Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Why Africa’s sky-high returns are China-bound

The trend of China taking the initiative while some Western banks retreat is much in evidence.

Credit Suisse Releases Mid-Year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey

Hedge funds saw the largest positive swing in net demand for any asset class surveyed this year

Adam & Company launches Investment Outlook

Dickson Anderson, Head of Adam Investment commented: “As the obsession with Brexit dominates thoughts here at home, we felt it timely to look to China for this Investment Outlook to explore the opportunities and complexities it brings.”

Singapore Millennial Entrepreneurs Seek Personal Growth Not Wealth

Singaporean millennial entrepreneurs are more motivated to cultivate and nurture personal aspirations when embarking on business pursuits compared with older generations of Singaporeans who focus squarely on wealth generation

Samsung Chief Now 45th Richest Man In Global Wealth Rankings

The earnings in revenue are a direct result of Samsung diversifying its approach in the electronics market after the Galaxy Note 7 issues forced the company to rethink its priorities.

Forget Korea and China Risks, Asia Currencies Edge Peers in Poll

Asia to benefit most from global recovery, says FPG’s Fukaya

Shanghai Tang’s sale shows that chinoiserie is no match for French chic for China’s millennials

Richemont bought the brand four years later, further expanding its footprint into the high streets of New York and London, adding to outlets on mainland China.

How happy should Asian CEOs be with their pay?

The Asset Corporate Awards are Asia’s premier awards on ESG (environment, social, governance) and are the longest-running in Asia.

ALLIANZ: By 2027, China will be the second-largest market in the world

The study reveals that in Asia, excluding Japan and China, life insurance is forecast to again show stronger annual growth than P&C insurance, that too, by a wide margin: 8.7% against 6.9%.

Survival of the fittest

The year 2015 was a critical one, when many Chinese were caught surprised by the stock market turmoil.

There were 1,676 superrich people in Taiwan in 2016

Taiwanese superrich were among the top homeowners among the very wealthy worldwide

Opportunities for social investment in Asia exposed in AVPN study

The report outlined societal needs across 14 Asian countries and how they deal with those needs.

The Future of Impact Investing in Australia

Impact investing is one such response, and it comes with benefits

PSB mergers should be between equals: SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya

So it cannot be one size fits all.” Banks’ journey to becoming stronger entities may be full of surprises and painful events, but that is inevitable in the process of growing up, she said. “

Can Asia overcome the Trump headwind?

This is based on significant supply-side cuts as well as the Producer Price Index picking up, allowing better pricing power for industrial companies.

Asian institutional investors seek greater diversification

The need for a more diversified portfolio has become particularly important since the global financial crisis in 2007

Southeast Asia now an attractive hunting ground for foreign asset managers

Cerulli forecasts total mutual fund AUM in Southeast Asia to grow at a compound annualised rate of 12.3% over the next five years to reach US$566 billion by 2021, led by Indonesia.

Katharina Bart: «Swiss Banks Not Out of the Woods Yet»

Switzerland's private banks have paid billions to make amends for helping clients avoid or cheat on their taxes.

Why Hong Kong must play to strengths to stay ahead

Hong Kong needs to be aware of the advances being made by Mainland banks, to ensure its competitive edge doesn’t get lost.

Hong Kong investors deploy more cash into investments

The survey found that Hong Kong investors’ confidence in achieving targeted retirement income dropped to 41% this year from 44% in 2015.

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