05/09/2017
A focused way of servicing Asia’s wealthy
Asian business families and HNW individuals are generally going through a ‘change of guard’ for the first time in terms of inter-generational wealth transfer.
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/08/2017
Foreign firms could “colonise” Australian banking
Australia’s slowness to offer open data leaves the country’s banking sector open to an incursion from more competitive foreign companies, according to Tyro Payments.
05/08/2017
UBS in Asian Asset Breakthrough
Asia is without doubt one of the most important sources of new business opportunities for UBS.
05/08/2017
Asia: Indonesia’s tax amnesty bears fruit
Mulyani’s programme finds success much closer to home than expected.
05/08/2017
The New Savings Tool
How mutual funds are now serving as a savings tool for the lay investor
05/07/2017
Asia's new growth-engines
Some 6,000 government officials, academics, business officers, civil society representatives and members of the media were present.
05/07/2017
Japan and China discuss economic ties and cooperation
Tokyo concerned that China's economic problems could have spillover effect
05/07/2017
Wealthy Filipinos’ guide to living in sought-after territories
Citizenship by investment is when an individual or family seeks to acquire citizenship of another country for a number of reasons, such as financial, security or lifestyle choices, by significantly investing or contributing to that country.
05/05/2017
US pivot leaves ADB on thin ice
The ADB needs to work with the China-led AIIB to meet these needs, not view it as competition, President Takehiko Nakao told reporters.
05/05/2017
Banks should go back to banking
Certainty Advice Group director, Jim Stackpool said banks would essentially maintain a sales and product-based culture
05/04/2017
Why custodians are spawning new business models in Asia
The rise of the cash-rich Asian investors blurred the lines between the roles of global custodians and subcustodians in Asia.
05/04/2017
50 years on, the Asian Development Bank must move with the times
The ADB, which has played no small role in the region’s spectacular development, must now widen its network and portfolio to better respond to today’s needs
05/04/2017
Asian investors snap up UK property, defying Brexit jitters
The research shows that the UK led the way as the most active real estate market in Europe and became the world’s most traded city, compared to third place last year.
05/04/2017
UBS breaks ranks with push for mid-tier Asian millionaires
"For us, the sweet spot is high-net-worth clients with investable assets of between $2 million and $50 million," Jean-Claude Humair
05/04/2017
The importance of advisers to India’s funds growth
His views are based on first-hand experience.
05/03/2017
Emerging markets create new trends in retail
Whilst online is efficient and convenient, it won't win hearts as there is no interaction.
05/03/2017
Why Hong Kong is now the world’s second-largest jewellery auction hub
When it comes to jewellery auctions, Hong Kong has surpassed New York and is now on a par with Geneva
05/03/2017
Largest Wealth Fund Struggles to Invest in Asia
In recent years the Oslo based fund has bought billions of dollars worth of real estate in European and U.S. cities, including London, Paris and New York.
05/03/2017
Challenge of succession for family-run businesses
That would not only determine the future of rich families but also hold sway in broad economic growth.
05/02/2017
Pension Reform in Asia is Extremely Difficult to Get Right
“The reform is like halting a horse on the edge of a cliff, and it is critically urgent to save the pension fund from the brink of bankruptcy,” Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said in response to the recent protests.