Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Aegon Life Eyes Breakeven By 2018

Aegon Life Insurance Co Ltd is hopeful of achieving financial breakeven by 2018

The Challenges For Wealth Managers Wanting To Advise Celebrity Musicians

From the desire to associate with these entertainers to their ability to attract other clients, their appeal as client is considerable.

OCBC chairman fees in the spotlight

OCBC's current chairman Ooi Sang Kuang took over from Cheong Choong Kong in 2014, and was paid S$2.21 million.

Nomura Reports Say India’s Growth Will Reach 7.8% In 2016

The primary drivers of the growth are urban consumer demand, services, and government capex.

Credit Suisse Publishes Sixth Annual Emerging Markets Consumer Survey

Saudi Arabia moves up on the consumer confidence scorecard in 2015 despite low oil prices Consumer sentiment negatively affected by 2015's challenging economic and market backdrop with India, China and Saudi Arabia remaining robust. The mega-trend o

Singapore to soon become first Asian country with Samsung Pay service

As per the reports, Samsung is already in talks with major payment processors like American Express, Visa, and Master Card. DBS, OCBC Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank will be among the banks offering the payment solution.

Three phases of retirement for the affluent

First, they cut back on working hours; then, they focus on travel and leisure; and finally, they prioritise relaxation and time spent with family

NAB seeks feedback to regain customer trust

In an email to customers, Mr Henry and NAB chief Andrew Thorburn on Friday pledged they were “absolutely committed” to the values of “service, ethics, trust and integrity” that are being questioned.

Big PH Firms Turn To Real Estate in Europe

Top Philippine conglomerates, like most of their peers in the region, have been picking up European real estate as a way to diversify

Wealth-X Examines Impact of Global Market Volatility Among the Ultra Wealthy

Wealth Intelligence Leader Releases Q1 Briefing Reports for the Luxury and Finance Sectors

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

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