04/02/2012
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04/02/2012
The broker wars of 2012 are heating up as a foreign invader tries to crack the U.S., Asian, British and Latin American markets.
03/30/2012
Every year, hundreds of Chinese private bankers gather in Hongqiao, a nondescript corner of smog-shrouded Shanghai, to learn the basics of wealth management.
03/29/2012
Hong Kong’s private banking industry is in talks with the government and regulators seeking the removal of some red tape and compliance requirements implemented after the financial crisis, to help it sell products to more of the region’s multi
03/29/2012
The study analyses over 1,200 of the world’s largest fortunes with a minimum net worth of 210 million US dollars, in 12 countries or regions: Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, the Middle East, Russia, Singapore, the United Ki
03/28/2012
The number of Asians with at least $100 million in disposable assets overtook North America’s tally for the first time as the world’s “economic center of gravity” continued moving east, Citigroup Inc.’s private bank said.
03/28/2012
The number of Asians with at least $100 million in disposable assets overtook North America’s tally for the first time as the world’s “economic center of gravity” continued moving east, Citigroup Inc.’s private bank said.
03/28/2012
Royal Bank manages about $20 billion for customers living in those markets through local offices and wants to expand that to $50 billion, Barend Janssens, head of wealth management in emerging markets for the Toronto-based lender, said today in an intervi
03/28/2012
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.
03/27/2012
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03/27/2012
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
03/26/2012
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