Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Covid-19: Labuan moving towards green zone, says health director

Labuan had recorded 27 cases as of March last year and since then the number had been rising until it peaked after the Sabah state election in September last year.

Workplace Stress During COVID-19: 5 Ways to Support Your Employees’ Mental Well-being

Taking care of your mental well-being is essential to staying healthy, staying resilient and moving your business forward.

Takaful Malaysia's Successful Response to the Pandemic

Wong stated that Takaful Malaysia had the capability to allow remote access with a caveat.

Ten Ways Covid-19 Has Changed the World Economy Forever

Big government staged a comeback as the social contract between society and the state got rewritten on the fly.

COVID-19 accelerates REIT shift

“In line with this, we believe the office sector will experience a bifurcation between heavily disrupted sky rise office towers, in favour of modern “A” grade city fringe and suburban office buildings.”

Oil prices stumble as coronavirus resurgence forces more lockdowns

“COVID restrictive measures and lockdowns across the globe seem poised to keep crude prices heavy in the short term.”

Hong Kong startup scene remains healthy amid Covid-19

Funding for tech entrepreneurs still robust compared to pre-pandemic levels

Indonesia gets $876m loan from Germany's state bank to fight Covid-19

Jakarta has sought to finance the deficit with bilateral and multilateral loans and debt sales, including selling bonds directly to the central bank.

Japan’s top union federation to demand wage raises despite pandemic

Rengo demanded a 4% raise at wage talks this past spring, before the pandemic heated up, but secured an average gain of just 1.9%, the smallest bump in seven years.

Singapore banks making flexi-work a permanent post-Covid feature

DBS is latest to announce new work practices; UOB had earlier announced a two-day work-from-home policy post-pandemic

UOB: Millennials Positive on Post-Covid Recovery

Out of a maximum score of 100, millennials scored 54.7, ahead of Generation Z’s 52.5, Generation X’s 51.0 and baby boomers’ 50.6.

Covid-19 is reshaping insurance and wealth offerings

Only car and home insurance are being viewed as essential by many, with private health, life, and income protection insurance instruments falling into the discretionary category.

'Long road ahead' despite positive COVID-19 trial

“However, I suspect the markets – which are already in a bullish mood due to the incoming Biden administration – are overthinking the positive vaccine news. They are being premature in their buoyancy.

Singapore "can't wait for a vaccine", swaps quarantine for tests

Singapore's re-opening plan ditches quarantine for testing and risk-based ratios

Non-performing loans surge due to pandemic

As the global situation of Covid-19 is still intense globally, Vietnamese businesses will still have financial difficulties in this and next year

COVID-19 irony: Banking groups set to break records in pandemic

Banking groups stun onlookers with earnings surprises driven by retail investors’ buying binge, increased loan demand

The Covid-19 catalyst

Pandemic forcing businesses to embrace digital solutions

Investcorp outlines post-Covid prospects in Asia

Since launching its Asia expansion strategy in 2017, Investcorp has committed more than $1 billion of capital toward investments in China and Southeast Asia alongside its clients and partners.

MSMEs Key to Southeast Asia’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery

Key findings from the report’s second volume, to be released on 28 October, examines the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Philippines, and Thailand based on rapid surveys conducted from March

ASEAN’s Covid-19 labour dilemma

This time around, the ASEAN region has several noteworthy weak spots. Labour-intensive industries and low-income earners are the hardest hit.