Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Wanted: expats to manage risks at Asian banks

Not only are vacancies growing but so too are salaries as banks beef up their compliance functions

Adviser sentiment improves: Wealth Insights

Australian financial advisers look set to finish 2012 in a better mood, according to the latest research released by Wealth Insights.

Mitsubishi UFJ In Talks to Buy BofA-Merrill Stake in Private Bank JV

The deal will likely smooth the path for the Tokyo lender

ABN AMRO Private Banking boosts Asian operations

The bank has set up a dedicated Asian portfolio management team in Hong Kong, led by Jacqueline Koo, to further strengthen the bank’s offering of highly customized DPM service with an Asian focus.

ANZ's target-free wealth strategy frustrates analysts

Chief executive of global wealth and private banking Joyce Phillips began the briefing by conceding the bank had a poor record in the wealth sector before outlining the strategy in broad terms.

The rich have a positive view of entrepreneurial setbacks: Barclays survey

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Barclays to raise wealth management manpower in India

British lender Barclays currently employs 120 people in its wealth management business in India

Rothschild's targets China's wealthy

The Asian subsidiary of private investment bank Rothschild will set up its Chinese mainland headquarters in the northern port city of Tianjin.

Hong Kong’s aspiring affluent optimistic

The confidence that Hong Kong’s aspiring affluent and affluent respondents have in tracking market changes means that they also feel more secure."

Young philanthropists more interested in wealth gap than climate change

The next generation of wealthy young philanthropists want to use their money to bridge the gap between rich and poor, according to a major new global survey.

Advisers pick open bonuses

''We are sceptical of short-term measures that are able to be controlled or manipulated by management as they may result in increased risk and not enhanced value for shareholders over the longer term.''

Swiss private bank inks wealth management deal with ANZ

ANZ Global Wealth and Private Banking CEO Joyce Phillips said: “This MoU is another step in bringing our super regional strategy to life in ANZ Private Bank.

SSgA forms joint venture in China

State Street Global Advisors Asia is awaiting regulatory approval to set up a joint venture to provide fund management for wealthy Chinese

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to buy fin planning business

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has 35 branches in the region, five of which it opened in the last three years.

Asian Philanthropic Leaders Look to Australia

In particular, Asian countries are looking at the growth of Community Foundations

Bullish bankers struggle to adjust to bonus cutbacks

Self-confidence and betting on long odds are part of their DNA and so, while expecting the financial industry to slash bonuses this year, many bankers think it will not happen to them.

Coutts Names Head Of North Asia Private Office

joins Coutts from Merrill Lynch, where he was a Managing Director responsible for building the private investment banking group in Hong Kong.

As Some Banks Cut Back in Asia, Others Expand

Oppenheimer Holdings, one of the top underwriters of Chinese IPOs in the U.S

Family offices step up pressure on private banks

Multi-family offices question the independence of private banks, but say they are losing the battle for mindshare because they don't have the same sort of marketing budget.

Credit Suisse targets the richest of the rich in Asia

The private bank seeks to attract clients through providing solutions or helping make social connections

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