Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

How wealthy S'poreans are preparing to live to 100

A recent survey by UBS Investor Watch found that the majority of affluent Singaporeans believed that they could live to a 100.

The Big Interview: Bravura tech boss on avoiding the darker side of AI

Bravura chief technology officer on how the sci-fi of his teenage years has come to pass

The Wealth-X Billionaire Census 2018

The report attributes this significant increase in wealth to a synchronized upturn in the world economy and climbing equity markets.

As Digitization Raises the Stakes, Investment Banks Must Raise Their Games

Despite Recent Revenue Uptick, Continuing Migration to Digital Services and Business Models Is Pressuring Banks to Be More Client Centric, Attract Fresh Talent, and Become More Agile, Says Report by The Boston Consulting Group

New guidelines to fight money laundering, terror financing

Recommendations stemming from the first year of talks were tabled yesterday.

Why Asia will come out on top as emerging markets get shaken up

Fast forward to 2018, and history is repeating itself, with a crisis brewing in Latin America as Argentina seeks emergency funding just as the US dollar and US bond yields spike.

Bank Negara expects economy to remain strong post-election environment

Muhammad said the market now was balanced, deep and liquid to provide the structural support for orderly market conditions

Age Pension Drives Hike In Investment Properties

“The research also suggests that retiring householders aged 55+ are not re-structuring their financial assets or boosting levels of owner-occupied housing to make sure they are eligible for the Age Pension,”

Wealth redistribution?

To remind Malaysians, Malaysia's richest 50 persons have a total wealth of US$70 billion or more than RM280 billion while the total wealth of our B40 is only RM20 billion.

The world’s biggest Muslim country wants to boost sharia finance

Islamic institutions have a tiny share of the banking sector

Philanthropy On the Rise in China

The debut philanthropy list, Hurun USA-China Philanthropy List 2018, ranked the most generous individuals from the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest economies, which are currently on the verge of a trade war.

Revealed: Top Indian business leaders in Arab world

These expats, some of them self-made billionaires, recognised for their 'phenomenal success'

HDFC Bank aims expand investment banking, taps talents

Among local banks, Axis, ICICI and Kotak have significant presence in the equity markets.

Four rated managers clash over approaches to Asian bonds

There are several drivers at play to entice outside investors beyond the seemingly unstoppable Chinese growth, she explains.

Growth in Asia Will Continue to Propel These 2 Dividend Stocks

The IMF did warn that global financial tightening and protectionism could be a threat to strong growth going forward. China and the U.S. remained locked in an ongoing trade spat.

India, US, China among world's 10 richest nations

Malta and China with growth rates of 22 per cent each followed India as the best performing markets for wealth creation.

Indian Equity Returns Likely To Lag Asian Peers, Says UBS Global

He expects returns from stocks to be positive lag Asian peers.

Wealth in Thailand: ready for the next big step forward?

The same banker argued that despite this influx of competition, the universal Thai banks do not consider this much of a threat to the major local banks and wealth firms.

China: A new era for the asset management business – Standard Chartered

“As financial regulation turns tighter, monetary policy is likely to remain neutral and flexible to facilitate."

Andrew Thorburn explains the fintech forces reshaping NAB

Like the tech giants themselves, NAB is pumping up technology spending with sums that would make wannabe disrupters salivate.

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