09/27/2022
Although the Hong Kong government surprised on the upside by loosening the health surveillance requirement to three days from the originally expected seven days, there was relatively limited fanfare over the step.
09/27/2022
Top concern among managers is smooth transfer of wealth to younger generation who may well have different priorities and risk appetites
09/26/2022
There’s unanimous agreement around the auction that CBA and KKR-backed Colonial First State was the final party standing.
09/26/2022
The impact is not only being felt among banks but also by insurers given a 67 percent average increase in prices for political risk coverage linked to China, according to Willis Towers Watson.
09/16/2022
Events were deliberately kept brief to allow travelling executives time to visit local clients and staff, though the agenda and attendees rain subject to change.
09/16/2022
René Buehlmann has recently learned a thing or two about supply chain disruptions.
09/13/2022
The resumption of the Hong Kong Sevens is welcome news after the rugby tournament was cancelled two years in a row in 2020 and 2021 over Covid concerns.
09/12/2022
A survey of 450 super-rich investors in the region revealed their most prominent concern is how to manage current market volatility and geopolitical risks and how to better diversify their portfolio to mitigate these risks.
09/09/2022
A much healthier and more comprehensive state pension system is taking shape in China
09/09/2022
The remarks came after Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that the government would not rule out any options on foreign exchange moves, repeating a warning by the country’s top currency diplomat, vice-finance minister for international
09/08/2022
They’ve increasingly shunned stocks and bonds to focus on their own companies or assets deemed safer such as gold and cash.
09/08/2022
Tapping into our collective network of HNWIs in the region, we spoke to over 450 HNWIs domiciled in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia.
09/07/2022
Nevertheless, action has not proportionally reflected this with 45 percent of HNWIs in the region holding less than 20 percent of sustainable investments in their portfolios.
09/05/2022
Government opens applications for long-term visas Thursday
09/05/2022
The boardroom coup was shrouded in mystery, and sparked a long-running legal battle in which India's top court eventually ruled in Tata's favour.
08/31/2022
Beijing’s talk of ‘going after the entrepreneurs’, its draconian Covid lockdowns and a growing hostility to China from the west all make the city-state an attractive place to reside
08/24/2022
If you want to get exposure to Greater China private investments, the proximity of Hong Kong to the market is critical.
08/19/2022
The bank forecasts that millionaires will make up 18.5 of the city-state’s population by 2030, up from 7.5 percent in 2021.
08/12/2022
Ports and casino tycoon Enrique K. Razon Jr. came in at number three on the list though his net worth is slightly down to $5.6 billion.
08/12/2022
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