Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

China’s Power Families

Also known as Winston Wen, he is one of the most successful and prominent private equity investors in China, and a highly controversial figure in the Chinese investment community.

Perpetual sells mortgage management business

Perpetual said the transaction was not expected to be material to this year's net profit.

Pandya wealth in Swiss banks — Real or illusions of grandeur?

Or is it another legend of the infinite Indian wealth that we believe are lying in the Swiss banks?

Australian PE firm offers $225m for ClearView Wealth

ClearView’s biggest shareholder is Guinness Peat Group, which has a 47.84% interest and has been seeking to offload several other investments in its portfolio.

Westpac targets higher wealth cross-sell

Westpac claims the highest wealth cross-sell among the big banks

Wealth management poaching war escalates

According to the newspaper, the letters come after BT Financial recently outlined aggressive expansion plans, including a bid to treble its funds under administration.

Tisco Bank's wealth unit prepares for AEC customers

Mr Picha said the new service, called the Global Asset Allocation Advisory, requires a minimum investment of 5 million baht.

Asia stands to gain as Barclays loses its head, and London loses its credibility

The emails clearly reveal that those concerned knew they were transgressing.

Advisers positive about fee for service

The Elixir Consulting's 2012 Adviser Pricing Models report is based on a study of 433 financial advice businesses across Australia.

Asia Private Bankers’ Compensation to Flatten, Shah Says

Asian private bankers’ compensation will level off as firms begin to recognize that the costs don’t “make economic sense,” according to Citigroup Inc. the second-largest private bank by assets in the region.

Women managers in Asia: Untapped talent

Education is unequal, too. In 2009-10 only 10-15% of students entering the elite Indian Institutes of Management were female.

Canadian wealth firm expects a decline in China 2012 CPI

Russ MacKay, the Associate Portfolio Manager of McLean & Partners, a respected wealth management company, also expects that China’s consumer inflation will fall from 3.4%.

Men wanted for 36 Chinese millionaire single ladies

A Chinese cupid has launched a nationwide manhunt on behalf of 36 female millionaires who have made fortunes from their country’s breathtaking economic boom but have failed to find love.

Barclays doing fine in S'pore, with or without Diamond

SINGAPORE When Bob Diamond came to Singapore in 2004 to open Barclays' back office at The Atrium, the bank then employed about 500 people, with 150 in investment banking.

Asia spending billions on private tuition for kids

The study by the Asian Development Bank and the University of Hong Kong's Comparative Education Research Centre says shadow education is fast becoming a permanent but expensive fixture in Asia - with countries like Japan spending a whopping $12 billi

China's wealth management industry to grow by 9.5% annually over next four years: report

The robust performance of Chinese GDP has made it one of the most favorable investment destinations for wealth management firms across the globe.

Global Corporate Giving Initiative Answers Question, “What Counts?”

The Global Guide provides corporations with a much needed tool to allow more efficient measurement of corporate giving on a global scale.

Fund houses eye Middle Eastern wealth

Asia-based investment industry CEOs are exploring how to tap institutional capital and rich individuals in the Middle East.

Alliance Bank’s 4-pronged strategy to grow wealth management biz

Its executive vice-president and head of consumer banking Ronnie Lim said the four areas are product innovation, infrastructure, customer segment strategy and advisory support.

Diversity in Asia: Let's not talk about sex

Women in Asia still face barriers in the workforce, particularly in upper management, according to a new report by McKinsey & Company this week — echoing our own findings in the May 2012 cover story of FinanceAsia magazine.

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