02/25/2019
Australia ahead in gender diversity
It would be a significant milestone ahead of International Women's Day on March 8, and Richardson says the 30% Club will announce new targets and strategies.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/24/2019
Singapore banks signal risks after disappointing earnings season
The banks’ muted outlooks illustrate how Singapore is getting slammed by mounting trade disputes and China’s economic slowdown.
02/24/2019
Liam Dann: Don't fear the softer stuff from the Treasury and the RBNZ
As Treasury officials put it in their investment statement last year: "Life is about more than money."
02/22/2019
How do entrepreneurs’ outlooks differ globally.
As in previous years, our survey shows that entrepreneurs are naturally optimistic and see opportunities in the most challenging of times.
02/22/2019
IRESS reports positive 2018
IRESS chief executive, Andrew Walsh, said the fintech’s strong financial results reflected its continued focus on sustainable growth and scale.
02/22/2019
MyState grows loan book but profit down against
Home loan book growth for the six months to 31 December 2018 was 10.3% on pcp, just over 2 times system.
02/21/2019
What Cullen’s CGT means for fund investors
“Regardless of how you invest, the TWG’s CGT proposal adds to complexity and increases the amount of tax you will pay on your savings.”
02/20/2019
Billionaire Mai Vu Minh brings billion-dollar projects to Vietnam, his fatherland
As trade opportunities between Vietnam and Dubai are abundant, SAPA Thale Group and Dubai FDI are keen to explore projects in Vietnam and UAE, said the company.
02/20/2019
Southeast Asian nations seize opportunities in Islamic finance sector
In Malaysia, financing based on Islamic principles should reach 40% of total financing in 2020, up from 29% in 2010, underpinned by greater outreach and product innovation.
02/19/2019
When Good News and Bad News is Good News by Gary Dugan
Consumer spending at around 68% of the US economy is clearly important.
02/19/2019
Malaysia ‘doing better’ than China, India in philanthropy
Meanwhile, China, India and Pakistan are merely ‘doing okay’, leaving Indonesia and Myanmar trailing in the ‘not doing enough’ cluster.
02/19/2019
Standard Chartered celebrates 160 years in Singapore
Reaffirming its commitment and confidence
02/19/2019
Is the great Chinese takeaway over? Foreign investment in Australian real estate plunges by 83 per cent as Beijing-based millionaires buy fewer homes
This fell to $25.2 billion in 2016-17 and plunged again last financial year to $12.6 billion.
02/18/2019
UAE investors interested in Kingdom
In the agricultural sector, the company intends to invest in growing paddy rice and milling rice to export to the Middle East.
02/18/2019
DBS's Wealthy Clients Are Trading Again After Last Year's Freeze
Income from wealth management dropped to the lowest in two years, as Southeast Asia’s biggest bank felt the same aftershocks from tumbling markets as global private banking giants UBS Group AG and Credit Suisse Group AG.
02/15/2019
Study: China To Generate More Data Than U.S. By 2025
IDC analysts said that data will be paramount to building next-generation tech, like machine learning, IoT applications and artificial intelligence.
02/15/2019
Almost half of HK’s 50 richest see wealth decline: Forbes
Lee is believed to have accumulated his wealth so fast was because his family profited greatly from its direct selling business
02/14/2019
Destination Asia: The top 12 platforms generating Asian booking revenue
“This trend reflects not only the ever-growing list of options now available to travellers booking their stay but the subsequent need for hotels to be on more booking channels than ever to keep up with today’s endless paths-to-purchase.”
02/12/2019
The richest people in the world live in this city (it’s not London or Hong Kong)
Where the wealthiest people in the world live is quickly changing
02/12/2019
Defined contribution schemes on the rise
Alternative asset allocations in the seven markets grew by 20 per cent in aggregate in the last 20 years, which was funded by a corresponding 20 per cent decrease to 40 per cent in equities allocations.