Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.''

Swiss private bank inks wealth management deal with ANZ

ANZ Global Wealth and Private Banking CEO Joyce Phillips said: “This MoU is another step in bringing our super regional strategy to life in ANZ Private Bank.

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

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to buy fin planning business

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has 35 branches in the region, five of which it opened in the last three years.

Asian Philanthropic Leaders Look to Australia

In particular, Asian countries are looking at the growth of Community Foundations

Bullish bankers struggle to adjust to bonus cutbacks

Self-confidence and betting on long odds are part of their DNA and so, while expecting the financial industry to slash bonuses this year, many bankers think it will not happen to them.

Coutts Names Head Of North Asia Private Office

joins Coutts from Merrill Lynch, where he was a Managing Director responsible for building the private investment banking group in Hong Kong.

As Some Banks Cut Back in Asia, Others Expand

Oppenheimer Holdings, one of the top underwriters of Chinese IPOs in the U.S

Family offices step up pressure on private banks

Multi-family offices question the independence of private banks, but say they are losing the battle for mindshare because they don't have the same sort of marketing budget.

Credit Suisse targets the richest of the rich in Asia

The private bank seeks to attract clients through providing solutions or helping make social connections

ANZ Wealth scoops awards

OnePath also took out three categories in the sector awards: Listed Property trust, New Zealand Fixed Interest and International Equities.

ICICI Bank launches credit card for the super rich

Called `ICICI Bank Diamant', the card is another addition to the lender's 'Gemstone collection' which includes the Sapphiro, Rubyx and Coral credit cards, the private bank said in a statement.

Recruiters raise the stakes in the hunt for talent

The ferocious rise in the number of Asia’s wealthy is being matched only by the scramble by private bankers to influence what they do with their cash.

Credit Suisse's APAC head quits

Credit Suisse today announced changes in its organizational structure and to its Executive Board effective November 30, 2012.

Clyne wins pay rise as NAB profit falls

NATIONAL Australia Bank has awarded chief executive Cameron Clyne a pay rise, despite the bank suffering a sharp fall in profits over the past year.

Bank of China wins “Best Private Bank”

At present, BOC has set up private banking branches in 20 key regions across the country,

China's rich pick S'pore in push to diversify overseas

They haven't been put off by its scrapping of Financial Investor Scheme: Barclays Bank MD

Shartru Wealth opens first office

We understand that with five years of tough times in investment markets

RBC seeks asset-management deals in Latin America, Asia

Royal Bank of Canada is seeking small- to medium-sized acquisitions

Asian banks win as rich seek safety

When the world's richest people want to manage and grow their wealth, they now consider safety of assets, not investment return, as the top priority, following the 2008 global financial crisis that originated on Wall Street.

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