Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Why Canada’s startups should look to Asia for investors

Common among this new community of wealthy Asian investors is an appetite for alternative asset-class investments both domestically and internationally.

SJP to launch Rowan Dartington in Asia by end of June

St James’s Place is set to roll out services from discretionary fund manager Rowan Dartington across its Asian operations during the first half of this year, according to Mike Gravestock, international partnership director.

As India's millionaire club grows by 11%, the nature of philanthropy in India is changing

As India grew exponentially over the past decade, so has incomes and charitable initiatives.

China: 157 billionaires and not enough wealth advisers for them all

The Chinese market should be good for international tax planners

Barclays Says Sayonara as Private Bankers Exit Japan

The alliance in Japan which dates back to 2010, will now see the U.K. bank dilute its wealth-management business in the country.

Competition and governance issues result in exit of some private banks

Singapore’s Business Times recently reported that in the past two years, eight foreign private banks have exited or will soon exit Singapore.

Rothschild & Co Warns: LCF Project Falsely Associates Its Unregulated Fundraising Scheme with the Rothschild Name

The group has seen signs that the scheme, or offshoots from the scheme, have begun to target members of the public outside of China in the past few weeks.

The ETF revolution in Asia

He pointed out that the product scope has significantly differentiated from being conventionally broad-based index-tracking based to becoming short-term rebalancing-oriented.

SBI wealth management product launched in Kochi

SBI Exclusif is targeted at the fast-growing affluent segment and was launched in Bengaluru and Delhi last year.

Wealth check

But a crackdown on money laundering since the financial crisis has lifted compliance costs.

Nomura Asset Management to launch a new ETF designed to track the performance of the Nikkei 225 High Dividend Yield Stock 50 Index

The index is comprised of 50 high dividend yield stocks selected from the Nikkei 225 constituents.

Another Large Mandate For UBS Asset Management

The second to be awarded to UBS Asset Management real estate and private markets by the sovereign wealth fund.

Pictet targets robotics in latest fund launch

The fund holds about 50 companies out of an investment universe

UBP's Asian Bet Pays Off

The bank's assets under management rose 7.6 percent to 118.3 billion francs, from 110 billion in the previous year.

HNW clients to gain from a more transparent Asia

Industry associations are involved in driving change too.

Why billionaire shopping centre owners are not fazed by technology

People don't want to be locked up in the house all day, they want to get out and see what's going on in the world.

Citi sees 10 pct net new money growth near term in Asia wealth business

The bank has expanded its digital offerings to tap more young clientele, and has also launched new products, Selvakesari said in an interview.

Emerging Asia better able to cope with risks of financial tightening

The potential impact of three to four rate hikes this year by the US Federal Reserve will depend on how much is already priced in through currency rates.

Outlook 2017: A pivot year for investors

British multinational banking and financial services has released its Outlook 2017 publication

China’s CreditEase launches second Israel-focussed fund, hits first close at $32.2m

The first fund made eight investments in early and later-stage start-ups, including Corephotonics, a maker of dual camera technologies for smartphones.

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