Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New Standard Chartered CEO faces tough choices in fixing the bank

Incoming StanChart chief faces difficult choices in turning the business around before its major shareholder loses patience and decides to sell

UBS looks beyond HK island to expand market share

UBS is expanding its wealth management business in Kowloon and the New Territories, having signed a lease on a new office at One Peking Road in an effort to woo wealthy entrepreneurs.

HK wealth management market seen expanding 30% in 3-5 years

Hong Kong’s wealth management market could expand by 30 percent in three to five years amid cross-border stock trading links and mutual recognition of funds, according to a senior UBS official.

Do you need your own private banker?

The needs and attitudes of these investors are reflected in data that shows fewer than half of Australia's high-net-worth investors have a private banker.

Matchmaking wealthy clients with the right wealth manager

A Portal to match affluent and high net worth clients with wealth management firms is being rolled out this week

Matchmaking wealthy clients with the right wealth manager

A PORTAL to match affluent and high net worth clients with wealth management firms is being rolled out this week, called findawealthmanager.com.

New Standard Chartered Chief to Cut More Costs as Review Begins

The bank enjoyed a decade of unbroken profit growth until 2013

ASEAN: A frontier consumer market for wealth management

South-East Asia's economic boom is resulting in the emergence of a new middle class, heralding vast opportunities for global wealth management

Private banker establishes wealth management firm

Wealth management service provider, Integral Private Wealth, was established today by financial adviser, David Simon.

HSBC will need a ‘Leader’, not just a good banker

That worked for 143 years, but the banking industry changed forever after the near meltdown in the global financial crisis

HSBC aims to be the leading international bank in Singapore

As HSBC moves to reduce costs and reverse declining profits, it says Singapore will remain one of the group's priority markets in its pivot to Asia.

Wealth management organisation to open Hong Kong branch

Although independent wealth managers are far fewer in Hong Kong than Singapore, they still need a unified voice

YBR launches robo-advice platform

Yellow Brick Road is launching GURU, a robo-advice platform that generates a holistic financial "roadmap."

Private bankers cautious over China onshore strategy

Some large wealth managers feel the time is not ripe to start an onshore private bank in China, despite steps taken by Beijing to open up its financial services industry.

Barclays to sell offshore trust and fiduciary business

Barclays offshore trust business is based in Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, the Cayman Islands, Singapore and Switzerland.

Wealthy Indians eye investment avenues abroad

Family offices seeking RBI approval to invest in offshore equities, REITs and other hybrid fixed income vehicles

Rothschild quits coal foray

FINANCIER Nat Rothschild has said he will never again invest in Indonesia’s coal industry after selling his stake in Asia Resource Minerals to an Asian bidder.

Coutts looks to add multi-asset funds in Asia

The Singapore-based private banking business sees increasing demand for multi-asset solutions from its Asia clients,and is looking to beef up its product range accordingly.

DBS aims for S$100b in private banking assets in less than 3 years

Singapore's DBS Group Holdings DBSM.SI is aiming for a 40 per cent jump in its private banking assets to $100 billion in less than three years, fueled by the growth of millionaires in the Greater China region and in its home market.

HSBC Investor Update

HSBC is undertaking a significant reshaping of its business portfolio

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