Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Fund houses’ assets rose but profits fell in 2016

Research further warns that a third of profits in Europe could be wiped out by 2018

How Will India’s New Tax Impact Gold Demand?

The new GST goes into affect July 1, and will raise gold taxes.

Creating value in Swiss-China connectivity

Brand certainly still counts for a lot in the eyes of wealthy Mainland Chinese individuals and families. And this isn’t just when they buy luxury items.

The easiest and most complex jurisdictions in the world for accounting and tax compliance

Turkey is the most complex place in the world for Accounting and Tax compliance, followed by Brazil, Italy, Greece and Vietnam - according to TMF Group’s inaugural Financial Complexity Index 2017.

Responsible investing: Government’s role in invigorating the impact investing scene

Impact investing has been gaining momentum in the last decade, with entrepreneurs and philanthropists leveraging the power of capital markets to help find solutions to address social needs.

Why sovereign wealth funds are pouring billions into tech firms

Asia’s sovereign wealth funds like Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional Bhd have been increasingly buying into more tech firms, mirroring the global trend

Why external asset managers are gaining acceptance in Asia

The study shows that in 2017 about 44% of participants overall placed external asset manager assets at 1-5% of the total wealth being managed in their location and 26% estimated higher at 6-10%.

Avaloq report cites failure of digital banking to impress some clients

A study within the paper also puts the spotlight on clients’ views of robo-advisers.

Debunking the biggest myths about upcoming super changesho will create and control wealth moving forward.

Finance expert Peter Switzer explains what's what

“Dark horse” Deutsche is hiring again in Asia – “big egos” not wanted

Deutsche now wants to build after it avoided an exodus

How four fund managers are playing Asia

We asked four fund managers how they are approaching the region.

Hurun Report publishes ‘The Chinese Luxury Traveller 2017’ in association with ILTM Asia

Travel has always been the favourite leisure activity of the high net-worth community

Salim returns to banking to gain control of Indonesia's digital economy

The country's largest group believes the future lies in e-commerce

World Bank report highlights role of Agent Banking in Malaysia's successful financial inclusion push

An example of leveraging technology and working with the private sector to achieve a public good, ensuring that the desired objectives are achieved through well-designed regulations.

World Bank report highlights role of Agent Banking in Malaysia's successful financial inclusion push

An example of leveraging technology and working with the private sector to achieve a public good, ensuring that the desired objectives are achieved through well-designed regulations.

Rest Assured. China Has Its Economy's Back

Government bond yields have surged along with 7-day repo rate

Japanese asset managers will reveal AGM votes

Asset managers under pressure to drive reform of the country’s corporate sector

Rise of the technophobe - education key to tech adoption, says HSBC

The HSBC research report, Trust in Technology, shows that technologies such as fingerprint recognition, voice recognition and robo-advice hold enormous potential for uses from bank security to mobile payments and investment advice, yet millions of people

Indonesia's Salim Group Wants to Build a "New Bank Central Asia"

BCA was one of the banks that sought assistance from the Indonesian government that had established the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency with the aim to try to save the banking sector.

Younger Hong Kong workers dissatisfied with MPF

The finding was based on a survey of Hong Kong employees conducted by Mercer and market research firm Nielsen last month.

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