05/31/2012
Swiss advisory and fiduciary service firm opens first Asian office
Veco Invest (Asia) is headed by managing director Peter Lee, who brings to this role more than 20 years of experience in investment and banking.
05/31/2012
Barclays has announced that it has appointed Rickie Chan as Market Head, Hong Kong, to its wealth and investment management division
05/31/2012
Manulife Financial Corp. and AIA Group Ltd. are among companies that were invited to make second- round bids for ING Groep NV ’s Asian insurance business, said four people with knowledge of the matter.
05/31/2012
. Ex-UBS employees, including former Managing Director Sachin Karpe, are accused of unauthorised transactions on 39 client accounts, of which 21 reported substantial losses.
05/30/2012
The services will include advice in the areas of succession planning, asset preservation, asset consolidation, and philanthropy.
05/30/2012
But the bank is not aiming at the usual private banking clients — those who have attained a very high net worth.
05/30/2012
The world's biggest bank by market value, ICBC is the top player by volume on China's gold and futures exchanges, but its participation in foreign markets is limited to over-the-counter trading, which reached a total $90 billion last year.
05/30/2012
The British bank has backed the US$6 million (S$7.6 million) event since 2006. But this year's event at Sentosa Golf Club in November will be its last.
05/30/2012
The bank is unlikely to get into retail banking due to tough competition from local banks, the paper said.
05/30/2012
Baring Asset Management plans to launch the Dynamic Asia Asset Allocation fund at the end of the month, a vehicle created to capture low volatility equity-like returns from the region.
05/29/2012
Most of us would have no trouble picking out the well heeled in our midst, but identifying what puts them into the wealthy club has become more subjective than ever.
05/29/2012
World's Wealthiest Women - research
The richest women may span the globe, but two of them come from the same family
05/29/2012
London- based jeweler Plans Asian Expansion After $1 Billion Offer
Demand for high-end diamonds will grow in China and other Asian countries as the "super rich" increase, Chief Executive Officer Francois Graff said at a press conference in Hong Kong yesterday.
05/29/2012
SOME of Australia's top wealth managers are telling investors now is the time for a smarter -- though not larger -- allocation to fixed interest.
05/29/2012
Financial Standard has today launched FS Private Wealth: The Journal of Family Office Investment.
05/29/2012
"We feel our top-down, macro-driven equity strategies offer unique investment solutions to the Australian marketplace. Interest has been strong.
05/29/2012
A Chinese social studies expert said he has confidence in a wealth distribution reform that is likely to be launched later this year in China, but warned that a complete solution will require more time.
05/29/2012
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia – Hedge funds and several foreign institutional investors have packed up their bags and left India on concerns over the proposed tax rules that India plans to implement that could impact on their investments.
05/29/2012
He will lead prime brokerage sales at Citi for Greater China region and is among one of the four hires by the Wall Street bank this quarter,
05/28/2012
The accolade recognises the French bank’s capabilities in serving clients’ needs, as well as its established offering for Ultra High Net Worth customers.