Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Standard Life predicts an expansion of M&A activity in 2015

There will be further expansion of mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity into 2015, according to Standard Life, the global investments manager.

Wealth Managers Capture Larger Share of Client Wealth Over a 20 Year Time Frame

According to a study released by SEI, NPG Wealth Management, and Scorpio Partnership, the world’s millionaires increase assets held at a wealth manager by 18% over a 20 year relationship.

Private sector activity in emerging markets stagnate for second month: HSBC

Private sector activity among emerging market economies was broadly stagnant for the second successive month in April, indicating falling output in India, China, Brazil and Russia, an HSBC survey said today.

World’s wealthy tipped to target Asian trio

Three of 12 second-tier cities identified for future real estate investment are Asian, with wealthy investors forecast to diversify from fully valued prime metropolises.

Asian insurers eye infra debt, Europe stocks

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has released its third annual insurance survey with results indicating that insurers are looking to increase risk to combat low yields.

Billionaire Brothers Dominate Wealth-X List Of Singapore’s Richest Property Tycoons

There are 1,355 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals in Singapore with a combined net worth of US$160 billion, according to the Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2013. Among these are 27 billionaires with a combined net worth of US$64 billion.

Aite Group predicts that the dawn of the FX TCA industry has just arrived

Aite Group conducted a survey with a representative sample of buy-side FX TCA customers around the globe regarding their views on the quality of FX TCA tools available as well as their outlook on the current state of the FX TCA industry.

Poll shows low esteem for financial advisers

REST chief executive Damian Hill said the poll showed that Australians are not getting the right financial advice

Don’t count on bubbles, wage hikes for more Asian growth

The bursting of China’s economic bubbles has already become a stark reality

S'pore among top 5 cities in wooing ULTRA-RICH property buyers

Real estate has begun to look more attractive amid increased under-performance of the fixed-income markets

The rising strategic risks of cyberattacks by Tucker Bailey, Andrea Del Miglio, and Wolf Richter

Research by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum points to a widening range of technology vulnerabilities and potentially huge losses in value tied to innovation.

Chennai is Picked as an Unlikely Rising Star in World’s Luxury Property Market

In the global luxury real-estate scene, is Lagos poised to be the next big thing?

Who is Asia's Richest Self-made Entrepreneur?

The combined wealth of the seven individuals from Hong Kong and mainland China is US$128.7 billion, nearly 70% of the total wealth of the 10 men on the list.

Online Platforms Stir China's Distribution Landscape

e channel has hit the forefront as an alternative to commercial banks, but faces challenges

Demand For Global Citizenship Programmes Primarily From Mideast, But Asia Is The Next Frontier

These are some of the key findings of a joint special report released today by Wealth-X, the world’s leading UHNW intelligence and prospecting firm, and Arton Capital, the global citizenships experts, at a Dubai forum on global citizenships.

Singapore becomes yuan's largest offshore clearing center

Singapore has overtaken London as the largest clearing center for China's domestic currency outside of China and Hong Kong

Mutual fund data in India can be double-edged, creating uncertainties about prospects for the market

After corporates, high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) accounted for 28.1% of mutual fund AUM at end-September 2013.

Need for Global Philanthropy Extremely Urgent

The answers were analysed using three main criteria

AUSTRALIA: Consumers reluctant to use online advice

As many as 75% of Australians were open to conducting wealth management online

66% of Chinese planning Internet finance investment

Some 55.4 percent of the respondents admitted they do not know much about the way Internet finance funds operate

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