Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singaporean banks flex muscles in second-half hiring

UOB has managed to change its perception in the job market from a local, family-owned business to a growing Southeast Asian bank

Foreign-held assets reach a new high in Taiwan's forex reserves

Securities, bonds and Taiwan dollar-denominated deposits held by foreign portfolio investors in

A deeper dive

Our 2014 edition marked the closest look this publication has made into how assets in Asia-Pacific are being sourced and allocated.

World’s top pension funds revealed

Towers Watson attributed the decline in assets among Asia-Pacific pension managers to poor performance among Japanese funds heavily invested in fixed income

Mutual Funds betting on NBFCs outshine other financial sector funds

This may surprise many investors as banking shares have been among the top performers in the rally since mid-February.

Australia: Executives lose sleep over changing regulation

In a survey of 110 senior executives working in Australian asset management firms, super funds, BNP Paribas also found that almost 90% of respondents have incurred increasing costs as a result of government regulation.

Australia: Advisers boost practice profitability

Financial planners are serving more clients at a lower cost; the latest Investment Trends May 2014 Planner Business Model Report shows.

Affluent Indians to up discretionary spending in 2015: study

India is only second to China in terms of discretionary spending by the affluent class, according to to the Visa Affluent Study 2014

IdealRatings releases Sukuk screening solution and Sukuk indicies

Despite its infancy, Sukuk has succeeded to attract a broad range of Islamic and non-Islamic investors worldwide; however one of the challenges facing Sukuk is their compliance risk due to the disparity in Shariah opinions and acceptance of Sukuk structur

IPOs to Debt Deals in Southeast Asia Seen Picking Up by Maybank

We see things improving in the market

12 Indian firms in Forbes’ 50 best companies in Asia-Pacific

The Forbes 2014 ‘honour roll of the Fabulous 50′ lists best of Asia-Pacific’s biggest publicly traded companies.

Asset managers looking to set up foreign-local joint ventures in Asian markets

Local Expertise Vital

Lights off on Singapore's billionaire row as luxury house prices plunge

New mortgage business at the country's lenders is up to 40 percent below 2013 levels, although the downturn is unlikely to show up in their balance sheets until next year as loans are typically agreed a year ahead of them starting to be drawn dow

Singapore Banking Sector Robust; Regulation Evolving

Fitch Ratings says that the prudential and regulatory framework for banks in Singapore remains strong.

This Undercover Emerging Market Could Be Asia's Next Big Hit

What makes South Korea an attractive investment in my book?

Capital raising good for China’s distressed managers, says S&

The ratings agency also took into account the risk profiles of DAMs’ subsidiaries in assessing their creditworthiness

More Room For Bank M&A Says AllianceDBS

We think a proposed merger of Maybank Islamic and BIMB would be more appealing when it comes to creating a truly mega Islamic bank

China reforms won't spark wave of fund closures: Cerulli

Asset managers running funds that don't meet a new AUM threshold are more likely to change strategy than liquidate the products so as to not spook investors, says the research house.

Overseas investor interest in Asia-Pacific region on the rise

Asia-Pacific investors are becoming less risk-averse and more willing to move up the risk curve.

BNP report pinpoints mainland's healthiest property markets

Study ranking the mainland's good, bad and least attractive cities reveals southern comforts

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