Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Qatar- Islamic finance gaining stronger foothold in China

Some of the BRI projects will go through core Islamic finance countries and therefore likely will be financed in Shariah-compliant ways.

Banks scramble to patch systems, enact workarounds as coronavirus pandemic upends operations

Banks raced to source laptops, boost bandwidth for staff working from home

Banks scramble to patch systems, enact workarounds as coronavirus pandemic upends operations

Staff often work with finely tuned set-ups featuring as many as six monitors at their desks to access financial data in real-time.

Gold has ‘growing potential’ to break $1,800 an ounce, says UBS

There’s “growing potential” for the price of gold to break $1,800 per ounce, according to UBS Investment Bank’s Joni Teves.

Sargon buyers tap former PEXA chief as adviser

There are also two entities related to Matt Kibbel, a managing director at New York's Kibbel Holdings, and three other entities in the sale.

How Cbus is servicing early release requests

Fok said the fund's initial estimate was based on COVID shutdowns as they stood then.

InFocus: Have NAB and CBA left their wealth exits too late?

The consequence is that while both ANZ and Westpac have had to deal with some residual remediation issues they have not been confronted by the same continuing balance sheet burden as CBA and NAB.

The SMID funds shrugging off stockmarket falls

Six small and mid-cap Australian equity funds have managed to achieve positive returns over the past 12 months, despite small-cap equities suffering worse than their large-cap counterparts

$1,850 potential upside target: Gold price technical analysis

The neckline of the pattern is located around the $1,690 level.

ANZ posts 'sizeable miss' on capital expectations: Citi

ANZ also announced on Thursday it had decided to defer its decision on making a dividend payment until August.

Northern Trust touts new ESG tool to instos

Northern Trust is starting with listed asset classes including equities and corporate bonds (through a partnership with IdealRatings) but will over time expand to other asset classes.

Gold prices going to "pop" to $2,700, easily - Frank Holmes

Holmes added that the gold miners should also perform exceptionally well during periods of upward bullion price movements.

What recovery will look like for investors amidst Covid-19

One thing is very clear: the more prices fall in the short run, the greater the boost to long-term expected returns

Rush for Gold Loans Seen as Indians Seek Refuge From Slowdown

The lockdown is seen pushing Asia’s third-largest economy toward its first full-year contraction since 1980.

HK regulator considers virtual banks’ progress towards business commencement satisfactory

As at April 24, 2020, one virtual bank has officially started operations, providing Hong Kong clients with innovative financial services.

Study: too many hidden costs in Asia funds

Fund investors in Hong Kong and Singapore benefit from zero tax, but suffer from embedded costs, according to a Morningstar report.

Singapore Fintech Finaxar Strengthens Leadership

Leading the development of Finaxar's risk strategies and overseeing the implementation of risk policies is Sonford Yuen, who joins the firm as group chief risk officer and country head, Hong Kong.

Asian family offices tighten purse strings amid virus crisis

The reluctance among some of Asia’s wealthiest families to rush for deals is potentially a warning sign for the global economy.

KPMG analysis reveals that China records six out of Asia’s top ten deals in first quarter despite impact of COVID-19

In China, Education platform Yuanfudao raised USD1 billion, suggesting a rapid increase in interest in and use of education platforms due to COVID-19.

Digital Disruption to Birth 100 New FIs in APAC by 2025

Looking beyond, banks and neobanks have to elevate their digital-first capabilities to effectively enable hyper-personalization for customers

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