08/02/2018
DBS Posts 20% Gain in 2nd-Quarter Profit
Lower trading income clouded gains from lending and wealth
Wealth and Asset Management
08/02/2018
Chinese consortium buys Irish wealth management and stockbroking firm
Chinese firm seals €150m Goodbody buyout
08/01/2018
OCBC: Wealth Advisors Will Meet Private Banking Standards
It begins a process of raising standards for the entire industry by upskilling retail banking wealth advisors with strong investment advisory principles ethics and compliance.
08/01/2018
Over 400 Swiss companies doing business in Singapore
The close ties and cultural and economic similarities are reflected in the active Swiss-Singaporean business community in Singapore.
07/31/2018
Nine megatrends of the future to shape investment growth - RESEARCH
The increasing power of the millennial generation will continue to influence business; a growing population will drive modernisation in food production and environmental conservation.
07/31/2018
Standard Chartered profits jump despite rising digitising costs
Our improved performance was delivered against a backdrop of continued global economic growth, with strong trade flows and investments and US interest rates continuing to normalise.
07/31/2018
Mindful Wealth eyes fund re-domicile to Singapore
CLOs or collateralised loan obligations, are structured products that invest in senior secured loans.
07/30/2018
Private banks is a space which is still commanding premium, says Centrum Wealth Management
Maybe there will be a distinct visibility in terms of numbers improving or at least the management commentary which is very important in terms of all such banks that what is the future forecast in the next couple of maybe quarters.
07/30/2018
Family Office Insights Opportunities in the Global Revolution Into Renewable Energy Market for Family Office Investors
It is a revolution set to continue, as renewable energy technologies develop to a cost base, which is parity with fossil fuel-generating assets
07/30/2018
The $500 Billion Market the World Never Thought It Would See
After the financial crisis, China called for a new reserve currency to replace the U.S. dollar. Now it’s swimming in dollar-denominated bonds.
07/30/2018
As PBs up threshold, do boutiques move in?
Pyrmont Wealth, which can serve only professional investors, have clients with liquid assets of at least $1m.
07/27/2018
Hong Kong asset and wealth management industry tops HK$24 trillion
The 2017 survey found that private banking and private wealth management assets amounted to HK$7.8 trillion at the end of 2017, 52% of which was invested in China and Hong Kong.
07/27/2018
Private banker salary: What the top dogs are earning
An associate private banking director in Singapore can expect to earn a maximum of approximately S$200,000.
07/27/2018
Macquarie’s new CEO strikes a blow for asset management – and women
The announcement on Thursday that Shemara Wikramanayake will replace Nicholas Moore as CEO of Macquarie Group in November is significant for two reasons.
07/27/2018
Rothschild to close Singapore WM office
Clients will be able to choose to have their assets transferred to either the company’s Hong Kong or Zurich branch.
07/26/2018
UK’s LJ Partnership eyes Asia expansion after stake sale to New York-based Dilmun
A spokesperson for LJ Partnership tells Asia Asset Management that Dilmun acquired the stake via an issuance of new shares in the UK firm, which is 35% owned by Hong Kong-based Peterson Group.
07/26/2018
Credit Suisse’s NEXT Investors fund raises US$261 million
Switzerland-based Credit Suisse AM had $410 billion of assets under management as at March 31, 2018.
07/26/2018
Singapore Family Office Hoards Cash Amid China-U.S. Tensions
Kamet has about 40 percent cash, versus more usual 5 percent
07/26/2018
OCBC Q2 loan growth to hit 10% as Indonesian and Chinese arms outperform
“We also expect healthy growth from loans and trade related fees. Overall, we expect fees to increase 13.8% yoy,” Koh added.
07/26/2018
Wealth management & the Philippines: Experts shine light on the future path
The Asian Development Bank currently forecasts that the country’s GDP will grow by 6.8% in 2018