10/26/2015
Standard Chartered winding down equity derivatives business
Standard Chartered will phase out the businesses in January after exiting from institutional cash equities, equity research and equity capital markets
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10/23/2015
HSBC is mulling moving its headquarters to America rather than Asia
Britain's biggest bank is considering moving its headquarters to the United States, rather than Hong Kong, it has been revealed.
10/22/2015
Swiss private banking group to issue perpetual tier 1 subordinated bonds
Julius Baer Group Ltd. has requested Moody’s to rate the bonds.
10/22/2015
AZ NGA acquires $410m advice firm
AZ Next Generation Advisory has taken a 51% stake in a Sydney advice firm.
10/22/2015
Central banks hold the key to growth or recesssion, say investment managers
Six chief investment officers and strategists are broadly in agreement on the big trends that are likely to dominate over the next 18 months and what it means for their asset allocations.
10/22/2015
The six most boring banking jobs in Hong Kong and Singapore
But taking one of Asian’s more boring finance roles could eventually lead to something better
10/21/2015
Credit Suisse Joins the Queue of Banks Bulking Up in Asia
Bank seeks to more than double Asia-Pacific pretax income by 2018-end
10/20/2015
Singapore HNWI Wealth to Reach US$1.1 Trillion by 2019 Says 2015 Wealth Management Market Report
This report reviews the performance and asset allocations of HNWIs and Ultra HNWIs in Singapore.
10/20/2015
Chinese Family Offices Diversify Into Alternatives
They are now putting nearly half their fortunes into less liquid investments like private equity and real estate.
10/19/2015
Multi-family office and wealth consultancy changes hands
The former Director of Markets and Chairman of AIM at the London Stock Exchange PLC, takes full control of the Group and targets its strategic transformation with a focus on markets in South-East Asia and the Middle East.
10/19/2015
New Citi Wharton Global Wealth Institute to launch in Philadelphia and Beijing
Wharton School Dean Geoffrey Garrett said the global nature of this program exemplifies their goal to be the best business school for the world.
10/19/2015
China asset managers signal London expansion as governments meet
GF International Asset Management says it would provide investment products based around Chinese assets and advise global institutions
10/18/2015
DBS now Asia-Pacific's 8th-largest private bank
Other factors that contributed to its success are a focus on digital banking, innovation, and the ability to retain customers as their individual wealth grows.
10/16/2015
HNW Planning ramps up high-touch advice with netwealth managed accounts
They already have the infrastructure which matched what we wanted and this managed accounts complements what we are already doing with our 'guided portfolios'.
10/16/2015
UBS Scores Three-peat as Asia’s Top Private Bank
Assets managed by Asia’s private banks jumped 12% to $1.5 trillion with global firms dominating the rankings
10/16/2015
DBS ranked 8th largest private bank in Asia-Pacific
DBS' acquisition of Societe Generale's Asian private banking business last year added considerably to its AUM
10/14/2015
UBS launches funds onto mFund
UBS Asset Management has launched its funds onto the ASX's mFund settlement service, adding 11 core funds.
10/13/2015
OCBC Bank's wealth management business doing well
Wealth management income is slated to make up 30 per cent of group income in 2015, up from 23 per cent in 2011.
10/13/2015
Rising affluence makes Singapore fertile ground for private banking, wealth management
OCBC Group says it expects its wealth management business to stay resilient, despite external headwinds, and is projecting continued annual double-digit growth for its assets under management.
10/13/2015
OCBC sees China driving wealth management business
OCBC Bank expects China to continue to be a key driver of the group's wealth management business, particularly given the country's plans to further deregulate its capital markets.