Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hong Kong Emerges as Hub for Creating Offshore Companies

Hong Kong was Mossack Fonseca's go-to spot for financial intermediaries like P&P Secretarial Management

Why China's billionaires are now the toast of Bordeaux

Far from simply snapping up a few crates of Chateau Lafite Rothschild at £20,000 a bottle, Mr Ma shelled out £12m last month for the Château de Sours

Official institutions to boost diversification; Asia likely to benefit — survey

Concerns about rising interest rates and a global equity market correction will drive official institutions around the globe

Institutions Are Becoming More Agile in the Face of Economic Uncertainty

New Research from State Street Shows Official Institutions are Focusing on Risk Management, Governance, Technology and Talent as They Diversify Their Investment Portfolios

Asia Pacific Mutual Funds: A 9-Fund Comparison for 1Q16

The region comprises 45 members of the institution.

India tops Credit Suisse emerging consumers scorecard 2016

The survey covered nine countries -- Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey.

Emerging markets: time to buy? - Schroders

The improvement in risk appetite comes at a time when aggregate emerging market valuations look attractive and investors have been waiting for an opportunity to re-enter the asset class.

DBS rises to 6th spot in Asia-Pacific private bank rankings: Survey

DBS had US$75 billion in assets under management at the end of December last year, up 2.5 per cent from end-2014, says industry publication Asian Private Banker.

Asian private-banking assets shrink 4.3%

The declines were the first since the Hong Kong-based publisher began compiling the data in 2012.

2016 BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index

It measures and reflects the commitment of philanthropists in four regions – Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.

Senior staff exit bank mired in 1MDB turmoil

Recent departures from BSI Bank Singapore have included the head of compliance and an executive in its wealth management unit, said people familiar with the matter.

Battle of the banks: Will DBS' resilient asset quality trump OCBC?

We believe DBS would weather the headwinds better than peers, given its strong fee income momentum, resilient asset quality and leverage to the current uptrend in Singapore's short-term interest rates.

GFC memories keep millennials in investment safe havens

Millennials want to quit their jobs and retire early, but they also want to shield their portfolios from volatility.

Nomura Warned Against Lying After Jefferies Trader Charged

Three former Nomura traders are accused of increasing the spread on their trades and generating about $7 million in additional revenue by lying about how much they paid for debt.

Banks Board can be effective in risk management: KPMG Survey

The survey comes ahead of the first meeting of the Banks Board Bureau

Moody's: Singapore's top three banks face increasing challenges at home and abroad

Reflecting these challenges, Moody's on 31 March changed the outlook on the three banks to negative from stable.

Is low volatility a crowded trade?

Concerns have been raised about investors ‘chasing performance’ by investing more into expensive factors like volatility and could suffer from a sharp reversal of this trend.

Job Opportunities For Women In Islamic Banks

With the success stories of Malala Yousufzai, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Fiza Farhan, Pakistan is fast becoming an attractive place for women.

Why Asian Americans Are Going to Be the Richest People in America

Fed researchers even point out that younger Asians’ relatively higher educational attainment rate suggests that their surpassing whites in net worth in the next decade or two is not far-fetched.

Mitsubishi UFJ Plans Further Expansion in U.S. and Asia

The growing middle class in Asia and the large banking market in the currently improving U.S. economy seem to provide lucrative opportunities for Mitsubishi UFJ.

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