09/18/2018
The world’s ultra rich are continuing to settle in Asia with the number of HNWIs growing 12.1% to 6.2 million with total wealth holdings of US$21.59t, according to a study by Capgemini.
09/17/2018
Standard Chartered’s UK RND service uses technology based safeguards to automatically segregate cashflows.
09/14/2018
Asia Risk Awards 2018
09/14/2018
The discussion, which took place in Singapore on an off-the-record basis, provided a forum for wealth management peers to debate their approaches to the current state of the global economies and financial markets.
09/14/2018
DBS Avoiding ‘Crazy Rush’ to Hire Private Bankers, Tan Says
Competition in Asia’s wealth industry is intensifying as the region sprouts millionaires more quickly than anywhere else in the world.
09/13/2018
HSBC Singapore to roll out new banking solutions to HNWIs
Singaporeans place a premium on their children receiving a university education, and they’re prepared to pay for it.
09/12/2018
UBS's Blessing Sees Impact of Trade Tensions in China
Falling markets tend to lead to less trading as clients become more risk averse, and also reduce the net interest income and fees the bank is able to generate as investment volumes and deposits go down.
09/12/2018
HSBC to bolster Asia private banking headcount, double client assets
HSBC’s global private banking business manages $330 billion worth of clients assets, and Asia accounts for 39 percent of the total, making it the single largest market for the bank.
09/12/2018
China Top 10 private banks' AUM exceeds RMB 8 trillion in 2017
AUM growth slowed slightly in 2017, dropping from 21.8% in 2016 to 16.8%.
09/12/2018
Rich investors see the Nikkei exodus as an omen. Here's why.
The forced Japanese retreat from regional property investments led to the worst fixed-asset recessions on record in Queensland and New South Wales.
09/12/2018
Nikko expands green bond capability
"We believe this best positions us to deliver sustainable alpha for our clients in a fixed income portfolio while also contributing to the preservation of the environment."
09/12/2018
Malaysian wealth management - preparing for the future
The growing sophistication of the high net worth segment and the ultra-HNW market is encouraging the banks and other wealth providers to offer a far more diversified range of assets and services than ever before.
09/11/2018
An advert was placed earlier this summer looking for "an outgoing, cheerful" maid with an energetic personality to work within the household.
09/10/2018
Alexandre Bouchardy: determinedly marrying investor needs to market opportunities
The result, he explains, will be continuing volatility and more of the vulnerable borrowers exposed to default, with a more negative impact and sentiment for the emerging markets.
09/10/2018
Wealth management firm Evans Dixon just bought investment bank Fort Street Advisers
Evans Dixon has completed the acquisition of Fort Street Advisers.
09/07/2018
SSA-issued bonds offer one of the highest levels of “green purity” with a focus on climate change mitigation.
09/07/2018
The Danish bank Jyske Bank Gibraltar is experiencing an increasing inflow of new clients residing in Asia.
09/06/2018
This is a sharp acceleration from 2016, which saw only 3.5% growth of this population, reflecting more favorable conditions for wealth creation, despite volatile geopolitics.
09/06/2018
It is a low touch, high efficiency, fully automated investment platform for accredited investors.
09/06/2018
Provides a flexible way to balance access to capital and UK inheritance tax planning