12/04/2020
Citi Digital-Only Offering Targets 200,000 New Clients in Hong Kong
«Citibank has been committed to offering excellent services to best meet client needs. The launch of Citi Plus now is a testament to our customer-centric core principle.»
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/04/2020
Are advisers turning to small licensees?
As far as mid-tier groups were concerned, Lifespan Financial Planning acquired four new advisers who had moved from two licensees operating under the AMP umbrella.
12/04/2020
Best managed funds, ETFs named
In unlisted managed funds, the best listed property fund was Pendal Property Securities Fund (-16.56% for the year and 6.39% p.a. over five years), followed by UBS Property Securities and Ironbark Paladin Property Securities Fund.
12/04/2020
Singapore’s largest bank DBS outlines 12 trade ideas for 2021
In a report last week, Baig and other DBS strategists outlined 12 trade ideas and strategies for 2021 in rates, currencies and credit.
12/04/2020
Survey Shows Acceleration of Sustainable Investing
The survey gathered insights from 425 investors in 27 countries
12/03/2020
Pandemic Cited as Top Financial Stability Risk for 2021: DTCC
The survey found that cyber risk being cited as a top five risk by 54% of respondents, a decrease from 63% in last year’s survey.
12/03/2020
Best super, pension fund revealed
For the first time, this year's awards focused on the best value products rather than simply looking at the cheapest.
12/02/2020
Destinations target APAC’s super-rich for swifter rebound
Additionally, research carried out in 3Q2020 by luxury and wealth researcher ALTIANT revealed that Asia is home to the most HNWIs who claim money remains no object at 34 per cent.
12/02/2020
Hong Kong virus surge scuttles travel bubble, sends bankers home
While Hong Kong is poised to limit public gatherings to two people, the government hasn’t capped the number of people who can meet in private.
12/02/2020
The art (and volatility) of collectable investing
Wealthy investors around the world allocate 5 per cent of their portfolios to "passion" investments such as fine art, wine, jewellery and classic cars. Should you follow the trend?
12/02/2020
Efficiency of Japanese corporate investment in human capital and shareholder value by Nikko AM
We observed that positive contributions from efficient investment in human capital have a greater significance for companies with lower labour productivity.
12/01/2020
Despite Pandemic, November Set to Be One for the Record Books
For some perspective, those November moves pulled the Russell 2000 and the Dow into positive territory on a year-to-date basis, up 11.2% and 4.8%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite Index is tracking to finish the first 11 months of the year up arou
11/30/2020
A green light for economies
No government can ignore the environment anymore. Instead, all their major decisions – from taxes to subsidies and more – will now have to have a global green economy at their heart.
11/30/2020
Hong Kong’s economy has ‘bottomed out’ and is set to recover, says economist
The government also revised the real GDP forecast for 2020 from a contraction of between 6% and 8%, to a 6.1% contraction.
11/30/2020
AIC consults on creating China and India sectors
The AIC said where possible it looked to use the same sector names and definitions as the Investment Association (IA), so consumers can easily compare funds, both open and closed-ended, with similar objectives.
11/27/2020
Asia needs to leverage stronger regional cooperation to boost COVID-19 recovery: Asian Development Bank
"Regional cooperation and integration has been an effective driver for strong economic growth and a sharp reduction in poverty,” ADB vice-president for knowledge management and sustainable development Bambang Susantono said in a statement.
11/27/2020
South-east Asia green economy may see US$1t in annual opportunities: report
Such opportunities include encouraging dietary shifts through alternative proteins and function foods, leading the future of urban agriculture and sustainable aquaculture, as well as building end-to-end traceability.
11/27/2020
Singapore among world's most competitive, pro-business economies, public sector report shows
Singapore has “sound economic fundamentals” and remains an “attractive location” for businesses to grow and invest, the report said.
11/27/2020
How are you hand-holding your clients through their treasury transformation journey?
Explaining how the bank is helping companies during these difficult times
11/27/2020
Lack of will for financial services to close gender gap
This was on top of existing gender imbalances such as smaller superannuation balances for women and smaller bonuses.