02/03/2015
Hawksford Group expands Asian corporate presence with move into Hong Kong
The move follows the successful launch into Singapore last year, when the group bought Janus Corporate Solutions, and is part of a wider strategy to grow the company into an internationally recognised corporate, funds and private client company.
02/02/2015
NAB on hunt for new head of Asia
NATIONAL Australia Bank is on the hunt for a new head of Asia after the exit of the key executive leading its push into the region.
02/01/2015
"There is a serious talent gap problem because Asia, particularly China, has a lot of increasingly wealthy people who need private bank services," he said. "However, most private banks traditionally based their biggest teams in the US or Eu
01/30/2015
Asia's wealthiest families are snapping up dollars as a haven from the volatility plaguing financial markets
01/30/2015
Singapore is arguably the Asia Pacific centre for private banking, one of many niches it has carved out of Hong Kong’s capital markets dominance over the last 10 years
01/29/2015
The growing ranks of the super rich and their increased appetite for risk have caught the eye of investment bankers
01/29/2015
Kasikornbank, Krungsri Bank and Phatra Securities are looking to add more third-party products to their private bank platforms as domestic demand rises for offshore exposure.
01/29/2015
Maharashtra’s plans to promote Mumbai as a global financial centre have received a shot in the arm as Wall Street firm JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Japanese government arm Japan External Trade Organization agreed to partner with the state govern
01/29/2015
The latest figures show that there are now a total of 110 Jersey companies listed on exchanges around the world, reflecting growth of 13% on 2013 figures, whilst the total market capitalisation of those companies rose by around 62% year-on-year to £
01/28/2015
This move sees Equiom establish a presence in the region for the first time
01/26/2015
Local money managers in Asia will benefit as Asian investors come to account for an ever-larger slice of the global wealth pie, but big U.S. and European players could be poised to gain even more.
01/25/2015
Manulife Singapore has introduced a three products to cater for high-net worth individuals.
01/25/2015
Two of the bank's investors have told its chairman to find a replacement for Peter Sands
01/23/2015
UBS Wealth Management put out a note to its private bank clients detailing how the move would hurt Switzerland's growth and the stocks of Swiss companies dependent on revenues in other currencies.
01/22/2015
Australia's growing number of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) will require financial advisors with generalist - not just investment - knowledge, a new report reveals.
01/22/2015
Italy is rarely top of mind as a private banking destination, though plenty of local lenders and insurers ply their trade in its over-banked market.
01/21/2015
Mainland equities plunged Monday after three of China's biggest brokerages were suspended from loaning money to new equity trading clients.
01/21/2015
This city may have some of the world’s highest real-estate prices, but the bulky conglomerates that house property holdings often trade well below the value of their assets.
01/20/2015
The number of billionaires rose 7% last year, to 2,325 creating a new record of ultra high net worth individuals (or UHNWIs)
01/19/2015
As a vehicle for wealth management, the family office is still relatively new in Asia, but that’s now changing. Opportunities abound for managing this family wealth.