07/13/2020
Asia collar financing surges on back of Covid-19 volatility
Options-based structures gain ground on margin loans – and dealers say it may represent a structural shift
07/03/2020
Has globalisation peaked?
Covid-19 has wreaked havoc across the globe.
07/01/2020
Asian Development Bank to Provide $1 Billion to Kazakhstan to Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
The assistance is part of the ADB’s $20 billion package designed to help its developing partner countries mitigate the macroeconomic and health consequences stemming from the pandemic.
06/30/2020
Receding pandemic sets up new normal for Asian wealth managers
More digital/analytics, operational risks, customer focus and perhaps consolidation
06/22/2020
Covid-19 Versus the Policymakers
Looking at the numbers and the growing warnings from the scientific community, we may know quite soon whether or not the easing of lockdowns was too early.
06/19/2020
Pandemic pushes Grab to lay off employees
The note also reveals Grab’s plans to expand its core verticals, including its financial services offering
06/19/2020
Prospering in the pandemic: the top 100 companies
Public companies had the tailwind of a surprisingly robust stock market — which many believe is a bubble.
06/16/2020
COVID-19 will permanently change the way wealth managers deliver advice and serve clients in the Middle East
New report says global high net worth wealth will decline by $3.1 trillion in 2020
06/16/2020
Family Offices are Joining the Fight Against COVID-19
Campden have been focused on advising their clients not to ‘panic-sell’.
06/15/2020
How to avoid the virus as the world reopens | Free to read
A guide to where the biggest risks lie as lockdowns ease
06/12/2020
Has COVID-19 impacted the relationship between fund managers and research houses?
This year’s study has again delivered a mixed picture from fund managers as they were split in their opinions between Zenith, SQM Research, and Lonsec.
06/09/2020
The Covid crisis and the Oceans
The crisis we are going through, and more particularly the widespread lockdown episode imposed on nearly half of humanity, has shown how much human activity weighs on our planet and the oceans in particular. On the occasion of World Oceans Day, on 8 June,
06/08/2020
How is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting on the global economy?
Will the economic reality reflect the gloomy picture painted by numerous surveys? Early data suggests that the decline in activity has indeed been sharp.
06/01/2020
How Covid-19 is affecting India’s real estate market
While an extended lockdown has suppressed buyer interest in new properties, developers hope lower home loan rates and a drop in supply will spur appetite for real estate
05/29/2020
IOOF to provide fee relief to adviser network
Mota said the IOOF Community Offer will open up wealth management, in a time of need, to all Australians.
05/29/2020
Remote workers present a new security threat in the age of COVID-19
Why the new work from home paradigm brought about by the pandemic has given rise to a new set of challenges for businesses
05/28/2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Having an Unprecedented Impact on Financial Markets Globally and Regionally
This coupled with the effects of drop in oil prices, creates a unique set of challenges that banks will inevitably face in the medium term.
05/28/2020
Lombard Odier's Lee Wong on Wealth Transfer: «Sooner Than You Think»
The wealth planning space is primarily driven by client aspirations and their hopes and fears.
05/27/2020
COVID-19 accelerating four key fundamental retail trends, finds KPMG report
Evolving business models, new emphasis on purpose, rethinking costs and increased consumer power to drive change
05/25/2020
China Central Banking Efforts Slowed by Pandemic
Concerns about escalating risks in the financial system follow state-led rescues of three lenders last year – Bashing Bank, Bank of Jinzhou and Hengfeng Bank.