02/27/2017
Alex Fung: «Investing in Times of Uncertainty»
As Swiss entrepreneurs and their foreign partners scored business successes, the need grew for advisory and other financial services.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/27/2017
Online Hiring for Banking & Finance Sector Remains Muted Across Southeast Asia
In the same month, Malaysia reported an 11% growth, recording a sharp improvement from December’s -12%, while Singapore accounted a 2% decline year-on-year.
02/27/2017
Positive on domestic economy, like banking: Kotak Old Mutual
Hemant Kanawala of Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance believes the telecom sector will see intense competition
02/27/2017
SC continues to pursue fund management industry’s long-term growth
Ahmad Fairuz added that this was in line with SC’s heightened emphasis on the importance of public trust and investor confidence.
02/24/2017
New rules for asset managers as concerns over debt grow
Previous efforts have failed to curb the shadow-banking time bomb
02/24/2017
Putting Asia’s Savings to Work in Asia Region
And this imbalance is not likely to go away any time soon.
02/24/2017
Shiozumi names the riskiest sector in Japanese equities
Because of Trump, banks have gone up, that is why most of the portfolio managers have been buying banks.
02/24/2017
Fee Transparency to Gain Momentum in Asia
Cerulli's recent research rotation to Hong Kong has noticed mixed responses to these initiatives among both asset managers and distributors.
02/24/2017
China's Legend, buyout funds preparing final bids for Allfunds Bank - sources
The deal, which is expected to wrap up by the end of March
02/24/2017
Ashurst advises on titanium giants deal
The digital era is making it easier for whistleblowers to be identified meaning greater protection is needed.
02/23/2017
More firepower in Challenger play
It's primarily because we already have two small cap boutiques that have performed very well and therefore they have capacity constraints.
02/23/2017
NPS report on pension age causing controversy
They aren't raising it abruptly.
02/23/2017
Four richest Indonesians worth more than poorest 100 million
The widening of the gap between the rich and the rest is a serious threat to Indonesia’s future prosperity.
02/22/2017
Vero Insurance raiding takeover target Tower Ltd: sources
Vero's entry comes less than one fortnight after Tower and Fairfax announced an all cash bid worth $1.17 a share
02/22/2017
ADB backs Phl economic agenda
The ADB has provided $16 billion in loans and grants to the government and about $1 billion in loans and equity investments to private companies.
02/22/2017
Australia weathers fintech slump
The increase was powered by Champ Private Equity’s acquisition of Pepperstone.
02/21/2017
Asian Millennials Face Critical Retirement Finance Crunch -- Manulife Survey
Yet the survey showed that, on average, millennial investors expect to accumulate just 8.2 times their annual income by the time they retire.
02/20/2017
Which are the most boring jobs?
8 out of 10 law professionals are bored. The repetitiveness of dull daily tasks in a junior lawyer's working week, which mostly involve researching cases and rulings, is most likely to blame.
02/20/2017
Asset management outlook bright but technology threat lurks
Two-thirds of chief executives in the asset and wealth management industry believe tec
02/20/2017
The Factors Transforming Client Onboarding in Wealth Management - Part II
Today’s digital technology is a strategic asset to help create an efficient client experience.