04/16/2012

Estate of the art

According to the Mei Moses World All Art index, investment grade art grew in value by 10.2 per cent in 2011, outperforming both the S&P 500 and the FTSE All Share total return indexes.

04/16/2012

China’s new wealthy take tips from the West

China’s new wealthy take tips from the West Wealthy Asians in China and elsewhere are recognising the need to properly manage and pass on their money, and are receiving advice from Western families, notes Scorpio Partnership.

04/13/2012

RBC ready to pounce on Asian opportunities

Royal Bank of Canada has its sights set on expansion in Asia, with an eye to building its wealth management business to take advantage of China’s rising prosperity.

04/13/2012

Citi woos the urban middle class

According to estimates, this customer base is largely urban, tech-savvy and uses a host of services other than the traditional banking tools.

04/13/2012

ANZ culls wealth mmanagement team

"The changes in our Wealth business are in response to a challenging environment which has emerged in recent years," the spokesperson said.

04/12/2012

Hong Kong on course as top expat destination

Having recently opened an office in Hong Kong, GWM has announced it plans to extend further across Asia with new operations based in Malaysia, Singapore and mainland China.

04/05/2012

Singapore Cuts Options for Wealthy Seeking Permanent Stay

Singapore will end a program that allows wealthy individuals to gain permanent residence quicker by putting money in the island, after an influx of foreigners in recent years spurred property prices and fueled voter anger.

04/04/2012

Top family offices move to address investment strategy in Asia

Capitalizing on the continuing secular shift of global economic power from West to East was the dominant topic at the recently-concluded Wigmore Association Summit, a semiannual global collaboration of the chief investment officers of six family offices r