Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

HSBC to slash 35,000 jobs worldwide in “deepest restructuring” exercise

The bank will reduce US$4.5bn worth of costs which would involve slashing about 15% of the group’s global workforce amidst plunging profits.

Asian asset owners facing record losses in quarter

Recent equity-allocation boosts coming back to sting investors

Private equity has the cash, and it is king

Not all private equity firms are positioned to profit from the rout. The biggest are in the strongest position.

Hotelier grandson of Asia's sugar king turns venture capitalist

The expansion into venture capital signifies an important step for the storied business empire.

5 Chinese billionaires who pulled their wealth out of China – from spicy hotpot billionaire Zhang Yong to recycling entrepreneur Zhang Yin

Despite the trade war, China added 182 new faces to hit 799 billionaires in Hurun’s latest rich list, three times the number of new faces in the US – but how much of that wealth will stay in the country?

Business, but not as usual: a new era of more corporate responsibility?

Rather than being a ploy to attract good publicity, this new approach to decision making is driven by the desire for corporations to do something positive and tangible in challenging times.

Post-pandemic, work may never be the same

Changes to hours, wages and welfare could outlive the virus

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

Morningstar said it is common in periods of severe uncertainty for investors to place greater importance on the return of capital, rather than the return on capital.

HSBC Plans to Triple Greater China Billionaire Client Count

It is one of the key focuses that we’re putting in place to ensure that we’re going to deliver on the broader strategy.

Is China the new safe haven?

Even though it may be too early to call the Chinese market a safe haven, it could become just that in five to ten years

COVID-19: Implications for business

We will update it regularly as the outbreak evolves.

Moody’s warns of ASEAN downside risk

In regard to Europe and the US, Moody’s have predicted even firmer downside risk.

Fed move could ease funding pressures in Asia where central banks may also act

Central banks in Asia Pacific "have [followed] or will follow the Fed's move by ensuring that they have done what they can to add liquidity to the financial system and work to avoid the grinding to a halt of funding markets.

Leading in this unprecedented moment: 8 wellbeing leadership strategies for responding to COVID-19

“This is an unprecedented moment. It’s important that we approach it with a sense of calm and responsibility—because we have many people counting on us.” —Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Reducing the risk of infection

Biology shows us that there are additional ways to reduce the risk of serious coronavirus infections, in addition to hand hygiene and keeping distance, Viola Vogel writes.

Coronavirus puts rocket under shorting ETFs

Investors have poured about $250 million into the three ETFs since the start of the year, doubling their assets to about $551 million at Monday's market close, according to BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur.

Moody’s downgrade piles on the post-Hayne pain for AMP

Moody's Investors Service said it had downgraded the insurance financial strength rating of AMP's life insurance business from A2 to A3

Hong Kong insurance industry sees premiums rise 9%

For Hong Kong's general insurance market, gross and net premiums were at HK$55.7bn (up by 3.9%) and HK$37.7bn (up by 6.8%), respectively.

S&P: Aussie Bank Credit Losses to Double

We expect that the Australian banks would aim to 'do the right thing' by their customers and broader society to meet community expectations

Sell – Wait – or Buy? Here's What the Banks Say

UBS, Credit Suisse and Lombard Odier – to mention but a few – have chosen different strategies so far.

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