Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

DBS banks on regional growth

Citing rising consumption and global relevance, the Singapore-based lender outlined its Asian growth strategy at its first-ever Taipei conference

BT named 'Outstanding Institution' for HNW investors

As part of Westpac, the oldest bank and company in Australia, we understand the value our clients place on trusted expertise

Westpac Private Bank impresses at Australian Private Banking Awards

Winning the Outstanding Institution ($10m - $50m) Award means Westpac Private Bank has been singled out as the organisation best able to cater to the needs of high net worth individuals

Asia's wealth spurs competition for private bankers: Citi

Asia is particularly competitive for bankers

Baoshang Bank launches online wealth management platform

Traditional banks are under huge pressure from the liberalization of interest rates

The family business of family offices

It does have a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

Cambodia elite’s taste for luxury cars highlights yawning rich-poor gap

Last week in Cambodia Rolls-Royce announced the opening of a new showroom for its cars, which are synonymous with wealth and luxury.

Planners should ask hard questions to keep clients

Seventy per cent of all inter-generational wealth transfers fail

UK wealth manager completes Asian acquisition

Both companies’ business models are based on "high quality face-to-face advice

Wealth managers are riding the wave of prosperity

These stocks have benefited from the appreciation of asset prices occurring across the world as loose monetary policy reigns supreme

Singapore Keen to Bolster Wealth Management Sector Through Family Offices

An announcement on the increasing number of family offices set up in Singapore last week highlights how the Republic woos ultra wealthy families to manage their wealth, says Singapore Incorporation.

China Prospects Brighten for Foreign Money Managers

China has laid out a map to reform its asset management industry—one that analysts say could one day give foreign money managers more control of local joint ventures managing Chinese retail investors’ money.

Asia's rich wary of global banks managing money: Portcullis TrustNet

Wealthy Asians are increasingly wary of letting banks look after their money and would rather use smaller asset managers instead

SMBC Trust Bank to expand services for Japanese HNW's

SMBC Trust Bank Ltd. seeks to boost headcount from 170 through hiring as well as transferring staff from Sumitomo Mitsui’s core banking unit, Executive Director Chiharu Yamada said in an interview on June 11.

Nomura launches new Wealth Management business division

A new Wealth Management business division will be established within the firm’s Retail division, integrating the current Japan Wealth Management Group with the Asia Wealth Management business.

Geneva’s oldest bank Seeking 20% Asset Growth in Asia

Asian assets at Geneva’s oldest bank, which employs 40 private bankers and manages $8 billion in the region

Nomura Asset Management launches in Middle East

The firm also manages GCC stocks through its Arabian fund which was first distributed to Japanese retail investors in 2007 as well as its Frontier and Emerging Market funds, and maintains a positive long term view on the region.

Malaysia to open asset management industry to foreign firms

Malaysia has announced a raft of measures to strengthen its capital markets, including steps to facilitate the entrance of foreign firms to the local asset management industry.

Asia’s self-made entrepreneurs stoke growth in private banking assets

Couple that with a region now experiencing greater economic pressure than it has for many years, and the outlook could appear grim.

China Riches Fuel Asia as World Wealth Tops $150 Trillion

"In nearly all countries, the growth of private wealth was driven by the strong rebound in equity markets that began in the second half of 2012," the firm said in its report.

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