Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

What South Korea’s longest-serving bank chief faces in 2021

Kim Jung-tai tasked with smooth succession, digitalization, overseas expansion in his final year at Hana

Review of how superannuation trustees supported their members during COVID-19

Superannuation fund websites have been an important source of information for members during the COVID-19 crisis.

Malaysia's richest tycoons and the billions in dividends they earned in the final quarter of 2020

Public Bank also undertook a four-for-one bonus share issue to reward shareholders last year, which enlarged the number of Public Bank's outstanding shares to 4.2 billion.

International: Comparing contractual clauses - ASEAN MCCs v. EU SCCs

The new SCCs have also been updated in a number of other ways

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

Opening statement by ASIC Chair, James Shipton at the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, 19 March 2021, Parliament House, Canberra.

FICO Survey: 54% of Indonesians Prefer to Use Digital Channels to Engage with their Bank During Financial Hardship

Customer attitudes to new technology from banks such as debt collection automation can yield some interesting preferences and behaviors.

Is it finally the era of Asian dominance?

With so much attention on the rise of China, many investors often overlook India.

Multi-billionaire Kakao boss to give away half his fortune

KakaoTalk creator Kim Beom-su aims to address social issues, promote innovators, ‘make better world’

Bank of Singapore: Upswing, but not quite super(cycle) By Sim Moh Siong

The recent strong upswing in commodity prices, particularly oil and base metals, has prompted investors to ask whether commodities are entering a new supercycle.

633,000 'New Middle Class' households In India: Hurun India report

These households have average saving of Rs 20-lakh per annum and allocate mostly towards physical assets such as primary residential property and automobiles

PwC 24th Annual Global CEO Survey

A leadership agenda to take on tomorrow

Sustainable index investing gains popularity in Japan, S&P says

The indices are being used as underlying benchmarks for ESG-themed exchange-traded funds.

Chief economist update: ECB gives PEPP talk

The ECB's inflation projections were revised higher for this year and the next though - 1.5% in 2021 (from 1.0%); 1.2% in 2022 (from 1.1%); and, unrevised at 1.4% in 2023.

Rising inflation remains a threat for equities

On top of this, there would be opportunities in insurance and traditional banking services as well.

Global Property Guide Released its Latest Global Residential Markets Report

Global home prices go stratospheric! The real estate boom accelerates, led by Europe, U.S., Canada & New Zealand

IBM Study Finds Advancing Women is Not a Top Priority for 70 Percent of Global Organizations Surveyed

The study also shares the actions that can help drive bold and sustainable change in business, with learnings from companies who rank gender inclusivity as a top business priority.

New Study Finds Female Executives More Resilient Than Male Executives

The results of Zhang's study are revealed on a CKGSB webinar, with support from Asia House, on International Women's Day.

The Bank of Japan Is Sitting on a Pile of Profit but Isn’t Sharing the Wealth

The central bank now owns about 7% of all the shares traded on Tokyo Stock Exchange’s first section

Thai HNWIs are Re-Balancing their Investment Portfolios, says Lombard Odier and KBank

The study found that Asian HNWIs think it is a time of opportunity, placing more interest in private equity and private debt as the current low interest rate environment is expected to continue for some time.

Celebrating women in financial services

This International Women's Day, Financial Standard recognises the Australian women of financial services who are climbing the corporate ladder, be they just starting out in the industry or already in leadership positions.

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