10/11/2012

Bank of China executive warns of shadow banking risks

A senior Chinese banking executive has warned against the proliferation of off-book wealth management products, comparing some to a Ponzi scheme in a rare official acknowledgement of the risks they pose to the Chinese banking system.

10/10/2012

Swiss Private Client Firm To Open In Singapore

SJS Capital Management is part of SJ Seymour Group (SJS Group), an independent financial services company providing research, advisory, execution services and private wealth management solutions. SJS Capital Management focuses exclusively on servicing the

10/09/2012

Wealth down, but S'poreans are the world's eighth richest

The Credit Suisse Research Institute today released its third annual Global Wealth Report 2012, which finds that from mid-2011 to mid-2012 aggregate global household wealth fell by 5.2% in current dollar terms to USD 223 trillion due to the economic uncer

10/09/2012

Expat Wealth Heads to Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has come to the fore as a leading destination for expat earning potential according to the latest findings from HSBC Expat's Expat Explorer survey.

10/08/2012

Swiss manager exceeds $1bn in Aus assets

The global manager said that the growth was driven by growing demand from Australian institutional investors for its 'Quality Growth' equity strategy.

10/07/2012

Huge growth potential for Asia's family offices

THERE are about 150 to 200 family offices in Asia, according to industry estimates, each managing at least US$200 million, while globally, there are more than 2,500 family offices.