Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Authoritarian Art

Today, the world converges in a Hong Kong well on its way to becoming a leading hub of the global art market, driven in large part by the art being created in China and the buying power of the country's rising wealth.

Wealth managers warn of erosion in investor rights

The ASX is proposing to lift the limit on how much companies worth less than $300 million can raise by issuing new shares.

Need To Further Complement IFPWM Sectors

There is a need to further complement the Islamic Financial Planning and Wealth Management (IFPWM) sectors for Malaysia to become a global hub for Islamic finance.

Australia's Rinehart now world's richest woman

Rinehart has ridden Australia's resources boom like no one else, her wealth ballooning by an unparalleled A$18.87 billion in the past year, according to BRW magazine's annual rich list.

Asia's nouveau riche to drive demand for wealth management services

Private bankers said that this will help drive the demand for wealth management services in Asia.

ANZ Wealth and Private Banking shifts research to Mercer

ANZ Wealth has rationalised its research contracts, with Mercer now the major provider of investment research and consulting services for its Australian Wealth and Private Banking businesses.

Executives don’t value their pay plans – PwC and LSE study

Incentives have become so complex and volatile that they no longer motivate the executives they are aimed at

Following an advisory-led strategy by relationship managers can change the face of investing

Damn the financial crisis.

Kaven Leung outlines strategy shift at Julius Baer

He says private banks will win the race for Asia's wealth and explains how he intends to go about it. He talks about his time at Goldman, and what asset managers must do.

BofA-ML's Indian wealth management unit on sale

Last month, the company had put its non-US wealth division up for sale

Rising wealth in China fails to buy more happiness

Despite record economic growth over the past two decades – resulting in more than fourfold increase in income and spending – Chinese people overall have become less satisfied with life, according to the study published in the Proceedings of th

Few women make it to the top despite Asia's wealth

Yet few women in Asia make it to the top. Social norms undervalue girls and women, with sex-selection abortions resulting in some 1.3 million girls per year not being born in China and India alone.

Why Foreign Banks Are Shunning American Millionaires

The 2010 law, to be phased in starting on Jan. 1, 2013, will mean additional compliance costs for banks and fewer investment options for U.S. citizens living abroad.

Western Australia Goes Sovereign

That hardly seems like a world-beating target given the 20-year time frame, and would put the fund truly in the minnows pool compared with its peers.

Why is Facebook co-founder now in Singapore?

Saverin's spokesman denies the move was done for tax reasons.

Weak A$ Dollar To Attract Wealthy Asians -HSBC Exec

The Australian dollar this week fell below parity against the greenback for the first time in five months, prompting a slew of global investment houses to lower their outlook for the currency.

Bank Of Montreal Looks To Singapore For Wealth Operations

The number of centa-millionaires - those with at least $100 million to invest - is expected to increase by 67% over the next four years in Singapore, according to The Wealth Report 2012 by Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank.

Hong Kong: The Most Business-Friendly City in the World

You get what you pay for, perhaps. Just this week, the Hong Kong government announced a round of pay raises for the government, increasing its chief executive's annual salary to a smooth $622,000.

Just how rich are India's politicians?

A "disproportionate assets" case begs the question: Is caste a factor in the prosecution of corruption?

RBC, Credit Suisse among bidders for BofA wealth units

The deal would be the biggest in the wealth management industry since ING Group sold its private banking assets in Europe and Asia in 2010

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