Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Financial leaders to tackle Asia’s search for new growth course amid integration

“They will analyze the current economic and investment environment, discuss key industry topics and explore new investment opportunities in Asia and beyond.”

End the era of tax havens, says Oxfam

An Economy for the 1%

India's retail mkt has potential to touch $1,200 bn by 2020: Boston Consulting Group

India's retail market has the potential to grow from $630 billion in 2015 to $1,100-1,200 billion in 2020 on the back of rising income levels and increased urbanisation.

THAILAND: New business registrations to rise by 8%

Entrepreneur-friendly rule changes will help

Asia: Five financial hiring trends for 2016

Corporate and transactionkk banking jobs across Asia Pacific, as well as investment banking jobs in south-east Asia, were among areas that came under the knife.

Asia Is The Least Ugly Emerging Market For Now

The bank expects China to face a steady structural slowdown in growth, but do not believe that the recent market sell-off is a precursor to a more abrupt downturn.

Trio hit Asian G3 bond market

After a quiet first week to the year, two Chinese issuers and one Korean borrower all executed deals that achieved their pricing targets despite choppy market conditions.

When Investors Look Outside of the United States

America’s northern neighbor, Canada, is about as stable a financial market as you find outside of the United States

How the Chinese market chaos will affect Australian real estate

It's unusual this time, the crashes relate more to regulatory uncertainties.

Rise in global wealth of top 1 per cent is harmful to the wellbeing of remaining 99 per cent, shows new research from Oxford Profess

New research by Professor at Said Business School, University of Oxford, identifies worrying relationship between the rise in wealth of top 1 per cent and issues of public health and productivity

Business down 40 per cent in Labuan

Oil is the lifeblood of Labuan and the drastic drop in the commodity’s price has affected the international offshore financial centre and tax haven.

NEW ZEALAND: Top 10 property sector predictions for 2016

The office sector will break new ground in 2016

Climate change means more fear, less fun for global middle class: UBS

In those top-risk cities, the middle class spent between 0.6 and 0.8 percent more on housing compared to the national average, and less on luxuries, entertainment and durable goods.

The Myths of China’s Currency ‘Manipulation’

Movements in the yuan’s nominal exchange rate do not affect long-term trade flows or jobs in the U.S.

Executive pay: non-cash benefit schemes add millions to salaries

Australian executives enjoyed luxury travel and million-dollar housing allowances under generous non-cash benefit schemes adding millions of dollars to salary packages.

What are the challenges facing Asia’s wealthy?

Growing challenge of how to sustain wealth in Asia

AMRO to launch as Asian version of IMF this spring

Japan, which has led AMRO, hopes that the upgraded institution will play a role similar to that performed by the IMF.

2015 Global Investment Banking Review

Finance industry titan JP Morgan had the best year among global investment banking firms in 2015, bringing in $5.98 billion in fees, representing just under 7% of IB firm fees.

More bumps along the way for NZD in 2016

On December 10 the RBNZ made its final Official Cash Rate cut for the year and signalled that further easing was off the cards, at least for now.

Singapore’s Economy Expands More Than Estimated

The median of nine estimates in a Bloomberg News survey was for a 1 percent expansion.

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