Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

‘New China’: A smoother ride through trade tensions?

Fidelity’s Raymond Ma overweights China’s new economy companies and says smart technologies can address old economy deficiencies.

Asia AUM continues to grow

However, pressure is increasing on Asia fund managers to embrace ESG investing, according to a Willis Towers Watson report.

China should ease regulations for foreign financial institutions: HSBC executive

Earlier this month, regulators announced a firm timetable to fully open its futures, brokerage and mutual fund sectors to foreign investors in 2020.

Hong Kong Banks, Long Fat and Happy, Confront Leaner Times

Lenders feel the pain as the city’s economy is hit by the U.S.-China trade war, slowing Chinese growth and months of antigovernment protests

Singapore seeing cash flow from turbulent Hong Kong

The extra cash is welcome news for Singapore, whose economy is slowly slipping toward a recession as speculation grows that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will announce an election well before one is due in April 2021.

How Luxury Brands Should Measure Influencer ROI

The U.S. beauty company Estée Lauder has already put 75 percent of their overall marketing budget into digital channels in China, which includes social media and influencers.

Slump in number of HK ultra rich

The net reduction of 1,060 ultra-rich individuals caused Hong Kong to lose its status held in 2017 as home to the most UHNW individuals when compared to cities globally.

For China’s Ultra Elite, Personal Growth is the New Luxury

Alongside a strong desire for personal growth, in mainland China, 74 percent of high-net-worth individuals stated that making a positive impact on the world was as important as making money.

‘Do-It-Yourself Wealth Management’: Efficient and Low-Cost Access to Professionally Managed Global Diversified Portfolios

The widespread availability of ETFs has transformed the investing landscape as more investors have come to realise that passive indexes outperform most active managers over time.

Asia-Pacific banks must make radical changes to survive the coming slump, as late-stage economic cycle looms

Nonbank players putting ‘significant pressure’ on business models for lenders in Asia, according to McKinsey

Japan’s disabled worker farms harvesting returns

Japan’s reputation as the earliest and most enthusiastic adopter of new tech has faded in recent years, but the market continues innovate in unique areas

Malaysia rises to 16th place in ranking of world’s best retirement schemes, and is third best in Asia: Mercer

Assessing retirement systems across the sub-indices of adequacy, sustainability and integrity, MMGPI compares retirement systems across the globe and covers almost two-thirds of the world’s population.

McKinsey: «Banks Need To Make Bold Moves Now»

Banks in developed markets have strengthened productivity and managed risk costs, lifting ROTE from 6.8 percent to 8.9 percent.

Singapore's The Global CIO Office eyes US$1 billion of assets in two years

The ambitious goals of his firm are underscored by the growing number of millionaires in Singapore.

Swiss remain the richest in the world

Financial assets make up 55% of gross wealth in Switzerland – a little higher than their share in the UK, but less than in Japan or the United States.

Global wealth expands to $360trn, led by US and China

Researchers also found that China had more members in the top global 10% than the United States for the first time.

PH pension system fourth worst in the world – study

The study assessed a country's retirement benefits program on the grounds of adequacy, or if the pension payments are enough; sustainability, or the long-term fund life; and integrity, or its governance and regulation.

'Society as a whole can be more proactive when it comes to championing female founders': interview with regional head of HSBC Private Banking

International Investment talks with Siew Meng Tan, regional head of HSBC Private Banking about the bank's survey that shows that more than a third of female entrepreneurs suffer gender bias when they try to raise capital.

Index says Philippine retirement system 4th worst

The Philippines ranked the lowest in terms of integrity where it had a subindex score of 34.7 and third lowest in terms of adequacy with its 39 sub-index value.

Eurasia Group/Vontobel study: US-China battle for digital supremacy can create a dilemma for Europe

Potential winners: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam, as well as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico

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