12/05/2012

China Developers Chase Wealthy Locals Abroad

“There are Chinese people who have a lot of money and have soured on China’s real estate market,” said Patrick Chovanec, an associate professor at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management in Beijing.

12/03/2012

Advisers' client numbers down

In the past five years the number of people using a financial planner has dropped 20%, down from three million to 2.4 million, new research shows.

12/02/2012

Do You “Like” Your Wealth Manager?

Responding to the startling rise of social media, the majority of leading private banks and wealth managers are improving in deploying certain elements of social media and some platforms but, for the most part, lack effective social media strategies.

11/29/2012

ABN AMRO Private Banking boosts Asian operations

The bank has set up a dedicated Asian portfolio management team in Hong Kong, led by Jacqueline Koo, to further strengthen the bank’s offering of highly customized DPM service with an Asian focus.

11/27/2012

Rothschild's targets China's wealthy

The Asian subsidiary of private investment bank Rothschild will set up its Chinese mainland headquarters in the northern port city of Tianjin.

11/26/2012

Advisers pick open bonuses

''We are sceptical of short-term measures that are able to be controlled or manipulated by management as they may result in increased risk and not enhanced value for shareholders over the longer term.''

11/25/2012

SSgA forms joint venture in China

State Street Global Advisors Asia is awaiting regulatory approval to set up a joint venture to provide fund management for wealthy Chinese