Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Investing: The great escape

Switch into emerging markets is less about potential growth and more to do with stagnation at home

The private banking of New Zealand's wealthiest

No more standing in a queue at the bank a private banker will come to you where ever you are and whenever you require it.

Sterling slump knocks London off most-expensive spot for locating staff

This has sliced the cost in U.S. dollar terms of housing and office rental in London compared to other leading world cities.

Hard Times for Luxury-Watch Dealers

Hong Kong is epicenter of slowdown, as buyers from China dwindle and consumers spurn bling

Taper tantrum 2.0? -- flight of capital seen out of emerging markets

Emerging markets like India, China, Turkey Indonesia, had rallied due to carry trade as cheap money chased yields in developing markets

Asian shares retreat, Australia central bank cuts rate to alltime low

The Australian dollar fell to as low as $0.75 after the RBA decision, but shrank losses to trade down 0.3 per cent at $0.7523.

Which Countries Are Best At Converting National Wealth Into Well-Being

This unusual gauge of national success is the brainchild of analysts at the Boston Consulting Group.

Focusing on what you're good at

The first half of 2016 has been transformative for Bordier & Cie in many ways.

Islamic wealth management a new growth area for Malaysia - PM Najib

Islamic finance, he said, is rapidly gaining traction not just in Muslim-majority nations but also in international financial centres such as London and Hong Kong.

India's top companies are better placed than China's despite infrastructure gap, S&P says

The difference in the size of the private sectors in India and China is significant.

Fund lawyer who worked With Goldman holds 1MDB clues, US says

After one of the big sales led by Goldman Sachs, $5 million of the cash raised for 1MDB traveled through shell companies and ended up in her Swiss bank account, the U.S. said in complaints filed last week.

How ANZ paid Mike Smith $88m for failed Asian strategy

Business leaders, fund managers, analysts and former ANZ executives are stunned at the shift.

(Re)Classifying Frontier Markets

Pakistan expects the promotion to prompt significant inflows from a new class of investors.

Singaporean wealth fund warns of hard investment decade

GIC, formerly known as the Government of Singapore Investment Corp, manages Singapore’s foreign reserves with a focus on long-term performance.

Despite growth, no major India rise in global rich 1%: New UK study

Noting the increasing numbers of Chinese joining the global super-rich 1%, the study said that “India has made no significant incursions into the global top 1%, despite rapid economic growth over the past two decades”.

Bangladesh on elevated growth path: Citi

The manufacturing sector grew the most by 10.1 percent followed by the services sector and agriculture, which grew 6.7 percent and 2.6 percent respectively in the last fiscal year, Citi said on Wednesday.

No room for complacency in distribution

The aim has been to expand beyond HSBC’s retail banking and wealth management business – albeit this remains the foundation distributor and integral to the business.

Total Global Alternative Assets Under Management Grows To $6.2 Trillion

Overall, 37% of alternative assets are invested in Europe and 8% in Asia Pacific, with 5% being invested in the rest of the world.

Era of banks owning all technology is gone: ANZ Bank

ANZ Bank believes the future of banking is about partnering with specialist providers that can provide new technology investments.

China’s shadow banking system now 78pc of GDP and growing, says Moody’s

Assets under management by non-bank financial institutions have increased.

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