03/25/2015
SBI voted as Best Emerging Markets Bank 2015 in India
Criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/25/2015
Tony Abbott says he supports a transparent, multinational Asian bank
That’s really, I guess, the fundamental thing for us
03/24/2015
Luxury Brands Ranked For The Wealthiest Asian Shoppers
“The brands bought are actually more important than the level of money earned,” Rambourg explains in his book.
03/24/2015
China’s Mass Affluent to Have Double U.S. Counterparts’ Assets by 2020
In five years, China’s mass affluent will have double the assets of their U.S counterparts
03/24/2015
Asia hedge funds book 21% assets growth in 2014
Last year turned out to be a landmark year for the regional Asia Pacific hedge fund industry, which experienced strong growth in assets, AsiaHedge reported.
03/23/2015
New York, London, HK & Singapore top global financial centres index
All four centres gained points and retain their relative ranks in a biannual global financial centres index. New York remains the top centre, though by only one point on the 1,000 point scale. Tokyo, in fifth place, is 32 points behind the leaders.
03/23/2015
Vietnam Becomes Top Outsourcing Location
Vietnam has become the world’s top outsourcing location for the first time, according to new research from global real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield.
03/23/2015
Barclays Investor Survey Shows India, Indonesia Favored vs. China, Brazil
Investors remain downbeat on China’s growth prospects, while concerns about financial risks are still considerable
03/20/2015
Anti-Graft Drive Hits Luxury Buying in China
Still, Chinese buying accounts for a third of luxury purchases globally.
03/19/2015
Eight banks hiring in Hong Kong and Singapore right now
Two finance recruiters in Singapore tell us that they are working on more Singapore-based front-office vacancies
03/19/2015
The new Asian bank wedge
There are many reasons for the sudden change of heart by European governments
03/19/2015
Demand for gold has the potential to double by 2030 as emerging Asian economies grow richer
ANZ commodity strategist Victor Thianpiriya said global demand for gold could double by 2030.
03/18/2015
Digital Marketing Making a Difference in Asian Mutual Fund Space
Chinese and Taiwanese investors rank managers' websites as top source of investment information
03/18/2015
Gold price set to soar in 'Asian century'
The liberalisation of Asia's financial system and the growing wealth of its populations are expected to boost demand for gold and push the price of the key commodity over $US2400 an ounce by 2030
03/17/2015
China will not thank perfidious Albion for joining its new bank
All of Beijing’s diplomatic dealings with Britain start from a position of injured pride
03/17/2015
80% of banks to replace core systems “within five years”
Four out of five banks believe they will have to replace their core banking system in the next three to five years
03/16/2015
U.S. leads the world’s largest real estate investment market
The U.S. has overtaken China to become the world's largest real estate investment market
03/16/2015
South-East Asia: Steps for the future
The pace of deals has slowed in recent months, but South-East Asia continues to provide a tantalising opportunity for capital markets professionals.
03/16/2015
Hong Kong's Decade-Long Property Boom Could Be Ending: Chart
The Chart Of The Day tracks the city’s monthly rental gauge for shops and restaurants against a sales price index of the smallest apartments.
03/15/2015
Myanmar's springboard to the future
The capital markets can play a central role in Myanmar’s transformation, says Jonathan Rogers.