Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

The $364 Billion Real Estate Threat Inside China’s Biggest Banks

Fitch Ratings has called real estate the “biggest threat” to Chinese banks as surging loans tied to properties coincide with defaults and falling sales

Asian Families Turn to Financial Software for Next-Gen Education

Financial software such as StockTrack allows individuals to manage a virtual portfolio of stocks

Insurers pessimistic about investment prospects in 2015

Most insurance CIOs and CFOs foresee a deterioration of investment conditions this year

Family Office Oclaner Says Dollar May Climb a Further 20%

Oclaner Asset Management Pte, a Singapore-based family office, is betting on the dollar as it expects the currency to gain as much as 20 percent versus the euro until the end of next year

Global Real Estate Investors Expect to Increase Acquisitions in 2015 - REASEARCH

Responses were obtained from more than 700 real estate investors in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific

The new springboard to a lucrative banking career in Hong Kong

If you’re a mainland-based financial professional aspiring to work for a global bank in Hong Kong, the wealth management sector is increasingly becoming a good launch pad to make the move.

Aussie advisers seize Chinese opportunity

The AIOFP has led a delegation of Australian financial advisers and product providers to Shanghai to conduct meetings with high net worth Chinese investors.

Crowdfunders sniffing round banks' territory

Australia's banks are about the most reliable companies on the stock market

Greek Nerves Turning Asian Money Off Europe, ADB Economist Says

The private sector is trying to adjust their strategy

Promoting high-net-worth individuals in Pakistan

Muslims are the second largest faith group holding the global wealth

Avoid fully open architecture platforms, say fund selectors

Speakers at AsianInvestor's Fund Selector Forum come out against completely open architecture platforms because of the high costs for distributors and potential risks for investors.

Singapore slips in investment ranking

AFTER a small recovery last year, Singapore has slipped back to drop even more in the 2015 AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index rankings - although investors still rate it among the world's most competitive and business-friendly econ

Speech by CS at Belgian Business Leaders Luncheon in Brussels, Belgium

Following is the speech by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Belgian Business Leaders Luncheon in Brussels, Belgium today

Commercial real estate: A possible resurgence

A looming supply shortage, rising rental yields and capital values are driving investments in commercial properties

Time to bank on technology

Here’s a list of some key strategies that banks can learn from their technology peers and adapt

Customers increasingly satisfied with bank

A new study has found that the satisfaction level of personal banking customers is up by 0.2% from February to equal the 20-year high of 82.9% recorded in January.

KBank aims to strengthen wealth

STABLE growth in the number of wealthy people in Thailand has led the main players in wealth management to focus more on how to increase their share of money from their existing customers, according to Kasikornbank, the leader in the high-net-worth-indivi

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