08/28/2014
Taming the tiger: marketing in Singapore
Why is Singapore, one of the four Asian Tigers, such a unique regional proposition and power?
Wealth and Asset Management
08/27/2014
CHOICE calls for ban on asset-based fees
Consumer advocate group CHOICE has called for more stringency around financial advice conflicts of interest, such as asset-based fees, stressing regulation is the gateway to restoring trust in the profession.
08/26/2014
China fund defaults expose foreign partners to shadow banking risk
Foreign joint venture partners of Chinese mutual fund companies fear they will have to bail out investors in one of the shadiest patches of China's shadow banking system
08/25/2014
RBS could split Coutts International to woo Asian buyers
RBS will start the process saying they are selling it as a whole
08/25/2014
NAB gives advisers 3 years to meet tougher standards
National Australia Bank and MLC financial planners have three years to meet the new education standards, which require advisers to hold tertiary qualifications.
08/25/2014
Alipay offers new wealth management platform
The company expects total transaction size to grow to 1 trillion yuan
08/24/2014
China details wealth-management assets
Wealth-management assets in China’s banking sector jumped more than 23% in the first half of this year, but most of these are either invested in low-risk securities or cash
08/24/2014
Religare part-purchases Prime's portfolio business
Anantakrishnan and team move over with clients
08/22/2014
Friends Provident launches website aimed at non-resident Indians
Friends Provident International has launched a new website with a section dedicated to non-resident Indians.
08/22/2014
Best private bank for Asia announced
Asia now accounts for half of the private bank's global structured product sales.
08/22/2014
CreditEase appoints head of offshore wealth
Former Asia head of wealth management at consultancy Towers Watson
08/21/2014
BRW Rich Families list 2014: how family wealth is changing the nation
Property and investment account for the biggest industries on the list
08/21/2014
Australia's biggest wealth manager to overhaul wealth planning arm amid crisis of confidence
The moves comes as the company announced this morning a 3 per cent decline in net profit to $382 million for the six months to June 30.
08/21/2014
Bank of East Asia revamps 'SupremeGold' for the young and wealthy
Local independent BEA (Bank of East Asia) is set to launch a crucial rebranding of its 'SupremeGold' brand, aimed at capturing the long-term loyalty of a younger crowd of high-net-worth individuals.
08/20/2014
The inevitable evolution of Asia’s wealth hubs
As offshore moves onshore, will there be a challenge to the position of Singapore and Hong Kong as the wealth centres of Asia?
08/19/2014
Malaysian wealth management inks new deal
Finance firm Hume Capital Securities has secured a ‘significant’ deal with a Malaysian wealth management firm.
08/19/2014
China Universal to close wealth management fund
The performance of the majority of short-term wealth management products have trailed the market because of low liquidity, as these closed-ended funds can only be subscribed to and redeemed on designated days.
08/19/2014
Family office concept gains traction in India
As Mumbai-based Waterfield Advisors builds a multi-family office with the backing of tech tycoons the Patni brothers, others are said to be making similar moves in India.
08/17/2014
Aussie Startup StockSpot Seeks To Shake Up The Wealth Management Industry
Investing your money can be scary, especially for the young and inexperienced.
08/15/2014
ANZ on track to hit profit targets despite softer revenue growth
ANZ Bank has grown its cash profit by 8 per cent over the first three quarters of its financial year and says it is on track to hit its profit guidance, despite softer revenue growth and leaner profit margins.