Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

2021 hinges on health outcomes: Vanguard

“Both monetary and fiscal policy will remain supportive in 2021, but the primary risk factor is the pandemic’s fate and path,”

M&A 2021 Outlook

Public M&A trends and strategies

Citi Digital-Only Offering Targets 200,000 New Clients in Hong Kong

«Citibank has been committed to offering excellent services to best meet client needs. The launch of Citi Plus now is a testament to our customer-centric core principle.»

Are advisers turning to small licensees?

As far as mid-tier groups were concerned, Lifespan Financial Planning acquired four new advisers who had moved from two licensees operating under the AMP umbrella.

Best managed funds, ETFs named

In unlisted managed funds, the best listed property fund was Pendal Property Securities Fund (-16.56% for the year and 6.39% p.a. over five years), followed by UBS Property Securities and Ironbark Paladin Property Securities Fund.

Singapore’s largest bank DBS outlines 12 trade ideas for 2021

In a report last week, Baig and other DBS strategists outlined 12 trade ideas and strategies for 2021 in rates, currencies and credit.

Survey Shows Acceleration of Sustainable Investing

The survey gathered insights from 425 investors in 27 countries

Pandemic Cited as Top Financial Stability Risk for 2021: DTCC

The survey found that cyber risk being cited as a top five risk by 54% of respondents, a decrease from 63% in last year’s survey.

Best super, pension fund revealed

For the first time, this year's awards focused on the best value products rather than simply looking at the cheapest.

Destinations target APAC’s super-rich for swifter rebound

Additionally, research carried out in 3Q2020 by luxury and wealth researcher ALTIANT revealed that Asia is home to the most HNWIs who claim money remains no object at 34 per cent.

Hong Kong virus surge scuttles travel bubble, sends bankers home

While Hong Kong is poised to limit public gatherings to two people, the government hasn’t capped the number of people who can meet in private.

The art (and volatility) of collectable investing

Wealthy investors around the world allocate 5 per cent of their portfolios to "passion" investments such as fine art, wine, jewellery and classic cars. Should you follow the trend?

Efficiency of Japanese corporate investment in human capital and shareholder value by Nikko AM

We observed that positive contributions from efficient investment in human capital have a greater significance for companies with lower labour productivity.

Despite Pandemic, November Set to Be One for the Record Books

For some perspective, those November moves pulled the Russell 2000 and the Dow into positive territory on a year-to-date basis, up 11.2% and 4.8%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite Index is tracking to finish the first 11 months of the year up arou

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