11/05/2014
Innovations in Wealth Management Technology Awards 2014
Wealth managers must innovate or else stand to lose high net-worth clients. New players with technology at their core are shaking up the private banking industry.
Wealth and Asset Management
11/04/2014
Jersey Finance ramps up Asia activity by launching inaugural Roadshow series
Jersey Finance has embarked on a ramped-up programme of activity in Asia this autumn, including launching an inaugural series of Roadshow events in key markets across the Far and Middle East.
11/04/2014
Mourant Ozannes’ Hong Kong managing partner joins Guernsey Finance delegation
Paul Christopher, Hong Kong managing partner at Mourant Ozannes, recently joined a delegation from Guernsey Finance in China that aimed to promote Guernsey as an international funds and private wealth management centre.
11/03/2014
Family trusts trump SMSFs on simplicity, says HLB Mann Judd
Family trusts are being overlooked in favour of SMSFs as a way of managing wealth, but accountancy firm HLB Mann Judd argues these investment vehicles “shouldn't be ignored”.
10/31/2014
DBS interested in buying RBS's Coutts: CEO
"We will take a look at Coutts when it comes on the block," said DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta on Friday.
10/30/2014
A banking hiring boom is happening now in this sector in Singapore
Private banks in Singapore are breathing life into a generally dull fintech job market in Singapore, although the skills they are demanding can make it tricky for IT professionals to join their ranks.
10/30/2014
Australia: The next frontier for deVere Group
This comes on the back of increasingly high demand for specialist financial advice from clients in this part of the globe.
10/30/2014
DBS Bank's Group Head of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management takes global private banking honour
The Group Head of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management was named the Best Leader in Private Banking at the PWM/The Banker Global Private Banking Awards, while the bank won the Best Private Bank in Use of Technology and Best Private Bank in Singapore awa
10/29/2014
Why family offices are heading offshore
They are the vehicles that provide anything, from staff and travel management services, to the supervision of trusts and investments outside of the general business operations.
10/29/2014
Julius Baer playing China waiting game
The Swiss pure private bank is weighing up the best way to enter China but says it is in no rush, even though it sees now as the best opportunity for international firms.
10/29/2014
Strong performance pushes asset management compensation to pre-crisis highs
Strong performance in the financial management sector has pushed up incentive compensation in the asset management industry
10/28/2014
Asia Wealth Unit Targets 20% Revenue Gain
Asia-Pacific wealth-management business aims to increase revenue by 20 percent in 2015 by targeting the region’s richest people.
10/27/2014
Private banks bet on Hong Kong as China financial reforms still hazy
Growth in number of billionaires has seen more private banks set up shop in Hong Kong to service demand for offshore investment
10/27/2014
Barclays India to resume hiring for corporate banking, wealth management
The British bank will remain a focused wholesale bank with a lean and mean operations, preferring to operate as a branch of its parent instead of choosing local incorporation, said Barclays country head Jaideep Khanna.
10/27/2014
Morgan Stanley, BNY Mellon on wealth buildout
The two banks outline how they plan to expand their wealth management businesses in Asia one from a well-established position, the other as a newcomer to the region in this segment.
10/27/2014
Kiatnakin sets sights on the rich in provinces
KIATNAKIN BANK next year will focus strongly on upcountry provinces, where the bank sees potential among untapped high-net-worth (HNW) individuals.
10/26/2014
Canadian financial institutions have big advantages when it comes to attracting wealthy investors.
Canadian Banks Expand Reach to Superwealthy Investors Abroad
10/24/2014
Hong Kong Protests Turn DBS Wealth Deal Into Relocation Ordeal
We were afraid that if our staff go in, they can’t come out
10/24/2014
'Brand Bahamas' Needed To Make Asian Inroads
The Bahamas will have “more than our combined” level of current financial services business if it captures just a small percentage of the China/Asian market, but needs to better establish its “brand” in the region.
10/24/2014
JPMorgan Knew That Something Was Off About Hiring In China
JPMorgan officials discussed the bank's questionable hiring practices in China over a year before federal investigations started