Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

First Metro Investment makes P2.34B net income in 2014

First Metro Investment Corp. on Wednesday said it booked a consolidated net income of P2.34 billion in 2014, lower than the previous year's P11.54 billion

Standard Chartered profits fall

"2014 performance was disappointing, impacted by a challenging market environment and by the significant programme of restructuring and repositioning actions taken during the year," he said.

S. Korean asset managers' property increases in Q3

South Korean asset management firms' property edged up 2.1 percent in the third quarter of last year from six months earlier on a rise in securities

Standard Chartered India profit down 21% to $561 million

The bank released numbers that showed its global-pre-tax profit falling 30% to $4.2 billion, missing analyst estimates

AIA Full-Year Profit Rises on China Business

Insurer’s measure of profit posted double-digit growth in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, too

Malaysia Maybank Q4 net up 11.5 pct on higher Islamic banking income

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia's largest bank by assets, posted on Thursday an 11.5 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, driven by higher interest income and Islamic banking income.

Philippines' largest lender logs record profit in 2014

This led to net interest income growing 19% to 51.2 billion pesos

ClearView’s solid first half

Publicly-listed risk-focused financial services group, ClearView Wealth Limited has reported a strong half-year result which included its acquisition of Matrix Financial Planning.

Henderson Global shows Europe's the place to be

The impressive results this morning of Anglo-Australian investment group Henderson Global Investors show that Europe is the place to be.

QBE returns to profit but warns of impact of stronger US dollar

The benefits of a sale are now “not needed at all in this market

HSBC blames 'challenging year' as profit falls 17%

HSBC has said 2014 was a "challenging year" after reporting a 17% drop in profit to $18.7bn (£12.2bn)

Australia Post's half-yearly profit down 56%

Australia Post has reported a 56% fall in its half-year profit from a year earlier, and has forecast its first full-year loss in more than 30 years

Standard Life's Assets under Administration in Asia Increases 44% to GBP420m

Standard Life announces today its business performance in Asia for year 2014.

Korea’s NPS posts 5.25% return for 2014

Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted an average return of 5.25% on its investments in 2014

AMP profit jumps 32pc as wealth manager puts focus back on growth

The downside of devoting a lot of management time to integrating Axa had been a lack of focus on growth opportunities.

Magellan doubles profit, consolidates global presence

Profit after tax was up 115% to $77.4 million and the company distributed a fully franked interim dividend of 37.1 cents per share, 125% more than a year before.

Australian wealth management division earnings up 13 per cent

The business continues to focus on its strategic growth agenda

Challenger retail annuity sales up 8%, profit down

Challenger annuity sales were up 8% during the first half of the 2014-2015 financial year, but net profit after tax was down

S'pore banks post rise in fourth-quarter earnings

The three local lenders all posted earnings growth in the fourth quarter to cap a robust 12 months, but they are also acutely aware of the risks of loans going sour.

India's HDFC Bank Q3 profit up 20.2 pct

New Delhi expects the economy to grow an annual 7.4 percent in the year ending in March, faster than a revised 6.9 percent a year earlier.

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