Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asia Creating a Billionaire Every Three Days

The number of billionaires increased in Asia, with the majority in China.

Africa, Asia show increased interest in SA property

The reason for this shift, he says, is that foreigners buying in SA are generally not buying primary residences, but holiday homes or investment properties.

UBS/PwC Billionaires Report reveals billionaire wealth declining by $300 billion

Average billionaire wealth dropped from $4.0 billion to $3.7 billion

Opinion: 3 ways the end of QE will remake markets and economies

It’s been eight years since central banks started printing money, and that is finally coming to an end

Infrastructure sector wakens up to responsible investing

Environmental, social and governance is increasingly embedded in infrastructure investments

Sukuk auction criticised

It would have been better to wait for a more suitable time.

Maybank negative on Singapore banks amid Indonesia tax amnesty repatriation

Our bigger concern is Singapore banks will face worsening asset quality and slowing top-line growth

China's yuan sinks to six-year low, then erases losses

The currency fell after the People's Bank of China set the midpoint CNY=PBOC at 6.7008 yuan per dollar

Not a time to cheer up yet: Two ways on how Indonesia tax amnesty could hurt Singapore banks

A large capital outflow may exert subtle pressure on the SGD, tighten system/banks liquidity and reduce wealth AUM

Is ABN Amro Next Domino to Fall?

ABN Amro has in the region of 140 relationship managers and an estimated $19 billion under management.

Julius Baer predicts USD14.5 trillion in HNW assets in Asia by 2020

Julius Baer expects to see HNW assets o over the coming four years

Here's why flying business class is way cheaper in Singapore than in other prime Asian cities

The most expensive city to fly business class is Taipei

Manila inches up wealth index

The regional average was $8.53 million, Julius Baer said.

European banks in search of a reason for being

Many European banks continue to struggle with still high levels of impaired assets and low profitability

Singapore’s asset management industry AUM increases by 9%

The increase could almost be entirely attributed to new asset growth

Investment banking fees drop a fifth in Americas

In the Americas, fees fell 19% to total US$32bil, still over half the global pool.

Fed, ECB and BoJ Monetary Policy: The Market’s Bermuda Triangle

These standings have fed enormous trends over the years, but recent months have seen moderation in the exchange rate and equity market response.

Singapore Asset-Management Industry Grows 9% in 2015

City state’s assets under management grew to US$1.9 trillion in 2015

India now a close 2nd to South Africa in BRICS real rates

With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday cutting the policy repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%, India is now a close second to South Africa on the list of BRICS economies with the lowest real rates, also called neutral rates.

How will China's property boom affect macro policies?

The focus of policy easing continues to shift from monetary to fiscal.

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