Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

KPMG eyeing growth in Salesforce consulting and implementation

Leading the local charge is Alex Moreno – who joined the firm as partner in August 2020, taking charge of a freshly established Salesforce capability.

Australia has the world’s most successful pension system, study finds

What it means is the total funds under management in our superannuation system increased by that amount

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McKenzie adds that the Asia-Pacific investment fund industry as a whole is undergoing significant adaptation as a result of the pandemic.

Banking on the unbanked

There are a number of interesting movements taking place across the region to address this issue.

Bank of Asia Powered Up for Its New Chapter of Growth

Ms. Lou also announced that the Bank will launch its new logo on 12 February, the first day of the Chinese New Year, to mark a new period of growth for the institution.

CFA unveils December exam results

CFA charterholders work in different areas of investment management such as private wealth, investment banking and insurance.

Residential Real Estate 2021: Leading Markets for the Wealthy

We are honored to partner with Wealth-X to examine how markets have shifted over the events of the past year.

Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know

Digital tools to certify immunity from Covid-19 could help ease lockdowns, but raise equality and privacy concerns.

IQ-EQ: «Sustainable Investing in Asia Lacks Integrated Lens»

There’s always been a mindset of separating it from traditional investing or business.

Family businesses risk missing the mark on ESG - PwC Family business survey

Larger businesses and those owned by later generations also buck the trend, with greater focus on sustainability

Japanese economy sees recovery from pandemic slump

The Japanese economy marked its second straight quarter of growth at the end of last year

After the chaos of 2020, what’s ahead for equity markets this year?

2020 was an extraordinary year for equities. After hitting extreme highs and extreme lows, the last month of 2020 saw new highs on Wall Street. Money Mind looks at what's ahead for equity markets this year.

Over half of firms see profits rise in 1H21

Earnings were expected to rebound with technology stocks expected to rise by 109% and resources up 47%.

S. Korea's major banks likely to keep creditworthiness: S&P

"We expect the banks to slow loan growth, after some pick-up in 2020, and focus more on risk management this year, along with heightened regulatory oversight on household lending,"

What did January mean for financial markets?

“That was before the Reddit-inspired drama unfolded before our eyes, with the company's share price experiencing a rapid rise — then a deep decline in the first week of February."

Singapore economy to grow by 4-6% this year; 2020 contraction shaved to 5.4%

The ministry raised its final estimate for the coronavirus-hit 2020, stating that the economy shrank by 5.4 per cent, making it Singapore's worst-ever recession since independence.

Efficiency - what’s holding investment managers back by Andrew Foster, Iress

The UK wealth management industry is now spending over £1 billion on IT and operations in a quest for ever more efficient, competitive and profitable ways of working.

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

As for the devasting bushfires that wreaked havoc in 2019-20, some 113 companies gave $145 million in total.

Which is the most consistent Asia Pacific fund?

As many Asian countries mark the Lunar New Year, there is only one fund in the Asia Pacific ex Japan sector that has consistently outperformed the index each of the last five years.

The trouble with best financial interests duty

The best interest covenant derived from case law and there is already a financially focussed covenant for trustees that was introduced a few years ago, Cambrell said, adding that she does not see why this latest reform was necessary

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