06/03/2015
Cashedup investors face a tough retirement
Heavy cash holdings in Asia are limiting portfolio returns and condemning retirees to an uncertain future, according to a survey. Indonesians are likely to suffer most, while Hongkongers face major asset shortfalls.
06/03/2015
Former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke rebuked US legislators on Tuesday for allowing China to steal a march with a new Asian bank that threatens to upend Washington’s oversight of the world economic order
06/03/2015
Today, the centre of gravity of wealth is in the central Mediterranean, between the toe of Italy and coast of Tunisia.
06/02/2015
The GRDI analyzes 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers
06/02/2015
The reach of UCITS products is shrinking in Asia ex-Japan as most countries are increasingly focusing on building up their onshore markets.
06/01/2015
Integration with traditional investments will be key to the next wave of regional allocations into alternatives, panellists tell an AsianInvestor forum.
06/01/2015
The deadly terrorist attack on Korean tourists on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt last year had little impact on the scale of Korean investment and tourists there, a reflection of strong bilateral ties, according to a diplomat.
05/29/2015
“Rising interest rates will increase the debt servicing burden of Asian households and corporates, especially those who have taken on high levels of debt at low rates.
05/29/2015
Are you considering joining a new bank in Hong Kong or Singapore?
05/29/2015
The annual BRW Rich List is a treasure trove of success stories and inspiration for budding entrepreneurs.
05/29/2015
Asian asset managers are ahead of the game when it comes to social media, using it more consistently than their counterparts in the US, Europe, Africa and Middle East, according to recent research.
05/28/2015
Only a small minority of investors in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong will seek financial advice this year, despite the risk of missing out on large returns, this year’s Schroders Global Investment Trends Survey has revealed.
05/28/2015
THE two biggest rises and falls in this year’s BRW Rich List tell the story of the Australian economy in two words: mining and property.
05/27/2015
The overwhelming majority of billionaires lived in the US and Europe until 1980, with a minority of entrepreneurs creating their own wealth, according to the UBS/PwC 2015 Billionaire Report.
05/27/2015
It said that more than 50 per cent of respondents will increase investment in the financial sector and 43 per cent will maintain the current level of their financial investments.
05/27/2015
The USA continues to top the ranking; Asia experiences mixed results; and large emerging economies mostly linger
05/27/2015
MTN, the only brand from Africa to have cracked the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, has dropped off the dollar-based chart after three years due to rand weakness
05/27/2015
Locating bank back offices in low-cost locations like India would seem a no-brainer.
05/27/2015
Beijing is preparing to relax restrictions on foreign stock purchases by individuals giving China's retail investors greater access to the Australian equities market.
05/27/2015
The company, which makes systems that control plastic-molding machines, jumped 10 percent to 55.90 yuan at the close in Shanghai on Wednesday, the highest price since its initial public offering in March.