Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Sino-Africa partnership holds much potential

China has increasingly looked to the continent as an integral part of its plans.

Singapore exports plunge 17.3% in June for biggest drop in over 6 years

CIMB Private Banking economist Song Seng Wun noted it was last week’s flash figures for Singapore’s second-quarter growth – which came in almost flat at 0.1 per cent – which signalled that both trade and manufacturing numbers were

Singapore Can Withstand Severe Adverse Shocks: IMF

Overall, the financial sector in Singapore was assessed to be resilient, with healthy buffers to withstand severe adverse shocks

Bank of Singapore DPM Assets up 40 Percent in 2 Years

DPM penetration in the broader private banking industry in Asia is less than 10 percent.

Burgeoning family offices manage $5.9 trillion - Campden

The total estimated wealth of the families they work for stood at $9.4 trillion.

Is Midshore the New Offshore? by By Joe Cheung and Chris Burton, Vistra

While it would be a mistake to write traditional offshore jurisdictions off the map, many forward-thinking enterprises are setting their sights on ‘midshore’ locations in Asia.

Hong Kong turmoil has millionaires eyeing other wealth havens

The MAS wants to avoid the perception that Singapore is benefiting from Hong Kong’s misfortunes

Wealth Management Platform Market to Set Phenomenal Growth from 2019 to 2025

Some are the key players taken under coverage for this study are SS and C, Fiserv, Broadridge, FIS, Profile Software, Temenos, SEI Investments, Investedge, Finantix, Comarch, Objectway & Dorsum.

Average Australian is a millionaire: ABS

"While ABS data has shown that there is a recent downturn in the property market, over the longer term there has been sustained growth (37% since 2005-2006)," Hockman said.

Data beyond the desktop by Iress

We bring direct connectivity from 16 data centres

CIMB seen making further inroads into Asean

The Asean market is its oyster with presence in all 10 countries, the latest being the Philippines.

DBS named World's Best Bank by Euromoney, a first for an Asian bank

DBS Group Holdings' first-quarter net profit rose 9 per cent to $1.65 billion from $1.52 billion in the same period last year on the back of higher interest rates and growth in non-trade loans.

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

it also eased growing expectations the Fed would cut interest rates by 50 bps from the current 2.25%-2.5% as early as its July FOMC meeting to just a 25bps reduction.

More support for start-ups needed for Hong Kong to remain competitive as innovation hub

The survey found that fintech ranks as Hong Kong’s strongest innovation sector, with 67 percent of entrepreneurs and 61 percent of students agreeing Hong Kong is well-positioned as a fintech innovation hub.

Chief economist update: Hard target

The latest NAB Business Survey - conducted from June 18 - 28 (two weeks after the RBA first took down rates from 1.5% to 1.25%)

Is Irene the lesser Marcos?

Voluminous evidence shows that the fruit has not fallen far from the tree

MySuper lacks risk and return correlation: Research

There is a lack of relationship between the performance of MySuper products, level of volatility and the riskiness of underlying investments as recognised by growth asset weighting, the report said.

How personal wealth is tracking for the average Australian

Superannuation assets have also grown as a portion of personal wealth, from 19.2 per cent in 2007 to 24.4 per cent of Australians’ wealth.

Capgemini: Asia leads global high net worth wealth decline

The ultra-HNWI population declined by 4%, and their wealth declined by around 6%.

A simpler, clearer Iress

19 years on, Iress has changed a lot.

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