Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Heritas Capital to launch US$30m 'impact investing' venture fund by H12021

Impact investing aims to look beyond only financial metrics when assessing a company.

The ESG conversation in Hong Kong

The interest in ESG is now a truly global one.

Looking back on 2020, Timeless Investment overcame tough times and emerged to expand the Family Office despite difficulties faced

In 2020, the family office of Timeless Investment Management Co., Ltd. has continued to expand, and it has established branches in Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.

Hong Kong Exchange Is Finding It Tough to Appoint a New CEO

More than seven months later and days before Li formally steps down on Dec. 31, the committee has yet to settle on a permanent replacement.

A Reinvented Hong Kong Is Emerging to Become A US$3 Trillion Financial Services Wealth Management Hub

Today Dezan Shira & Associates is now living in its fifth office location and currently employs about 30 staff in the city.

India’s super-rich club gets richer by 10 billionaires, wealth up 33% in 2020

The top billionaires of India now hoard a combined wealth of $483 billion, which is a fifth of India's GDP

How to invest in Chinese onshore fixed income private funds

Revised QFII-RQFII scheme enables Barings to launch private fund investing in public debt in onshore market, providing a template for other investors and asset managers

OCBC First Bank To Extend SORA-Linked Home Loans

The SORA home loan package offered by OCBC references the three-month Compounded Sora – a backward-looking overnight rate that is published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Kristal.AI's Swapnil Mishra: «Private Banks Lack a Cost-Effective Model»

The digital wealth platform caters to the affluent or emerging high net worth segment, which has between $50,000 and $5 million to invest, and aims to bring personalized investment advice to them at a mass scale using artificial intelligence.

Growing family wealth in uncertain times

Ping An Bank Private Banking finds strength in digitalization and innovation to meet the needs of UHNW clients amid the pandemic

Lessons from 2020

Academics have argued for years that the US is past its best.

China Adds First Bad Debt Manager in Over 20 Years

According to data from the regulator, outstanding non-performing loans at Chinese commercial banks reached 2.8 trillion yuan ($430 billion) at the end of the third quarter, the highest since at least March 2009.

The global economy’s recovery should continue, above consensus by John Vail, Chief Global Strategist, Nikko AM

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RBC Wealth Management Grows Alts Offering

RBC Wealth Management, which has C$1.1 trillion of assets under administration and C$836 billion of assets under management, has made Asia’s global families a focus of its growth efforts in the region.

MAST 2021 Outlook: The Great Normalization

After a challenging 2020, we are optimistic 2021 will be much better although it may take a few months to get the pieces in place for a pronounced recovery.

Bank owned advice group culls low touch clients

The institutionally-owned high-net-worth advice group has written to general advice clients recommending they commence self-directed investing, as its parent company pursues a strategy to target wealthier individuals.

Just One Third of Global Asset Managers Have Completed Their Digital Transformation Projects

The survey highlighted that the majority (84%) of asset managers have lost investors to digital-first disruptive competitors in the previous 12 months.

Citi’s largest wealth hub opened in Singapore

It wants to hire over 330 relationship managers by 2025.

“Reflation trade” is on by Nikko AM

The so-called “reflation trade” is on, with many equity markets delivering close to, if not their best, monthly performance ever.

AMP Capital to acquire Hopkins Correctional Centre

AMP Capital is a global investment manager with A$189 billion in funds under management as of 31 October 2020.

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