Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Adriano Lucatelli: «Picked on Bitcoin, But Meant Investors»

There are too many cryptocurrencies – several thousand of them.

Islamic Finance In The Global Digital Economy

Islamic finance can be seen as a unique form of socially responsible investment.

Korea remains passive in embracing digital currency

The Korean government's apparent laziness with respect to providing specific legal foundations for various virtual assets is raising concerns that the nation may end up lagging far behind the looming paradigm shift in the global financial transaction

India government’s plan to ban digital currency trading moves forward: report

The development will be a blow to the digital currency sector in India, which has already suffered from unclear laws.

Reserve Bank of the Philippines to Continue Working on its Central Bank Digital Currency which Might Streamline Financial Services

EU member states have also held discussions about issuing digital currencies.

Jack Ma's Ant Group hit by flurry of new rules ahead of mega IPO

The firm is preparing to sell shares to the public and is said to seek to raise as much as US$30 billion (S$40.78 billion), gunning for the largest IPO ever.

Winning the payments battle

With Covid-19 reshaping the way consumers buy goods and services, businesses must boost their capabilities for digital transactions

Wirecard: The Biggest FinTech Success and Failure Story of All Time

As early as 2015, a Financial Times blog questioned Wirecard’s business model and accounting practices.

New Wealth to Grow Distribution in Indonesia

CEO Löic Pitrou said the company is currently expanding its ability to deliver multiple digital finance projects in Indonesia to support the fast-growing digital savings and wealth management sector there.

Netwealth partners with Xeppo

The technology allowed users to manage client relationships, monitor compliance and drive new business and revenue opportunities.

Lincoln Indicators choose Iress for expansion into international funds

The solution we have in place enables us to seamlessly and painlessly trade internationally.

Hong Kong's Blue Creek Selects SS&C Technologies

When we set out to launch our fund, we sought an all-in-one, easy-to-use solution that we could access from anywhere in the world," said Joseph Zhang

Blended finance and fintech can help SMEs to access capital

Many of the barriers that SMEs face in accessing financial capital can be overcome through blended finance and financial technology.

Tencent joins Alibaba and Bytedance in making Singapore its new headquarters after India ban and tensions in the US

On Tencent’s hiring site, there has been a surge in the number of postings in Singapore — over 70 different vacancies — covering sales, technology development, human resources, product development, legal and policy affairs, and finance.

GAM puts faith in digital tech

The post-coronavirus world is a powerful opportunity for the disruptive technology asset class, says GAM Investments.

BlackRock to launch Hong Kong technology ETF on September 17

BlackRock is the second asset manager to use the Hang Seng TECH Index as an ETF benchmark.

ASX-listed fintech to buy Wirecard

An ASX-listed fintech has launched a capital raising to acquire Wirecard's Australia and New Zealand business.

Virtual Assets Red Flag Indicators of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

In response, the FATF Report Virtual Assets - Red Flag Indiciators of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing will help national authorities detect whether virtual assets are being used for criminal activity.

Wealthtech Spending to Reach US$24B Annually by 2023

COVID-19 is Redefining the Tech Investment Roadmap, Source: Wealth Management Technology Forecast 2020-2023, Celent, August 2020

Findex and Padua form partnership

“By leveraging both transition management and paraplanning divisions Findex is accessing the full breadth of Padua’s premium outsource service capability,”