Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

In the new transparent world – it is vitally important for wealthy Asian families to constantly check their ‘financial’ health

More than 60 Deutsche Bank employees were offered positions with Butterfield offices

Temasek says it does not manage CPF savings, gets questioned

Temasek responded that CPF monies are invested by the CPF Board in Special Singapore Government Securities (SSGS) that are issued and guaranteed by the Singapore Government.

Most listed banks post higher Q2 profit

The 11 banks' cumulative net profit for the April-to-June quarter was 55.3 billion baht

Top Chinese financier warns Brexit puts London at risk of losing its status as hub for international banks expanding into Europe

Yu said it is 'very important for London' that international banks get certainty on Brexit

Digital lending to become $1 tn opportunity in India over next 5 years: BCG

The report provides insights on the decision making journey of the Indian loan seeker and lists the imperatives for industry participants in the lending ecosystem to capitalise on this opportunity.

Korean Firm "Finds" Wrecked Warship and Trove of Gold

A South Korean construction company, Dong-Ah Construction, claimed to have found the wreck of the Donskoii in the early 2000s

Sale of missing CEFC Chinese oligarch’s Manhattan pad, Hong Kong office and global real estate triggered by bond default

Ye, who just turned 41 last month, has been missing from public view

UAE-China investments: a bedrock of mutual economic growth

It is only natural for the UAE to solidify its investment ties with China, the world’s second-biggest economy and the UAE’s top global trading partner

Hong Kong WM assets hit $1trn

The survey findings illustrate the sustained growth of Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management industry.

China Focus: Foreign banks seek to add value to China's Belt and Road Initiative

The contract value of newly-signed contracted engineering projects in countries along the route was 47.79 billion U.S. dollars.

What Asian investors can learn from UK pensions

Britain’s well developed pensions industry, with some 3 trillion $4 trillion in assets

Building trust, the DBS way

For the bank, it is about instituting a culture of doing the right thing, as well as having supporting frameworks and processes in place.

The Art of the Deal-by-Deal by Marc Parrott, Harneys

The low cost of rolling out new Portfolios make an SPC a potentially preferable structure to creating entirely separate companies each time that a particular underlying deal is proposed.

Impact Investments Approach $6bn Impact investments approach $6bn

The products analysed included social impact bonds, green bonds, private equity, property and infrastructure.

UBS's Harford: We are absolutely invested in China

Fed's view of the economy and how trade is impacting investment strategy.

Currency swaps through Renminbi Clearing Centre boost UAE- China trade

Swaps through the Center grew consistently, increasing a further 42% in H1 2018

Advisers grapple with client retention

The good news is professional standards reform is helping restore the reputation of the industry, Investment Trends research reveals.

Wealthier Aussies seeking advice

Victorians (11.4%) and men (10.5%) are the only other cohorts with an above average tendency to seek advice.

New research cautions banks on exiting wealth

The Roy Morgan research found that one third of wealth management customers who were in the top 20 per cent of the market by value had used a financial planner

Japan’s MUFG is a case study in how one Tokyo lender has once again become a major player in emerging Asia

Japanese banks have become more outwardly focused in recent years, recapturing some of the market share they held in emerging Asia in the 1990s

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