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
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 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
Investors remain downbeat on China’s growth prospects, while concerns about financial risks are still considerable
03/20/2015
Still, Chinese buying accounts for a third of luxury purchases globally.
03/19/2015
Two finance recruiters in Singapore tell us that they are working on more Singapore-based front-office vacancies
03/19/2015
There are many reasons for the sudden change of heart by European governments
03/19/2015
ANZ commodity strategist Victor Thianpiriya said global demand for gold could double by 2030.
03/18/2015
Chinese and Taiwanese investors rank managers' websites as top source of investment information
03/18/2015
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
All of Beijing’s diplomatic dealings with Britain start from a position of injured pride
03/17/2015
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
The U.S. has overtaken China to become the world's largest real estate investment market
03/16/2015
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
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
The capital markets can play a central role in Myanmar’s transformation, says Jonathan Rogers.
03/15/2015
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.
03/13/2015
According to analysts, job cuts in the financial sector are cyclical in nature
03/12/2015
Coloured diamond demand has increased by 167% since 2005
03/12/2015
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.