Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asian Investors Show New-Found Love For Insurance Sub Debt

Zurich Insurance will likely have considered Prudential’s recent tier two subordinated trade when issuing a $1bn perpetual noncall 5.5 year trade this Wednesday.

'Investing in the major banks is set to change profoundly': Citi

That's the verdict from Citi's banking analysts, led by Craig Williams

We’ll grow to meet demand in Hong Kong, says deVere CEO Nigel Green

He continues, “Asia’s ‘world city’ is uniquely rich in our client demographic, attracting ever more expats and international investors each year.

ASIC issues IPO wake up call, with new due diligence guidance

ASIC has performed systematic reviews of 12 recent IPO’s, leading to a requirement to replace the prospectus in 10 cases, and 2 were withdrawn or stopped.

As banks grow, cash is still king in Myanmar

Each bag contains the equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars – sometimes more than $100,000, depending on the denomination.

Pakistanis are the poorest in Asia Pacific: report

The UAE is the largest wealth management centre in the Middle East with the value of Assets under Management resting at approximately $90 billion at the end of 2015.

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell.

Mental men prefer bonds by Tim Price

Chinese banks help Hong Kong retain its IPO crown

The performance came on the back of immense supply from mainland China, where both private and state-owned enterprises are scrambling for capital.

Top Abe adviser urges coordinated stimulus while playing down ‘helicopter money’

He was speaking as the government prepares a fiscal stimulus package to boost the struggling economy

China FMCs Improve Revenues, Profits in 2015 Continued growth in profits may be harder to achieve in 2016 amid market volatility

This is one of the key findings of a research initiative by Cerulli Associates entitled Asset Management in China 2016.

Investors go alternative - RESEARCH

Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached $3.6 trillion up 3% on the prior year, according to research produced by Willis Towers Watson.

Global Asset Management Growth Stalls in Worst Year Since Crisis

Stalled Asset Growth, Tighter Revenue Margins, Volatile Markets, and Regulatory Requirements All Raise Pressure on Managers to Adopt Disruptive Capabilities in Leading-Edge Data and Analytics, BCG Report Says

Egypt Among ’10 Emerging Markets of the Future’

In Egypt, BMI expects investment across the housing, manufacturing, and food sectors.

The role for boutiques in Asia's new wealth landscape

There is a need to not only manage their wealth

Increased wages and red tape force Korean manufacturers abroad

The deepening hollowing out of manufacturing industries in Korea is further weakening the traction needed to reinvigorate its sluggish economy.

China and India eyeing Asian Century as UK's

A former ambassador and director at Gateway House think-tank in Mumbai.

Singapore Q2 economic growth seen sluggish, keeps central bank pressured

On a year-on-year basis, the economy is predicted to have grown 2.2%, faster than a 1.8% expansion in the first quarter

China, India Eye Asian Century As Brexit Rattles Old Order

By 2050, Asia will account for over half the world's GDP, almost double that of 2011, according to the Asian Development Bank, with three billion newly affluent citizens.

China’s newly rich courted by international private banks

About 3.9 million mainland Chinese families will be classified as wealthy by 2020 Credit Suisse, survey says

Generali Launches New Hong Kong Life Company

The new company, Generali Life Hong Kong, sits along side the Assicurazioni Generali - Hong Kong branch that provides general insurance to retail, small and medium enterprises, and corporate customers, as well as life insurance related products to groups.

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