03/15/2015
Viet Nam's super wealthy likely to get richer
Viet Nam's number of ultra-high-net worth individuals - people who have US$30 million or more in total assets - is set to double by 2024, according to the 2015 Wealth Report by Knight Frank.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/13/2015
Banking jobs shake-up appears to be 'cyclical'
According to analysts, job cuts in the financial sector are cyclical in nature
03/12/2015
Coloured diamonds on the rise
Coloured diamond demand has increased by 167% since 2005
03/12/2015
Asset management bonuses in Asia play catch up with investment banking
Pay in asset management is slowly catching up to investment banking globally, but in Asia portfolio managers are enjoying a more significant bump up in bonuses.
03/12/2015
China banks on innovation and start-ups to reignite economy
Banking and financial institutions would be encouraged to provide loans in order to support small businesses
03/12/2015
China Now Controls Bitcoin ( And That's Just The Beginning)
Americans have had it good for a long time. Since the end of WWII, it has been a privilege to be an American.
03/12/2015
Banks in Hong Kong and Singapore need a new kind of candidate. Do you fit the bill?
This is starting to tempt some RMs to consider a career in product development for themselves.
03/10/2015
Getting the measure of strategic beta strategies
Smart beta strategies are generally used by investors with a more long-term perspective
03/10/2015
CEO charges everything to credit cards, but still remains DEBT-FREE
Wendy Lim's first encounter with the wealth management industry was figuring out how to market this concept to Singaporeans.
03/10/2015
Wealth-X Reveals: The Top 10 Chinese Art Collectors
The combined value of these individuals’ collections is estimated to be US$2.57 billion.
03/10/2015
Which Asian city has the hottest FinTech startup ecosystem?
Among heavyweight financial hubs Hong Kong and Shanghai, Singapore takes the top spot as the ecosystem most conducive to building FinTech startups, says Markus Gnirck, Co-Founder and COO of Startupbootcamp FinTech
03/10/2015
New HNWIs demand unbundled services
Australia minted nearly 45,000 new millionaires in 2014 but only a handful of them are seeking financial advice
03/10/2015
Boost for Property investors! East to West capital flows to remain: PwC
Real estate investors have a wide range of issues to consider when making investment decisions
03/09/2015
Advice M&A activity set to soar in 2015
The company, run by Steven Prendeville, assists advisers and dealer groups who want to buy or sell their businesses.
03/09/2015
Super funds turning to passive to tackle high fees
In the ten years since 2004, average super fees have fallen by a total of 0.42% for retail super funds and 0.23% for industry funds.
03/09/2015
Desire to invest overseas reaches all-time high
Demand from high net worth investors (197) was even stronger in February, attaining its highest level since the inception of the CGIII in June 2013.
03/09/2015
Philippines lags behind in digital banking in Asia
McKinsey defined digital penetration as the number of users of internet or smartphone banking divided by total banking consumers in each country
03/09/2015
Survey of fund managers shows mixed views of prospects in China
23pc of fund managers say the country will be best performer but 22pc say it will be the worst
03/09/2015
There's a new ticking time bomb inside China's economy
China's trust companies have started buying ABS at a stunning rate
03/08/2015
Most India working women concerned over retirement funds: HSBC
Retirement planning is a crucial element of financial preparedness