Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore Infrastructure Finance Platform Inks Deal with 15 Banks

These partnerships are a key element as Bayfront works towards mobilizing private capital into infrastructure finance through innovative market solutions.

Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

Australian behaviour was largely in line with international markets: Hong Kong investors redeemed net $2.7 billion from funds while UK investors pulled out about $7.3 billion.

Morningstar Publishes Global Study of Regulation and Taxation in the Fund Industry

The Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom earned Top grades in the second chapter of the Global Investor Experience Study; Australia, Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States received Below Average grades

Asia Pacific Capital Tracker

Compare the themes in both the private and public markets, as well as an overview of the key changes economic throughout the quarter.

Gold: One More Chance To Get On Board Next Week

This is an epic collapse, which has heightened debate about when and how to re-open the economy.

Philippine lawmakers draft 1.3 trillion peso stimulus bill

Malaysia and Singapore have each launched three stimulus packages worth a total 260 billion ringgit ($52.69 billion) and S$63.7 billion ($44.63 billion), respectively.

Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital co-funds US$13.3 million to property tech firms

“We foresee big commercial real estate owners and managers integrating smart building solutions in the not-too-distant future,” she says in the statement.

HSBC on Hong Kong’s Virtual Rivals: «Just Eight New Banks»

They are also subject to the same macroeconomic and financial market conditions,» Eldon emphasizes, commenting on Hong Kong's newly licensed digital lenders.

Bank of China's Oil-Linked Product Losses Pile Up

An estimated 60,000 Bank of China clients were affected by the product which has since halted trading.

StanChart’s Troubled Loans Top $600 Million on Corporate Woes

The exposures to problem companies are unlikely to lead to complete write-offs of the loans.

WFH: Oreana and Ninety One

Isaac Poole, chief investment officer at Oreana Financial Services and John Cappetta, head of private banking and Asia advisor at Ninety One, explain how they have been working from home.

Is your low-carbon portfolio destroying the planet?

What leads to this counter-intuitive outcome?

Banking's New Reality: Getting Remote Work Right (Part 1 of a Multipart Series)

Here are the common missteps banks should avoid to successfully enable remote work and digital operations, during the pandemic and beyond.

Digital strategy in a time of crisis

The COVID-19 crisis seemingly provides a sudden glimpse into a future world, one in which digital has become central to every interaction, forcing both organizations and individuals further up the adoption curve almost overnight.

Standard Chartered: gold prices supported by investment demand

Data are showing a sharp decline in economic activity as the world combats the COVID-19 pandemic.

India's holding of US G-Secs hits record high

Since February 2019, the overall holding of India has jumped by a staggering $33.2 billion. Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/indias-holding-of-us-g-secs-hits-record-high-of-177-5-bn-in-feb/articleshow/75387263.cms?ut

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