07/04/2012
Philanthropists are hard to come by in a world filled with strife and inequality but when they do appear, they bring priceless care and comfort to many different and forgotten sectors of society.
07/03/2012
For the second year in a row, Australia has ranked third behind France and the US as the most attractive destination for Chinese millionaires to holiday, according to a report by Shanghai-based private wealth researcher Rupert Hoogewerf.
07/03/2012
An overwhelming 73 percent of these family offices said that preserving wealth was the most important aspect of managing their investments.
07/03/2012
A year after Bank Indonesia temporarily banned banks from accepting new high-value clients, the local wealth management industry is back on its feet and ready to court the affluent.
07/03/2012
It is no secret that Ultra high networth individuals' fancy big cars.
07/02/2012
India’s problems from a record current account deficit to stalled policy reforms and economic growth running at its weakest pace in nine years, are well known and explain a slump in the rupee to a record low.
07/02/2012
India has gone from the country set to overtake China to the country that can do nothing right. Now, a few contrarians see signs India is turning a corner.
07/02/2012
The number of Indian ultra-high-net-worth households (HNHs) is estimated to have grown by 30 percent year on year to around 81,000 in 2011 and is expected to triple to around 286,000 over the next five years, the report stated.
07/01/2012
Private wealth in Asia excluding Japan grew more than five times faster than the 2 per cent global average in 2011, to $24tn, or a fifth of global wealth, according to Boston Consulting Group.
06/28/2012
Banks saw their wealth products become much more popular last year after the inflation rate began to outpace deposit interest rates by the greatest distance seen in three years. That trend is continuing this year.
06/27/2012
Swiss private bank swings the axe in Asia
The bank is not the only global banking group downsizing its Asian operations, with Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs also resorting to similar measures.
06/27/2012
Private banks targeting HNW's in Asia
Tailored services include activities such as intergenerational wealth transfers.
06/26/2012
The new product will be introduced to advisers and customers via a new investment bond product known as the ‘Flexible Investment Account', an online investment bond that allows lump sums, regular premiums and ad hoc investments, subject to the
06/26/2012
Additionally, CIA did not have an AFSL, and was therefore trading illegally under the Corporations Act.
06/26/2012
The Group has had a strong start to the year, with income for the first six months of 2012 expected to grow at a high single digit rate over the comparable period in 2011.
06/26/2012
Going through a transition mode, Indian family businesses are learning to "let go" their control, and family hierarchy is not the only criteria any more in assigning responsibilities, reveals a study.
06/25/2012
Russian Standard accessed the bond market in March, placing $130 million worth of twelve-month Euro Commercial Papers (ECP) at 5.5 percent per annum.
06/25/2012
The Institute for Private Investors has released the results of an investment tracking survey that says commodities, real estate and private equity are the top investment choices among ultra high net worth families in 2012.
06/24/2012
New India CEO says focus on profitable market share as bank isn?t equipped to target mass market
06/24/2012
UBS Wealth Management continues to be regarded as Asia’s leading private bank by the region’s wealthiest individuals.