Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

PIO named best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific

The annual award by The Banker, is based on a selection process involving a survey of bankers and economists

Report ranks E Fund as China’s largest non-MMF asset manager

The Asset Management Association of China, the Mainland fund industry body, suggested last month that research agencies should use more “scientific benchmarks” to measure the performance of asset managers.

SMSF assets held by wealthy stays steady

The proportion of high-net-worth investors with SMSFs is still increasing despite the changes to superannuation, however.

Six ways your Hong Kong banking job will get better in 2018

The post-bonus hiring season in investment banking could be comparatively healthy in 2018 as senior-level recruitment finally recovers after two years of juniorisation.

Japan's megabanks must venture abroad

The Bank of Japan, the central bank, lamented the strikingly low profitability of Japanese lenders as recently as October in a report on the health of the financial system.

Can Citi make the most of its Asian network?

Francisco Aristeguieta has spent two and a half years trying to change Citi’s approach to Asia. The process is not complete, not least in China, but Citi’s numbers show a strategy starting to work.

Nomura Analysts Think Bitxoin is Making Japanese People Spend More

Here’s a look at Nomura’s suggestion that bitcoin is translating to a wealth effect in Japan.

Time to Invest in Asia

The report also notes that technology, rather than globalization, will be the driving force behind economic growth moving into the future.

Law firms will grow modestly in 2018

Citi predicted that revenue and profit per equity partner growth “will remain in the mid-single-digit range” this year.

The Asian Banker names Metrobank Best Trade Finance Bank in the Philippines

The Asian Banker was represented by International Resource Directors Bill Chua and James Cullen, and Managing Editor Foo Boon Ping.

'Shape up or face music,' PNB MD warns 300 of its branches

The country's second largest public sector lender has about 7,000 branches across the country.

Deutsche Bank confident of its prospects in the Asia-Pacific

Deutsche Bank sees Apac as a region of growing importance for it and plans to enrich its existing offerings there, he said.

Investment banks in Hong Kong are hiring again, but are there enough bankers?

Recruitment companies say banks want to strengthen their technology, media and telecoms teams as they anticipate more tech listings in 2018

2017 Yearender: Banking on tech with a human touch

Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions, even - wants to be sure they are getting the human touch and not just another algorithm

Higher Taxes and Rate Hikes? What's Ahead for Singapore

Economy seen expanding 2.8% in 2018 as recovery broadens out

Is it time to buy Australia and New Zealand Banking Group shares?

This has attracted the attention of analysts at Morgans who recently recommended the bank as a buy.

Stronger leadership guiding KFH Malaysia towards resurgence as leading Islamic bank

World’s oldest Islamic bank has strengthened its leadership to provide sharia-compliant products and services to an even broader market

What 2018 has in store for interest rates and house prices

In 2017, we saw definitive signs of a change in direction on residential dwelling prices

Smartphone facial recognition tech developed for Japan banks

Dai Nippon Printing teams with Bank of Yokohama; verification as easy as taking a 'selfie'

1MDB Makes Final Payment to Abu Dhabi Sovereign-Wealth Fund

The payment’s completion could alleviate concerns about Malaysian state securities for foreign investors

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