Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Private banking is huge but banks mustn’t overlook common folk

Private banking is now big business.

China's sovereign wealth fund eyes investments in Ireland

A subsidiary of China's sovereign wealth fund yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Dublin's debt agency to explore investment opportunities in Ireland, but gave little detail on what it might be interested in.

Banks Offer Perks With Asian Touch to Clients

Add to Portfolio * Go to your Portfolio » Offering a platform of products tailored to the needs of Asian clients, who naturally tend to favor Asia-centric products, is a must, of course.

Evolution towards a global asset manager

Temasek Holdings, the smaller but more visible of Singapore's two sovereign funds, is moving into a new phase with its investment strategy, and could look more like Blackstone Group, another $160 billion institution, which has grown from a focused pr

Is Hong Kong Asia's Next Trust Centre?

Historically, setting up private trusts offshore has been a preferred vehicle for Asia’s wealthy families and individuals to manage their assets as they crave the discreetness and protection that offshore trust laws offer in times of war or major li

Singapore aims to become non-profit hub

Singapore has long courted international banks and companies in its drive to become a financial hub but it is also wooing a very different sector: non-profit groups including campaign charities.

India's allure for sovereign wealth funds

Sovereign wealth funds have been quietly making moves to India as the value of assets in more established markets elsewhere in the world have fallen.

Major product changes ahead for planners

Product providers are reassessing their offerings to the independent adviser market, according to ANZ Wealth, with new strategies under development to address massive issues.

Australia’s Richest Query Private Equity Morals

It’s rare that questions of honor are raised in the buyout industry. But according to Tom Murphy, who manages investments for as many as 40 of Australia’s richest families, it’s time they were.

Philanthropy in India undergoes a paradigm shift

From ‘how to encourage philanthropy’ earlier, question now is ‘how to encourage people to think strategically’

There's more to gold than meets the eye

What this means is that investors - whether retail traders, gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or private banking clients - will soon be able to trade and store their gold in Singapore free of GST.

Asian Banks Go Bargain Hunting

Roughly $96 billion in assets ranging from entire businesses to portfolios of loans, have been put up for sale, a banker who has been pitched the deals in Asia said.

Details still needed on opt-in: ANZ Wealth

The devil will be in the detail of the new requirements on opt-in according to ANZ Wealth, with a number of issues still to consider.

Coutts appoints chief risk officer for asia‎

He joins the company from UBS Wealth Management where he was also the chief risk officer based in Singapore.

Affluent in Singapore lose confidence in wealth

The markets included 300 individuals from Singapore with an average annual income of S$159, 290 (US$126,000).

Lombard Odier, JBWere partner in Australia

JBwere is a private wealth management company in Australia founded in 1840 while Swiss private bank Lombard Odier has been in Asia for over 25 years.

Morgan Stanley announces new head of Swiss and Asian Wealth Unit

A Belgian national, has spent 14 years in management positions at the company, including spells as chief operating officer and head of international banking and products for Morgan Stanley’s wealth-management unit.

Wealthy Asians hungry for financial advice: study

Looking ahead, however, respondents placed a greater emphasis on advice, with 90% expecting financial companies to educate them in relation to investment and wealth strategies.

Singapore investors bullish on Asia

Affluent Singaporean investors remain bullish on Asia, but see more potential in regions like the Middle East and Africa (MEA), as well as North and Latin America, in the longer term, according to a survey by Standard Chartered Bank and Scorpio Partnershi

ANZ launches innovative video service for private banking customers

ANZ Private & ANZ Trustees has simplified and greatly expanded client access to its team of experienced, highly respected and industry qualified wealth managers and specialists.

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