Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Releases Annual Report of Listed Chinese Banks 2014

Expert Analysis of 16 Chinese Banks

Sumitomo Mitsui overtakes Morgan Stanley as top yen-bond manager

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is on track to be the biggest manager of yen-bond sales for the first time, suggesting its 2009 acquisition of Citigroup Inc.’s operations in the business is bearing fruit.

Mauritius Tops the List of FDI Sources For India

Singapore, which was the largest source of FDI to India during 2013-14, came second this time.

Yuan Market Access Lags Sovereign Investor Demand, Invesco Says

Sovereign investors’ access to China’s capital market is lagging behind demand, according to a survey.

Cheap Singaporean Banks Lure Investors Betting on Fed

Singaporean bank stocks are priced near the cheapest valuations in 16 months as the city’s borrowing costs and loan volumes drop, presenting an opportunity to investors betting on a U.S. interest-rate hike this year.

Can Japan, China work together for Asia’s infrastructure development?

Will Japan and China be able to boost cooperation to aid economic development in Asia?

PMS often better than direct equity investment

Data suggests 90 per cent of direct equity portfolios have been beaten by PMS and mutual fund investments

This is what your private banking salary and bonus should be in Singapore

With so many firms hiring in your sector, it’s good to know how your salary stacks up against other relationship managers (RMs) and how your bonus compares with what other banks are paying

Chinese VC to invest $500m in Israel in 2015

IVC believes that half of the funds that raise money by the end of the year will have at least one Chinese investor.

Amid Troubling Sales, Hyundai Motor's Chairman Continues to Lose Chunk of Wealth

Chung Mong-Koo, the head of South Korea’s second-largest family conglomerate has lost $2.3 billion over the last year

The 'sweet-spot' of annual relationship manager interactions

The report, entitled Hanging in the Balance: Conversations with the Futurewealthyand takes into account the views of 3,113 investors, has found that when interaction levels dip below this level, clients are more likely to give a negative review of their e

BNY Mellon claims top spot in key EMEA & Asia-Pacific rankings in 2015 Global Investor/ISF custody survey

BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, took the top spot in this year’s Global Investor/ISF Global Custody Survey

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.

Bernanke blames US Congress for new Asia bank

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

Centre of Gravity Of Wealth Shifts East Away From US Over Past 20 Years, New Report Shows

Today, the centre of gravity of wealth is in the central Mediterranean, between the toe of Italy and coast of Tunisia.

China to surpass US as world’s largest retail market by 2018: A.T. Kearney

The GRDI analyzes 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers

Reach of UCITS Shrinks in Asia ex-Japan as Countries Go Local

The reach of UCITS products is shrinking in Asia ex-Japan as most countries are increasingly focusing on building up their onshore markets.

Alternatives allocations entering new stage of growth

Integration with traditional investments will be key to the next wave of regional allocations into alternatives, panellists tell an AsianInvestor forum.

Korean investment in Egypt unswayed by Arab Spring

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.

Asian banks sound but US rate hike ‘poses risk’

“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.

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