07/29/2012
But Peter Flavel, the bank's chief executive for Asia, is determined to expand that clientele, setting his sights on the segment just below the ultra-high net worth - that is, catering for account sizes of between US$10 million and US$30 million.
07/26/2012
Singapore's 40 richest are now collectively worth US$59.4 billion (S$74.5 billion), up 9 per cent compared with the previous year.
07/26/2012
Executive vice president Kris Chantanotoke said these trends were increasing in Thailand in line with the rest of Asia-Pacific, driven mainly by growing numbers of new entrepreneurs and business successors.
07/26/2012
There are an almost unlimited number of benefits to incorporating social media into your overall marketing/business development strategy.
07/26/2012
Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship and officially became a resident of Singapore. He made the decision to do so last September, and the news came out when an Internal Revenue Service list was published April 30, causing much consternation, as it was r
07/26/2012
The Ruder Finn/Ipsos China Luxury Forecast 2012 reveals that the luxury goods market is still growing. Considerable new consumer spending patterns are emerging despite a cautious China market.
07/25/2012
All of these have brought technology centre stage in managing financial institutions.
07/25/2012
Family offices need to understand market obligations and construct their technology systems and strategy accordingly.
07/25/2012
The move in Hong Kong reflects increased demand for gold in Asia even as the commodity struggles to sustain its rally into a 12th year.
07/24/2012
Europe and UK also reported below average confidence in their local economies compared to advisers in Asia who are significantly more confident in their local economies than the global economy.
07/24/2012
The NCSSF is a supplementary fund of the People's Republic of China, and is responsible for the management and operation of the country's National Social Security Fund.
07/24/2012
“The downside is the bankers assigned to such a service are typically young and eager to progress up the ranks, meaning if they are any good they move on rapidly, and building a personal relationship is difficult. But value for the service is good,&
07/23/2012
The report, titled The Price of Offshore Revisited, was prepared by a non-profit watchdog group, the Tax Justice Network (TJN).
07/23/2012
What should make researching on a Filipino’s wealth difficult is the complicated corporate ownership of local stock corporations.
07/23/2012
With luxury homes costing HK$100 million ($15 million) or more, rental yields for high-end homes already yield less than 2 percent, a return set to dwindle further.
07/23/2012
The restructuring will be carried out by the representative office of Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) and by its Hong Kong subsidiary, BHI Investment Advisors (Asia) Ltd., which specializes in investment advice, and by Poalim Asia Direct Ltd., which operates
07/22/2012
According to a recent report by Crisil's research division commissioned by Kotak's wealth management arm, the wealth of ultra high net worth households is slated to grow nearly five-fold in as many years to Rs 318 trillion.
07/22/2012
The study estimating the extent of global private financial wealth held in offshore accounts - excluding non-financial assets such as real estate, gold, yachts and racehorses - puts the sum at between $21 and $32 trillion.
07/22/2012
Bank of China (Suisse) integrates with Swiss Private Bank
Under the terms of the agreement, BOC will refer clients with international private banking needs outside Chinese Mainland to the Swiss bank
07/19/2012
The newly-established "Prestigious Wealth Management Center", affiliated with the bank's Bangkok branch, is the third of its kind that BOC operates overseas, after London and Singapore, said Che Jun, general manager of the branch.