net of fees), compared with average 9% annual growth of the benchmark over that period, the firm said.

Southeast Asia state pension funds seen to lead mandate issuance in 2021, survey finds

Fund managers in the poll ranked global equity and ESG-related strategies among the top five investment strategies for Southeast Asian asset owners.

Wealth Management: Using a conversational approach to attract and win clients.

Traditional forms of wealth management use face-to-face engagement when managing client relationships.

How Much Inflation Do You Want Before You Believe It?

Thinking has become anchored on low inflation, low interest rates and easy policy.

Financial wellbeing hits record high despite pandemic

Cautious spending and saving behaviour associated with the pandemic has ultimately resulted in a 7.8 per cent jump in financial wellbeing, new CommBank data has revealed.

The Future of Family Offices in Asia: the Rise of Governance

Over the same period, the number of billionaires and millionaires in Asia-Pacific is set to rise by 46 percent and 37 percent respectively.

How pandemic temporarily reduced Australia's wealth gap

“The Index shows, perhaps surprisingly, younger people doing slightly better than they have previously, closing what had been a record gap between generations,”

Home buying, retail, entertainment spending intentions climb in April

Spending intentions across all seven categories march higher as Australian households recover from Covid-19 impacts, according to combined CBA and Google data for April.

Covid Kills Over 1,000 Bank Employees as Virus Ravages India

The Press Trust of India on Friday reported that Debasish Panda, a senior federal government bureaucrat wrote to state authorities urging them to vaccinate bank and insurance employees against Covid on a priority basis.

Islamic finance in Indonesia at a tipping point

“The Islamic finance market in Indonesia has a lot of potential,"

More ultra-rich individuals interested in setting up family offices in Singapore

Experts point to Singapore's regulatory environment and geography as key factors in its attraction as an investment destination for the world's wealthy.

Hong Kong to subsidise 70% of expenses for open-ended fund companies

The grant will operate for three years and will be given on a first come, first served basis.

Malaysia’s Socso aims to cover 200,000 self-employed by year-end

There are now 142,000 active self-employed individuals registered with the organisation, twice the number at the end of 2019.

HSBC on track to hire more than 1,000 Asian wealth roles this year in US$3.5 billion bet on region’s growing billionaires

Asia accounted for US$1.2 billion or two-thirds of HSBC’s adjusted profit before tax in the wealth and personal banking business in the first quarter

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