07/25/2018
Challenges of a booming private bank industry
Our wealth managers take extra efforts to have more follow-up calls and meetings with them so that we can better understand their banking needs such as legacy planning.
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/24/2018
64 Percent of Consumers Want AI to Be More Human — Sort Of
Consumers are increasingly aware and satisfied by AI-enabled experiences, but expect the human presence.
07/24/2018
Royal Commission names industry and retail funds
It said the case studies would look at structural and governance arrangements, the relationship between trustees and financial advisers and selling practices.
07/24/2018
China's pension fund investment grows steadily
The ministry will continue to encourage more regions to put pension fund into investment
07/24/2018
Meet the Richest Woman in China, a Mysterious Real Estate Mogul Who Made Her First Billions at 26
She’s no newcomer to Asia’s most powerful and wealthy moguls
07/23/2018
Best practices in investment suitability implementation
The lack of success can be attributed to an ineffective implementation approach that ignores key best practices required to achieve the desired results.
07/23/2018
How Malaysia can save Singapore from itself
Why Mahathir may spur Lee into much-needed reform
07/23/2018
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
07/22/2018
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.
07/22/2018
Most listed banks post higher Q2 profit
The 11 banks' cumulative net profit for the April-to-June quarter was 55.3 billion baht
07/22/2018
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
07/22/2018
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.
07/22/2018
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
07/22/2018
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
07/20/2018
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
07/20/2018
Hong Kong WM assets hit $1trn
The survey findings illustrate the sustained growth of Hong Kong’s asset and wealth management industry.
07/20/2018
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.
07/20/2018
What Asian investors can learn from UK pensions
Britain’s well developed pensions industry, with some 3 trillion $4 trillion in assets
07/19/2018
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.
07/19/2018
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.