Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Global asset owners look to factor investing in bear market, survey finds

“This year’s study found respondents expect factor-based strategies to outperform in an inflationary environment with slow economic growth,”

Family Members Dominate Investment Decision-Making in Asia

The report also covers investor demand and characteristics within private markets, a fast-growing asset class driven by growing volatility in public markets.

Retirement fears on the rise; Australians expect $200k shortfall in retirement savings

Concerns about retirement have escalated, with those worried they won’t have enough to retire increasing to three in five Australians, up from two in five in 2020.

More Loosening Needed for Hong Kong's Hub Revival

Although the Hong Kong government surprised on the upside by loosening the health surveillance requirement to three days from the originally expected seven days, there was relatively limited fanfare over the step.

Family offices shift strategy from growing to preserving wealth

Top concern among managers is smooth transfer of wealth to younger generation who may well have different priorities and risk appetites

Anticlimax coming to Westpac wealth auction

There’s unanimous agreement around the auction that CBA and KKR-backed Colonial First State was the final party standing.

Financial Firms Review China Risk from Taiwan Conflict

The impact is not only being felt among banks but also by insurers given a 67 percent average increase in prices for political risk coverage linked to China, according to Willis Towers Watson.

Hong Kong Secures More Summit Attendees

Events were deliberately kept brief to allow travelling executives time to visit local clients and staff, though the agenda and attendees rain subject to change.

René Buhlmann: «There are no quick wins in China»

René Buehlmann has recently learned a thing or two about supply chain disruptions.

Sports, Public Relations Risk in Focus for Hong Kong Finance

The resumption of the Hong Kong Sevens is welcome news after the rugby tournament was cancelled two years in a row in 2020 and 2021 over Covid concerns.

Here are the top concerns of ultra-rich investors in Asia-Pacific

A survey of 450 super-rich investors in the region revealed their most prominent concern is how to manage current market volatility and geopolitical risks and how to better diversify their portfolio to mitigate these risks.

Foreign wealth managers eye China's growing pension market

A much healthier and more comprehensive state pension system is taking shape in China

Bank of Japan’s Kuroda warns rapid yen moves undesirable, after meeting with PM Kishida

The remarks came after Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that the government would not rule out any options on foreign exchange moves, repeating a warning by the country’s top currency diplomat, vice-finance minister for international

Where Asia's rich are putting their cash as global risks grow

They’ve increasingly shunned stocks and bonds to focus on their own companies or assets deemed safer such as gold and cash.

Conservative approach and risk visibility amongst key shifts in APAC HNWIs’ priorities, according to Lombard Odier 2022 HNWIs Study

Tapping into our collective network of HNWIs in the region, we spoke to over 450 HNWIs domiciled in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia.

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