Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Barclays purchase reflects OCBC push

With financial technology start-ups gradually making inroads into "high-volume, low-value -add" services such as payments and foreign exchange.

Don't believe the hype: J.P. Morgan Private Bank talent outflows just "strategic attrition"

Highlight a much more critical industry-wide issue – that of the cost of servicing smaller accounts with expensive infrastructure.

JPMorgan cuts 5 pct of Asia wealth management jobs - source

The job cuts would affect the bank's Singapore and Hong Kong offices, the source said, declining to be identified because they were not authorised to speak publicly on the subject.

Deutsche Asset Management plans China and Asia expansion

Eilbeck said another major driving force for China markets would be the decision by MSCI in June on whether to include A-shares in its emerging market indices effective from 2017.

Bank Muamalat's wealth management business to contribute 10-20% to revenue in three years

She said the bank, which has just launched the Muamalat Gold-i here today, is targeting for gold products to constitute 60% of its fee income for wealth management by 2017.

Bank of Singapore Deal Staves Off Barclays Banker Exodus

By selling its Singapore and Hong Kong wealth management business to Bank of Singapore instead of a rival bidder, Barclays may have staved off a big exodus of private bankers to the likes of UBS and Credit Suisse.

Standard Chartered wins 4 awards

In 2015, 94 percent of clients expressed that they were "satisfied with the service during their first call to the Standard Chartered call center."

Gordon "Grant" Curtis Asia Conference Notes for the Affluent

World wealth has grown exponentially in the last decade to the point where so many have achieved centi-millionaire status or even billionaire status, that it is almost unfathomable.

Australia's NAB restructures HNW business

The National Australia Bank Group, one of the country’s big four banks, has restructured its high net worth (HNW) business, which will see its private banking arm renamed NAB Private.

Tech start-ups snap at the heels of Asian private bankers

With 4.7 million high net worth individuals - typically those with $1 million in liquid financial assets - Asia-Pacific is the largest and fastest growing wealth region, according to Cap Gemini and RBC.

Asia private banks may see more M&A moves: Bank of Singapore

According to a survey by Asian Private Banker, the top 20 private banks in the region, excluding those that refused to be interviewed or were located in mainland China

Standard Chartered Said Selling $4.4 Billion of Asian Assets

Standard Chartered shares rose 1.7 percent to 451.05 pence, the highest in a week, at 9:51 a.m. in London trading Monday.

Creating the right multi-family office offering in India

What are the biggest opportunities for multi-family offices in India at the moment?

DBS joins forces with Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL-9

Speaking on the occasion, Surojit Shome, CEO, DBS India said: “As the bank that helped finance Singapore’s industrialisation, DBS has always believed in India’s long term growth story.

Asia has suddenly lost 62 private bankers. This is how it happened

During both these years the industry’s main players added a combined 300 new private bankers to their ranks.

2015 AUM & RM Headcount League Tables

This is in stark contrast to the heady days of 2014 when 19 out of 20 banks recorded rising AUM.

OCBC to buy bulk of Barclays' Asian wealth management unit for $320 million

Singapore's banks have been keen to pick up wealth management assets put up for auction by Western banks as they retreat to focus on their own markets.

Private banks' robotic evolution

They now see private banking as their next hunting ground.

Asia Private-Bank Assets Fall for First Time Since at Least 2013

Banks see private banking as a revenue booster because the number of rich people in Asia is rising as economic growth outpaces that of the rest of the world.

NAB announces next generation business model for high net worth market

Under the new model, NAB Private will become a pure private banking proposition for HNW clients, offering specialised services such as, structured finance.

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