Wealth and Asset Management

People are only just realising what HSBC bank actually stands for

Hamilton Lane: Asia Wealth Leads Private Market Interest

Professional development a ‘core focus’ for wealth managers

Invesco Asia banks on Dragon merger to make it roar

Asset manager Federated Hermes leverages Singapore HQ to target Asia’s wealth market

Federated Hermes mulls Hong Kong office as US fund manager plots growth in Asia: CEO

Executive Moves

ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific

Hideaki Iwasaki Appointed as Director General for New Sectors Department 1

Julius Baer Thai JV appoints new CEO

Westpac : Chief Executive, Business & Wealth

Perennial appoints co-head of private investments

Dexus names funds management executives to steer growth

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

BOJ discussed worries about price upward deviation in January

Banks still lack internal control, risk management: FSS

APRA increases transparency with enhancements to annual superannuation publications

HKMA’s Response to US Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

SFC reprimands and fines Hang Seng Bank Limited $66.4 million for misconduct in selling practices of investment products

Hang Seng Fined for Sales Misconduct, Overcharging

FinTech

Scam alert: ASIC warns consumers about investment bond scam impersonating Bunnings

NAB and Amazon launch PayTo payment for Amazon.com.au customers

NAB scam warnings help Australians abandon suspect payments

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

Eton Solutions, the Leading WealthTech Platform Powered by AI, Partners with Trigen Wealth, a Newly Launched Full Service Multi-Family Office in India

“Can your private bank do this?”: Fintech firms target Singapore’s wealthy with feature-rich apps

Alternative Investments

Southeast Asia Women Investors Directory Launched

Fund houses double down on naming amid greenwashing fears

Billionaires Plan To Buy Luxury Properties In Next Two Years

VFMC wraps up leadership changes

Macau’s first local mutual fund targets mainland investors via wealth connect scheme

Prudential Financial and Dai-ichi Life partner for product distribution and asset management in Japan

Tax

Seizing the reinvention potential: PwC launches new immersive business technology experience

New global minimum tax rules set to start in Hong Kong in 2025

Tax and business insights from Hong Kong’s latest Policy Address

A review of the tax regimes in Singapore and Hong Kong

China is now enforcing offshore income tax. Should private bankers be worried?

Ultra wealthy to feel tax crunch on overseas gains

Comment, Analysis & Research

The Family Office Insights Series – Asia Pacific Edition

Are Large Language Models Now a Commodity?

Sustainability remains critical despite pullbacks from US banks: DBS

Standard Chartered and Prudential Singapore Celebrate 25 Years of Partnership With Joint Commitment to Empower the Next Generation by Imparting Knowledge on Money Management and Financial Responsibility

The Great Optimism Divide: Singaporeans' Bright Future vs. Hong Kong's Uncertainty

Jupiter CEO sees Asia as bright spot as home turf struggles persist

Retail Banking

ANZ Institutional: Best Bank in Asia for relationships eight years in a row

HSBC's global brand in the balance as it doubles down on Asia bet

No. of bank branches falls for 6th straight year in 2024: data

Nuvei seals deal to acquire Paywiser Japan Limited, launches direct acquiring capabilities in Japan

HSBC Malaysia opens flagship wealth centre at TRX to serve high-net-worth clients

DBS Foundation Allocates Over IDR 100 Billion to Enhance Social Impact in Indonesia by 2028

Investment Bank

Deutsche Bank partners with Yonyou to support Chinese enterprises going global

Japanese banks post efficiency gains as interest rate hikes boost profits

Barclays Bank PLC and the Barclays Private Bank relocate to Raheja Altimus, Worli in Mumbai

Deutsche Bank invests in India growth strategy with EUR 571m capital increase

Morgan Stanley Approved for China Futures Unit

Statement on Administrative Action by Japan's Financial Services Agency

Planet SOS

DBS Hong Kong and MTR Corporation sign a maiden HKD 1 billion sustainability-linked loan

Policy and investment need to prioritise renewable energy

Trump’s climate policy and its impact on investments

Mirova Commits USD10 million to Global Commercial & Industrial Solar Leader ecoligo to Fuel Its Growth in Vietnam

Bank DBS Indonesia introduces first ever Sustainability-Linked Trade Finance Facility for PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk | Bahasa

Australia and Singapore Collaborate to Support Sustainable Infrastructure and Decarbonisation in Southeast Asia