04/27/2017
China Merchants Bank expands private banking in Singapore
It is part of the strategy by China's largest private bank by assets to service the growing internationalisation of wealth coming from the mainland.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/27/2017
India is a multi-year story, but valuations are a bit stretched: Jorge Mariscal, UBS Wealth Management
Emerging markets will continue to perform well.
04/27/2017
Why governance is gaining traction in Asian families
The driving force, he says, is not only to safeguard the shareholding rights of the next generation, but also to manage conflict and disagreements.
04/27/2017
The history of central banks
Central bankers across the world have been criticised for overstepping their brief, having opined about broader issues (the Reserve Bank of India’s Raghuram Rajan on religious tolerance, the Bank of England’s Mark Carney on climate change).
04/27/2017
Philippines Wants Spotlight on Building Boom, Not Drug War
Duterte to spend $180 billion on infrastructure through 2022
04/26/2017
Twelve million Aussies see benefits of advice
The difference this year is that the campaign will focus on how this translates into tangible outcomes.
04/26/2017
Co-Investing And Next-Gen Attitude To Be Surveyed In New Family Report
The Global Family Office Report survey returned online earlier this month as the backbone of the influential study with new facets of the family office sector to explore.
04/25/2017
China to drive investment sentiment in Asia, says Deutsche Bank
The national statistics bureau also announced that China added 3.34 million new jobs in Q1, with the unemployment rate falling in March.
04/25/2017
A new twist on boosting discretion
We offer managed accounts that are sub-advised by managers we have picked
04/25/2017
London still ranks first for offshore yuan trading, with Singapore in 5th place
This data demonstrates that London is a top choice for international banking activity.
04/25/2017
Global Family Office Population Revealed In New Research
In general, it is much more likely that a wealthy family in the US or Europe will have a single family office
04/25/2017
“I quit boring IBD for private banking. I don’t regret a thing”
Wealth is a growth sector and will continue to be one now that the second-generation is taking over family businesses in emerging markets.
04/25/2017
Chinese Fugitive Guo Wengui Lost $500 Million In UBS Margin Call
Shares of Haitong Securities trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange spiked in 2015 and then plunged amid a wide market sell-off.
04/24/2017
Value set for comeback: Nikko AM
This was driven by very low bond yields and long-lasting low economic growth.
04/24/2017
Hiring trends for Asia’s banking and financial services sector in Q2 2017
In Q1 2017, Malaysia continues to see the trend of global banks migrating and building functions in its capital
04/24/2017
Hong Kong vs. Singapore: Weighing Asia's financial hubs
As for Hong Kong, proximity to China is seen as the number one reason many Chinese companies choose to list there.
04/24/2017
Hopes rise for China share inclusion as MSCI pitches compromise
The index provider has now narrowed the gap between China and global asset managers by proposing a smaller slate of stocks and confining them to large-cap companies accessible to foreign investors via a trading link with Hong Kong.
04/23/2017
Stanchart bullish on PH economy
The economists also expect higher spending by a young and growing population to keep the services sector and household consumption strong, particularly as more overseas Filipinos return to the Philippines.
04/23/2017
How bad corporate debts are holding back India’s growth
Indian banks are now saddled with some of the highest levels of bad debts in the emerging markets according to the International Monetary Fund
04/20/2017
Five reasons why this will be a major investment story over the next decade
As we enter the last phase of the dollar bull cycle there will almost certainly be some headwinds for emerging markets which will most likely manifest in some currency pressure