Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore CFOs most pessimistic in Asia-Pacific about profit rise: survey

Chief financial officers in Singapore are the most pessimistic group in the Asia-Pacific

CIMB, Kepler Cheuvreux Sign Cooperation Pact, MoU

CIMB Investment Bank Bhd and Kepler Cheuvreux have signed a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of understanding to cross-distribute equity research in both their respective regional markets in Asia and Europe.

Hong Kong regains IPO crown as deal frenzy sets new records in first half

Financial sector in the city on course for a bumper year after equity, bond and merger activity reaches record levels during the first half

The World's Most Respected Companies In 2015: Which Chinese Companies Made The List?

Only four Chinese companies, Alibaba Group Holding , China Mobile , Tencent Holdings, and China Construction Bank made it near the bottom of the list.

China's Latest Reform Shouldn't Be Its Last

The new policy -- which would scrap a rule limiting bank lending to 75 percent of deposits -- seemed like the government's latest attempt to artificially sustain economic growth at 7 percent.

Heartland dismisses F&P Finance speculation

Heartland dismisses media speculation it is in running to buy F&P Finance

Assets Managed by MF Distributors to Triple by 2020: Report

Assets under management of mutual fund distributors could nearly triple from Rs 8 lakh crore ($127 billion) to Rs 23 lakh crore ($368 billion) by 2020, a research report said on Thursday.

Philippines: Local banks – still the preferred choice

The usual complaint about some foreign banks is their arrogance – something that is rarely complained about with our local banks such as Banco de Oro and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.

Slowing China Growth Saps Fortunes Of Taiwan's Richest Entrepreneurs

Rising competition for lessening demand in mainland China has weighed on many of Taiwan’s largest businesses in the past year

Moody's: Singapore's proposed bail-in regime is credit positive for senior bank creditors

Moody's Investors Service says that Singapore's proposed statutory bail-in regime, applicable only to subordinated creditors and excluding senior unsecured creditors, legacy subordinated debt and deposits, is credit positive for senior bank cre

How China’s race to reserve currency status will rock markets

The inclusion of the Chinese renminbi into the basket of IMF’s reserve currencies will radically transform global markets and developing countries’ central banks policies

US banking giant keeps Philippine growth outlook at 6.1%

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) has kept its forecast for Philippine economic growth this year despite the disappointing first-quarter performance.

Chinese Financial Investors Further U.K. Expansion

An increasing number of key Chinese acquisitions are now being done with the help of special financial companies that venture as joint investors or initiators of deals in capital and private equity funds.

Singapore tops KPMG's Change Readiness Index

As with previous years, this year's top 10 remain dominated by European countries such as Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

SMU Singapore gets top ranks in FT Global Masters in Finance Rankings 2015

SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business has been ranked 3rd in the world in the Financial Times Global Masters in Finance Post-experience Ranking 2015

Asia Outlook: China clear leader, Indonesia remains a waiting game - says SEB report

Sean Yakota, head of Asia strategy at SEB, the leading Nordic corporate bank, analyses the current Outlook for Asia and shares his top investment ideas:

Super rich buoy retail landscape in Singapore

High-end brands are setting up shop here as mass-market retailers struggle to stay afloat

Investment banking analysts in China are flooding out to private equity

Investment banks in Hong Kong are facing a severe shortage of junior talent as up to 80% second year analysts have left bulge bracket firms for jobs in private equity this year.

Assessing Banking Growth Prospects in the Philippines

For the first quarter of 2015, the Philippines’ banking sector posted a set of highly positive results.

Philippines tops up on local debt

The Philippines government has a relatively high but declining foreign currency exposure which leaves it vulnerable to volatile overseas financial markets.

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