Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Shadow banking in China appears to have made a roaring comeback

Shadow credit such as trust loans, entrusted loans and bank-acceptance bills rose sharply to 479 billion yuan ($69 billion) in November

Fund manager Mittleman warns of Australian housing bubble

“There are opportunities for Australia but I think it is going to be a difficult period to come. You have a housing bubble that I think needs correcting. There could be a bit of a disruption to GDP from that.”

Why Stock Market Investors Shouldn’t Fear the Bond Meltdown

Most private investors pay little attention to the bond market, yet it is far bigger than the stock market.

Doable increase

Allowing the P2,000 pension increase will not only adversely affect the Philippines’ credit rating but also bring the SSS to bankruptcy, the economic managers warned.

IOSCO monitors growing use of automated advice tools to protect investors

A growing number of retail investors, whether by preference or because they consider the services of traditional intermediaries too expensive or extensive for their needs, also prefer to manage their own portfolios using online tools.

Sandaire: Investing 20 Years in Family Business

Sandaire as a business has evolved from initially being created purely to respond to the demands of my own family

High Growth Potential in Indonesia's Investment-Linked Product Market Various reforms are likely to boost fund distribution through the insurance channel

The growth momentum remains strong even though the first ILPs were launched

China's money markets battle dual deficits of cash and trust

The yuan currency has fallen to levels last seen during the 2008 global financial crisis

Hong Kong's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics for third quarter of 2016

BoP is a statistical statement that systematically summarises, for a specific time period

Why jobs cut by banks in Singapore in 2016 are unlikely to return

To give you some perspective on how extensive the job cut has been over the past year, ANZ Banking has cut close to 300 staff in Singapore from one year ago

Uplifting words from Li Ka-shing

Meanwhile, Li's Horizon Ventures has invested in a startup called Superflex

UAE keen to enhance investment in Pakistan

UAE will invest more in Pakistan

Trump May Prove to be Not So Bad for Asia in 2017, But Housing Looms as a Risk for Australia, Says AB

Bruten added that, while commodity prices had improved recently, the improvement was unlikely to be enough to reboot the Australian economy overall.

Sanlam Private Wealth 2017 Outlook

While most people would prefer to close the door on 2016 and never look back, the reality is that the drama of last year is yet to fully unfold.

The Schroders 2017 Investment Outlook Series: Emerging market debt (absolute return)

In today's Schroders 2017 Investment Outlook Series we look at the outlook for emerging Market debt (absolute return). Schroders' EMD team comment that in the challenging bond environment of 2017, selected local currency government bonds could o

Asia's Best Performing Hedge Funds for 2016

Asia’s hedge funds are trailing global peers

A shares may rise in coming weeks

The expectation that pension funds will start investing in the A-share market in the next couple of weeks, may support recovery in benchmark indexes after a weeks-long correction, said analysts.

10 outrageous predictions for 2017

A pullback from the reach for yield will see interest rates rise further globally, excluding Japan.

India most preferred destination for innovation in Asia

There has been significant activity in Tier-II cities when it comes to innovation.

The Schroders 2017 Investment Outlook Series: Asian Bonds

Positioning in a new world

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