05/19/2014
BVI House Asia Holds ‘Meet The Regulator’ In Hong Kong
More than 40 percent of BVI business originates from China and the rest of the Asia Pacific region.
Wealth and Asset Management
05/19/2014
Raffles Residency Woos UAE's High Net-worth Indians to Invest in Bespoke Villas
Raffles Residency Private Limited, an entity of the Singapore based Jumabhoy family specialising in luxury residences, today announced that a preview of its maiden real estate venture in India - Raffles Park - has been scheduled for 30 and 31 May in Dubai
05/15/2014
Australia: Asset managers urged to sign code of conduct
The CFA Institute is arguing that more Australian asset managers should commit to professional codes of conduct.
05/15/2014
Julius Baer reports high Asia asset transfer of Merrill Lynch acquisition
Julius Baer also confirmed that it completed the transfer of Merrill Lynch’s IWM business
05/15/2014
DBS looks to grow wealth management and fees this year
DBS yesterday opened a new branch in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District
05/15/2014
UBS becomes title sponsor of Art Basel Hong Kong
UBS has signed on as title sponsor of Art Basel Hong Kong, which is expected to welcome 5,000 guests to 50 events at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre over the next several days.
05/14/2014
Antarctica and Silverhorn form research and advisory partnership in Asia
The partnership is an extension of Antarctica’s existing business in Asia
05/14/2014
More than 50% of Asset Managers Plan to Focus on Fostering Consultant Relationships
Investment consultants are highly influential in the institutional market
05/14/2014
T. Rowe Price to expand regional sales team
The US fund firm has poached Scott Keller from UBS Global Asset Management to lead and build out its Asia distribution team and strengthen its intermediary network.
05/13/2014
Noah Holdings Tops Q1 EPS by 4c
Noah Holdings Limited is a leading wealth management service provider focusing on distributing wealth management products
05/13/2014
Demand for private bank talent ‘near crisis point’
The shortage of relationship managers has become acute against increasing client wealth over the past five years, writes Scorpio Partnership.
05/12/2014
No matter how you try to measure it, Asians are becoming wealthier
Asia's affluent middle class is rising rapidly as wealth in China is set to overtake Japan's by 2015
05/12/2014
Seoul’s financial hub facing exodus of firms
The number of financial companies that have already packed up and moved out of Yeouido or are considering it has increased since the global crisis of 2008.
05/11/2014
China should straighten out its wealth managers, says central bank
Fuelled by savers' and companies' thirst for higher returns, China's wealth management sector has exploded in recent years.
05/09/2014
India: Private banks take a liking to debt investment banking
Private sector banks find debt market easier to get into as equity and M&As are dominated by foreign banks
05/09/2014
Singapore predicts introduction of commission disclosure requirements
Nearly half of the insurance professionals in Singapore feel that regulatory requirements for greater commission disclosures are “very likely” to come into place over the next three years.
05/09/2014
AMP scoops largest financial advice network
AMP CEO Craig Meller has just announced that the financial provider has cemented its position as holding the largest financial advice network in Australia and New Zealand.
05/08/2014
Investors Criticise Standard Chartered Pay Policies
Standard Chartered PLC has come under fire from investors for its pay policies.
05/08/2014
The Asset releases Triple A Private Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Awards rule book
The Asset has issued the rule book for The Asset Triple A Private Banking, Wealth Management and Investment Awards 2014.
05/08/2014
Yellow Brick Road set to move on Vow
YBR's swoop is consistent with its stated intent to build a diversified wealth management group in the non-bank space across mortgages, investment and insurance products.