Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Old money chases the new, new thing – again

Tech bubble worries shadow markets

Hong Kong's future as financial hub under threat from mainland China

Hong Kong will have to reinvent itself again because it underestimated mainland's ability to evolve

Barings awarded RQFII status

The asset manager received a quota under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme.

The HSBC Way to Alternatives Investing

This was a viable option, Lee says, because by then, post-2008, the hedge fund industry had been prodded by regulators, as well as investors, into becoming more transparent.

Singapore steps up as a global wealth capital

City-state increasingly seen as a regional ‘centre of expertise,’ says Canadian who heads up BMO private banking there

Asia’s rich call in family offices to manage wealth

Given the scale of wealth in Asia in value and numbers of rich families it would seem reasonable to assume that family offices are entrenched in the region.

Coutts launches pilot scheme that enables customers of the bank to video call their advisor

Customers will be able to speak to several advisors from across the Bank simultaneously and also invite other parties such as joint-account holders additional account signatories or even external professionals to join.

LVMH woos private banks to bag A$ debut

RBC Capital Markets led the A$150m ($128m) five year EMTN transaction, which was priced last Friday in line with guidance at 55bp over mid-swaps.

New multi-family office opens new branch

The Mumbai-based multi-family office is eyeing a branch in Bangalore to add to its existing three and plans to build a platform linking European and Indian FOs.

Wealth-X Raises Growth Capital From Insight Venture Partners To Accelerate Expansion

Investment Highlights Opportunity to Market Products and Services to Ultra Affluent Consumers

BNY Mellon is looking to attract foreign money through a two-fold approach

The strategy is being incorporated at a time when competition is intensifying among major global banks in Asia Pacific’s wealth management sector

Barclays Wealth aims to double revenue in Asia by 2019 - Business Times

Barclays' wealth management business in Asia is expected to double its revenue by 2019 on the back of markets with burgeoning wealth that include Japan, China, and Indonesia, the Business Times reported, citing a top executive.

Medibank float spurs rich back into stockmarket

BEFORE we start thinking about how Australia’s rich invest, it’s important to divide them into the working rich and the rich in retirement — and it’s important to understand what the term rich means for investment purposes.

Swiss private bank switches head gatekeepers

Swiss private bank has appointed a new head product selector for Asia

Asian dynasties address wealth handover question

The survey found that only 13 per cent of the region’s billionaires owe all their fortune to inheritance

Jersey eyes liquidity in Asian, Middle Eastern banks

Switzerland and Singapore, another growing offshore market, were among 47 countries that in May agreed to share tax information

Largest Korean-American bank to come to S. Korea

BBCN Bank, the largest Korean-American bank that has mostly focused on ethnic Korean customers in the United States

Wealthy Chinese Look Beyond The American Dream

China's rich visa-seekers are discovering alternatives to foreign investment visa schemes in the US, Canada and Australia, and are increasingly applying to Europe and the Commonwealth Caribbean.

80% of China’s Rich Send Their Kids for Studies Abroad – Hurun Report

In the latest World Ultra Wealth Report released last week, China was ranked third in the total number of Ultra-High Net Worth individuals in 2013.

Burma to Boost SME Access to Capital Through $50Mln Loan From Singapore, Vietnam

Aye Aye Win, deputy director-general of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Center, said a total of $50 million in capital had been secured by the ministry and would be loaned out through its Small and Medium Industrial Development Bank (SMIDB) n

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