07/25/2016
UBS Microcap Fund now on Macquarie Wrap
The fund generated 18.4 per cent per annum, compared to the 5.5 per cent benchmark.
Wealth and Asset Management
07/25/2016
Proving the value of professionalism
CFA Institute is taking to the streets with a new initiative to drive greater awareness of the value of the qualification and professional accreditation.
07/24/2016
Chinese lenders rise up private bank rankings
The closely followed ranking, compiled by Scorpio Partnership, the consultancy, also showed ICBC recorded a 35.9 per cent increase in its private banking assets last year, to $154bn.
07/22/2016
Citi’s Advice for Asia’s Super-Rich
That Asians have distinct needs as investors drove Citi to establish a dedicated unit for North America Asian clients in 2011, including the group two years later into a new global clients program.
07/22/2016
Wolves bought by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International for £45m
Wolves, who had been put up for sale by Morgan in September 2015
07/22/2016
Global Asset Manager Enters Singapore Market
The office, located in Asia Square, will focus on credit research and strengthening business with clients in both the local market and the broader Southeast Asia region, according to a press release sent on Friday.
07/21/2016
Sotheby's Announces Asia 2016 Half Year Sales of $461.5M
We are further encouraged by the growing presence of Asian collectors in our worldwide salerooms.
07/21/2016
Standard Chartered and UBS assets seized in Singapore fraud case after ‘control failings’
More than $3.5 billion was misappropriated and about $1 billion laundered through the US, the US Justice Department said as it launched what could be its biggest ever seizure of ill-gotten gains
07/20/2016
UBS opens new training centre in Shanghai
We plan to double headcount in China by 2020, so demand for high-quality development and training programmes can be expected to grow substantially.
07/20/2016
Targeting China Money South Korean Banks Targeting Chinese Enterprise Customers
The IPC of Hana Bank targets super-rich Chinese customers in particular.
07/20/2016
Online wealth management platform rebrands
WEALTHMANAGER.COM is officially rebranding its Asian operations as simply “Wealth”.
07/20/2016
Asia's Wealthy Should Look Towards Lifestyle Preservation
Respondents to a survey conducted by UBS Investor Watch, a quarterly publication that focuses on investor sentiment and behaviour, reveals that large numbers continue to make inadequate provision for lifestyle preservation in retirement.
07/20/2016
YBR wealth management CEO resigns
Yellow Brick Road has announced the resignation of its chief executive of wealth management, effective later this year.
07/20/2016
Macquarie Private Wealth operatives hired by Ord Minnett
The pair, which make upwards of $1 million in revenue per year and are well-regarded within the industry, have been hired by stockbroker Ord Minnett.
07/19/2016
Reaping the right rewards
From a client perspective, it may seem a perfectly understandable desire.
07/19/2016
Elliott starts legal proceedings against Bank of East Asia
The proceedings are the first to directly seek the lifting of those conditions.
07/19/2016
Vietnam: one of the last frontiers for wealth management
Practitioners across banking, securities, insurance and asset management point to a notable immaturity within this segment of financial services.
07/19/2016
EM chief: investors may have missed best entry point
That is a positive for emerging markets,’ Citywire AA-rated Langham told Citywire Selector.
07/19/2016
3 Measures To Help Protect Your Family Fortune Through Generations
Clouded by these delusions, families falter at succession planning and hence prepare the next generations to fail.
07/18/2016
A new round of cuts coming?
Top firm said cutting more jobs