Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asian families facing wealth-transfer challenges

The wealth management industry needs to better service families in Asia that are navigating competing and sometimes conflicting values as they transfer wealth, knowledge and skills.

HSBC Private Bank eyes liquid alternatives

Liquidity is key for broadening the appeal of alternatives, says HSBC Private Bank's head fund gatekeeper, who also shares what the firm looks for when picking asset managers.

Biggest Bank in U.A.E. Targets Wealth Management

National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC, the biggest United Arab Emirates bank by assets, expects to expand its money management business abroad to tap growth in emerging markets.

The “new” way of working that’s slowly starting to shake up banking careers in Asia

Private bankers in Asia may eventually find that their careers are focused more on providing financial advice and less on flogging financial products – and this may make it easier for them to move firms.

Jersey strengths showcased to key Asian advisers in inaugural Roadshow series

Jersey’s strengths as a centre for wealth management, company listings and fund servicing were showcased to over 500 stakeholders in key Asian markets last month, through Jersey Finance’s inaugural Asia Roadshow.

The “new” way of working that’s slowly starting to shake up banking careers in Asia

DBS Said to Work With Citigroup to Study Possible Coutts Offer

DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest lender, is working with Citigroup Inc. as it studies a potential bid for the international business of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s private bank

Aberdeen Asset Management Stands by Embattled Standard Chartered

Aberdeen owns 7% of the bank

CIMB vies for affluent bancassurance clients

Publicly listed lender CIMB Niaga, part of Malaysian financial conglomerate CIMB Group, expects its affluent customers to help boost fee-based income from bancassurance in 2015 as the bank plans to strengthen its protection insurance segment.

China's fourth-richest man seeks expansion with $6 billion IPO of Dalian Wanda property unit

China's fourth-richest man with a net worth of $13.2 billion

Old money chases the new, new thing – again

Tech bubble worries shadow markets

Hong Kong's future as financial hub under threat from mainland China

Hong Kong will have to reinvent itself again because it underestimated mainland's ability to evolve

Barings awarded RQFII status

The asset manager received a quota under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme.

The HSBC Way to Alternatives Investing

This was a viable option, Lee says, because by then, post-2008, the hedge fund industry had been prodded by regulators, as well as investors, into becoming more transparent.

Singapore steps up as a global wealth capital

City-state increasingly seen as a regional ‘centre of expertise,’ says Canadian who heads up BMO private banking there

Asia’s rich call in family offices to manage wealth

Given the scale of wealth in Asia in value and numbers of rich families it would seem reasonable to assume that family offices are entrenched in the region.

Coutts launches pilot scheme that enables customers of the bank to video call their advisor

Customers will be able to speak to several advisors from across the Bank simultaneously and also invite other parties such as joint-account holders additional account signatories or even external professionals to join.

LVMH woos private banks to bag A$ debut

RBC Capital Markets led the A$150m ($128m) five year EMTN transaction, which was priced last Friday in line with guidance at 55bp over mid-swaps.

New multi-family office opens new branch

The Mumbai-based multi-family office is eyeing a branch in Bangalore to add to its existing three and plans to build a platform linking European and Indian FOs.

Wealth-X Raises Growth Capital From Insight Venture Partners To Accelerate Expansion

Investment Highlights Opportunity to Market Products and Services to Ultra Affluent Consumers

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