03/13/2012
Taikichiro was a scholar who taught economics; though initially unprepared to take over the family real estate business (his father invested in real estate post WWII), he left university life and founded Mori Building in 1959, developing Tokyo’s Min
03/13/2012
Released today, the report, entitled Hot Spots, ranks the most competitive cities in the world for their demonstrated ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists.
03/12/2012
Gaining enough shelf space with such banks has proven a key constraint for a fund manager looking to expand its retail presence across Asia.
03/12/2012
The sixth-biggest US bank by assets received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Feb 13 to operate a wholesale bank here.
03/09/2012
Mr Slim retained his title as the world’s richest man for the third year in a row. In the second spot is Microsoft founder Gates with a $ 61 billion networth followed by American investment giant and philanthropist Buffet whose networth is $44 billi
03/09/2012
In Europe and elsewhere, salaries across the financial sector are also likely to rise in 2012 but at a much slower rate than in Asia and not for bank chief executives, a survey by human resources consultancy Mercer forecast.
03/09/2012
Futuro currently has 80 financial advisers, 58 practices and approximately $2 billion in funds under advice.
03/08/2012
Chief Executive Women (CEW) and ANZ today announced a new partnership to facilitate more Australian women into leadership positions in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors.
03/08/2012
Malaysia is still among the top 10 economies with women holding senior positions, despite a slight drop of 28 per cent from 30 per cent last year, according to the Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR).
03/08/2012
New report from VRL shows that Asia is now second only to North America in the number of High Net Worth Individuals, and rising by a conservative ten percent year on year.
03/08/2012
Tops Forbes Global Count Billionaire Count by Double
03/07/2012
The development marks L&T's foray into private wealth management, providing it with a robust platform of assets to start, said sources directly familiar with the matter.
03/07/2012
There are still many reasons to be concerned about the broader outlook, and it seems a dangerous complacency has taken hold.
03/07/2012
Ex-StanChart execs plan Asia hedge fund
The fund will start trading with about $50 million mainly from Asian family offices and high networth individuals
03/06/2012
The Maybank Diamante Private Client programme was rolled out simultaneously on Monday in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei and is intended to provide seamless banking services to premium clients.
03/06/2012
Multinational families increasingly are turning to high-end estate and tax planners to reduce tax bills when they shift money to children living in the U.S., whether or not their kids are U.S. citizens.
03/05/2012
The initial public offering also provided a window into the burgeoning wealth in the region and the dynamics — and concerns — that many wealthy Asian families face as they contemplate succession plans and the challenges of passing their wealth
03/05/2012
The financial services industry in tax havens could suffer immensely if the proposed crackdown is carried out, according to a study from RMIT University.
03/05/2012
Prior to joining HSBC, Vohra was general manager, private bank, retail banking and wealth management for ANZ Singapore.
03/05/2012
As the Western economies continue to struggle to pull themselves out of the storm of post-crisis blues and the cyclone – the European sovereign debt situation – howling through the European Union, the weather in South East Asia looks rather ro