Wealth and Asset Management

Hong Kong eyes Europe’s wealthy with London, Paris, Milan on family office agenda

Endowus launches first major Hong Kong campaign showcasing conflict-free wealth management

Swissquote Singapore: Pioneering Digital Wealth Management in Asia

BlackRock goes after family offices from both ends

BlackRock and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) spearhead collaboration to unlock investment opportunities in decarbonisation in Asia

360 ONE: Indian wealthy's offshore investments grow 26% annually

Executive Moves

Lighthouse Canton Expands Institutional Investor Coverage

Indosuez WM Asia CEO Shokur to exit

Pictet WM loses China market head

OCBC Hong Kong Appoints Consumer and Wealth Head

GSFM appoints former adviser as Qld account manager

Magellan CFO, COO hands in resignation

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

ASIC announces new enforcement priorities with a focus on cost of living pressures

SFC Circular on deficiencies and substandard conduct in management of private funds and discretionary accounts

ASIC seeks feedback on proposed guidance on sustainability reporting regime

Hong Kong Approves First Brokers for Cross-Border Wealth Management Scheme

Bank Indonesia and Monetary Authority of Singapore Further Extend Bilateral Financial Arrangement to 1 November 2027

Hong Kong Approves First Brokers for Cross-Border Wealth Management Scheme

FinTech

Leading Financial Services Firms Choose Broadridge for Corporate Actions and Income Processing

Citi teams with Bank of Shanghai on payments processing for international travellers in China

Singapore launches fintech center to push AI, tokenization

Southeast Asia’s Wealth Management Boom: 5 Platforms to Watch

Standard Chartered and Ant International have announced intra-group blockchain-based SGD settlement

Transforming Wealth Management with Innovation: Insights from Avaloq’s Pascal Wengi

Alternative Investments

Wealth Broker: The One-stop Wealth Management Platform Trusted by Investors

Director Ang Lee first Taiwanese recipient of Japan's Praemium Imperiale award

AZ NGA makes first acquisition post-Oaktree deal

AWAG makes second equity investment

TWC launches Global Wealth Creators Fund

Northern Trust Selected to Provide Custody Services to Fiji National Provident Fund

Tax

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

Banking as a Service poised to transform Thailand’s financial ecosystem, PwC Thailand says

Comment, Analysis & Research

Future Generation, the philanthropic juggernaut that has donated $87.2 million to charity

Julius Baer: Succession Planning is the Leading Family Topic

Fitch Rates China Everbright Bank Hong Kong Branch's MTN Notes Final 'BBB+'

Hong Kong Casino Tycoon Passes Away

Singapore Second Worldwide for Law and Order

More Koreans appear to be wealthy enough to save W1 bil. in cash: report

Retail Banking

Hang Seng Bank Unveils Newly Renovated Hong Kong Main Branch with the Debut of the Market-New 'Come to You' Service Concept

Access Bank UK expands footprint with Hong Kong branch

Sale of Commonwealth Private’s personal advice business

Westpac FY24 Result

Organisational changes to improve operational performance

OCBC: First Bank in Singapore With New Intraday Lending

Investment Bank

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

Metrobank drops fund management to focus on new strategy

UBS Chief Technology Officer: The Bank's Biggest Risk

Deutsche Bank launches BASF’s first sustainability-linked payables finance program in Asia

Planet SOS

DBS continues to break new ground in China as first Southeast Asian bank to leverage PBOC’s Carbon Emission Reduction Facility for issuance of green loan

Court finds Active Super made misleading ESG claims in a greenwashing action brought by ASIC

What could India’s election result mean for renewable energy?

Survey shows waning interest in ESG funds

Hong Kong group launches consultations on ESG code of conduct

Record cocoa prices and the unfair chocolate value chain – meet the entrepreneurs working to change things