Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

In Asia, financial firms wake up to Brexit risks, begin contingency planning

The central banks of Hong Kong and Singapore told Reuters they were also closely monitoring developments around the June 23 vote.

JP Morgan ranked best performing foreign manager in China

Value Partners was the only Hong Kong-based institution among the cream of the crop.

Asia's banks see rich pickings in private wealth assets

This is just the latest in a slate of deals involving private wealth assets, where private banks in Asia are changing hands as often as their bankers change fancy cars.

Welcome to the China Debt, Shadow Banking, Wealth Management Product Nexus

The way that WMPs are sold in China has led many buyers to believe that these products are essentially term deposits

Global sovereign wealth fund assets rise to $6.51 trillion

The growth was driven by non-commodity funds, which added some $290 billion in assets, whilst SWFs reliant on windfall revenues from oil and gas lost $10 billion, Preqin said.

Asia's banks see rich pickings in private wealth assets

Local banks are snapping up European wealth management units in Asia but talent shortage, fintech disruptions pose challenges

Short term negativity in Japan looks overdone, says Schroders' Andrew Rose

It is definitely the case that some of the recent economic data from Japan has undershot expectations, which has led some commentators to brand both “Abenomics” and the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy as failures.

HSBC In Charm Offensive To Woo China Sceptics

Battling against sceptical Western investors, HSBC , is on a mission to explain why its push into a slowing China is good for the global bank's future growth

What Makes Asia’s Entrepreneurs Tick?

Entrepreneurs are behind much of the well-documented rising wealth in Asia, but as a career path, becoming an entrepreneur, and nurturing entrepreneurship, is relatively new for the region.

Bank scandals fail to trash reputations: survey

The full survey will be published in the coming weeks

Why is Singapore Climbing and HK Declining?

In the latest iteration of the Global Financial Centres Index released early this month, Singapore emerged as the third most competitive financial centre in the world, overtaking Hong Kong.

Foreign fund managers not taking full advantage of China, survey shows

Poll by Shanghai-based consulting firm Z-Ben Advisors scrutinised over 100 companies, including J.P. Morgan, UBS and Goldman Sachs.

Rebalancing Your Balanced Portfolio: BMO Global Asset Management Insights

Alternative investments feature a diverse group of strategies and management styles. Among those often included within liquid alternatives mutual funds are equity hedge, credit, relative value and macro-driven tactics.

European real estate appealing to investors from across Asia

Expect a steady increase of Asian investment into European commercial real estate in coming years, according to ING

Boldly Going: The Exotic 'Frontier' Markets That Intrepid Investors Are Tipping For Take-Off

It was 15 years ago that academics began to predict a shift in economic power from the old order of developed economies to the newly named “Bric” nations.

Korean Banks Urged To 'Re-imagine Banking'

For Korean banks, there are two key urgent issues to address for sustainable growth globalization and digitalization.

Golf is no longer a crime, decrees China's Communist party

Once rejected as the sport of millionaires by Mao, China now says there is is ‘no right or wrong’ about playing golf

For China’s Wealthy, Private Jets Offer Hedge Against Markets

But long-standing issues continue to hold up expansion, including lack of infrastructure and strict controls on air space

JBWere and Moelis forge new research and distribution alliance

The non-exclusive arrangement will allow JBWere's Australian clients to access a broader range of equity deals and initial public offerings.

Nomura Publishes Nomura Enterprise Value Allocation Index

The composing companies are expected to sustain growth through appropriately distributing their enterprise value, which is created by proactive investment to shareholders and employees. The index aims to track the performance of such companies’ stoc

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