Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Inside The World of China's Ultra Rich

Chelsea Liang, Pam Zhao and Diana Wang are the children of China's elite, and they're stirring envy and anger as they live the high life in Vancouver.

KBank’s wealth planning service targets high net worth families

The family wealth-planning service is the last jigsaw to fulfil the international comprehensive wealth management, he said.

How a 143-Year-Old Swiss Bank Took a Quick Road to Ruin in Asia

That coup in 2009 set off a chain of events that has now thrust BSI into the center of the widening financial scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

External asset managers set for growth

When the Association of Independent Asset Managers was founded in 2011, we struggled to find 10 founding members.

Former BT Select practice licensed with GPS Wealth

"Accounting and financial planning are highly complementary"

Client-focused strategies work for Singapore wealth managers

Singapore clients also want fee transparency as presently they are being charged based on transactions, with a smaller proportion on a fixed fee.

Irrevocable trusts offer max benefit for HNI

By doing so, it is possible to defer the income arising to them till the time the trust distributes funds.

As Growth Hits a Speed Bump, Wealth Managers Seek to Adapt

This sixteenth annual study by BCG outlines the evolution of private wealth from both a global and regional perspective, addresses key industry trends, and explores evolving client needs -- particularly those of underserved,

Private banking offers rich pickings for S'pore banks, but it's an expensive business

But it's not an easy business to capture, and gaining market share is very expensive.

Global wealth managers cannot grow without including India

Over half of HNWIs surveyed believe it is important for their financial advisor or wealth manager to have a strong digital offering – a proportion that rises to almost two-thirds among HNWIs under 45 and in Asia, the report said.

Global wealth managers cannot grow without including India

It also highlighted that only a quarter of wealth managers offer digital channels beyond email and what they offer is sharply at odds with what the HNWIs expect.

China initiatives prompt Hong Kong setup for BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has launched a trust company in Hong Kong following the rollout of cross-border initiatives in China.

Singapore Crackdown Signals Cost Jump for Asia Private Banking

Financial-industry costs to curb money laundering were already forecast by LexisNexis Risk Solutions to reach a record $1.5 billion in Asia this year.

Singapore crackdown on BSI Bank signals cost jump for private banking in Asia

Singapore's clampdown on BSI over its ties to a Malaysian state investment fund - its most stringent action in three decades

India's new jet set: The Donald's next Trump Tower in Mumbai will offer wealthy residents a private PLANE service

As rising wealth bolstered demands for branded homes in India, Trump seized on the trend and launched his Trump Tower luxury apartments in Mumbai and Pune.

Former EFG private banker joins Swiss pure play in Singapore

Less than two months after Asian Private Banker reported on the departure of an EFG private banker, the individual in question has resurfaced at Singapore-based Swiss pure play.

Wealth managers voice concerns on L&I ETFs

Investors must be properly educated on leveraged and inverse exchangetraded funds and what they should be used for or they risk big losses, warn wealth industry executives.

Wealth Management For The Asian Super-Rich

What is very telling is that many Asian self-made super-rich are digital natives requiring wealth managers to be adept communicating with them in the way.

Wealth management dividends to stay strong

With banks around the world beginning to cut their dividends, Columbia Threadneedle's global equity income fund has shifted its focus towards the wealth management sector.

Bank of Singapore launches new front-line training initiative

In 2015 alone, Bank of Singapore said its employees clocked in twice as many training hours as they did the year before; client-facing staff averaged 90 hours of training.

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