Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore – the Fintech Giant

This essentially means that all the digital currency transactions involving real money or services, such as buying and selling bitcoins with dollars or paying for services with bitcoins, would qualify for GST

Meet Anna Haotanto, The Fintech Queen of Singapore

The small island nation wants more than a high-tech economy: Singapore aims to become a global fintech hub.

UBS in Hong Kong Tech Move

The aim of Hong Kong X is to provide a platform for engagement, networking and knowledge sharing amongst the business community, and the tech start-up ecosystem.

Macquarie shuts down direct robo-advice service

The announcement comes after founder and chief investment officer of OwnerAdvisory John O’Connell passed away last week.

Warburg Pincus to invest $360 million to acquire a significant minority stake in Tata Technologies

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals said the company.

Singapore commodity exchange trials diamonds on the blockchain

Changes of diamond ownership resulting from trading on SDiX can be automatically updated via the facility, creating a permanent digital record to ensure optimal functionality for market participants.

Tencent Wins Two Financial Innovation Awards

The achievements of Chinese financial technology companies have been receiving much attention from the Asia Pacific banking industry.

Race to harness AI dominates as digital tidal wave washes over fund management

Improved communication methods being explored as millennials’ wealth grows

Digital delivery of wealth management - the era of the platform?

The evolution of business models is already underway.

Observations on the Asian robo market

While robo-advisory can increase productivity, instead of fully automating that process, advisers can review the client portfolio and get pre-processed advice to relay to clients.

UBS Gets More Social in Asia

Swiss bank UBS claims these are important channels for their clients and the preferred channel for millennials.

Saxo Capital Markets and OpenMarkets announce Fintech solution for investors

Saxo and OpenMarkets are effectively bridging this gap by providing the first integrated solution for the Australian market.

Acorn Capital Selects IRESS Platform

“It highlights a growing trend for fund managers to choose solutions that are integrated, deliver business efficiency and meet compliance needs.”

Singapore Life becomes the first local insurer to be licensed since 1970

It has announced that it has been approved as a fully licensed direct life insurer by the MAS.

Singapore, Americas Shake on Blockchain in FinTech Pact

“FinTech is fundamentally about ideas and enterprise flowing between cities,” explained MAS FinTech chief Sopnendu Mohanty.

Wavemaker’s new fund’s all about automation, data, and intelligence: Paul Santos

The firm has at least 10 portfolio companies that count Indonesia as a key market and is looking to invest more in the country, he added. Edited Excerpts.

"The Future Is Here": Singapore Tokenizes Fiat Currency on the Blockchain

On May 25, the Bank of Canada announced that a blockchain-based solution was not a viable substitute for the LVTS and abandoned Project Jasper.

3 Western Governments Partnering With Asian FinTech Intitatives

The OCC feels it is high time to create a regulatory framework for FinTech banking institutions as the number of FinTech companies in the U.S. has soared.

Additiv Asia and iKonsultan Inovatama strengthen ties to provide Indonesian FSIs with innovative Digital Wealth Management solutions

The local presence of IKON’s consultants in Jakarta and their knowledge of local specificities of the Indonesian financial sector combined with Additiv’s successful track record in delivering digital investment solutions for both end-investors

Hong Kong, Singapore rivalry hobbling Asia in $100 bln fintech race - lobby group

Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia have launched a range of special programmes to attract and foster fintech ventures, from incubators and grants, to temporary license waiver schemes