05/22/2024
Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc Half Year Results
The Board continues to keep gearing under consideration and the Manager has access to a £75 million revolving credit facility, as well as an overdraft facility.
Wealth and Asset Management
05/20/2024
Understanding the differences between family offices and private trust companies in Asia
Key differences in wealth goals and fiduciary duties set these two popular wealth-management solutions apart.
05/20/2024
Hong Kong’s family office measures succeed in attracting global interest: JPMorgan Private Bank
Most of the interest is from the bank’s clients in mainland China and Southeast Asia, but inquiries from the rest of the world are also rising
05/20/2024
BNPP WM's Peter on the talent war in Thailand
The French private bank plans to triple both its Thai client assets and relationship manager head count over the next three years.
05/17/2024
A dollar invested in children yields US$13 return
UNICEF pursues an integrated partnership approach to philanthropy in Asia
05/16/2024
Private banks see China opportunities, despite US tariff hike
Hong Kong equities look overbought, but mainland stocks are trading at an attractive discount.
05/16/2024
Raffles Family Office launches in Thailand
Thidatip Thitikarunwong leads the new office having previously worked at Credit Suisse, CIMB Thai Bank, United Overseas Bank and Citi.
05/16/2024
UBS asset management leadership gets a refresh
The unit is undergoing streamlining, cost reductions.
05/15/2024
DIFC fortifies position as preferred global hub for wealth and asset management firms
Total number of wealth and asset management firms surpasses 370 in the first quarter of 2024
05/13/2024
Chinese Investors Put USD277 Billion Into Wealth Management Products in April
The country’s WMP sector reached a size of CNY28.63 trillion (USD3.96 trillion) as of the end of last month, statistics from the department of research of Citic Securities showed.
05/10/2024
UBS ponders dealmaker bonuses for funnelling clients to wealth unit
The Swiss bank is looking to close the gap on US private banking rivals
05/09/2024
BNP Paribas WM eyes discretionary semi-liquid funds
The private bank is seeing net inflows, but clients continue to sell down Chinese stocks heavily, says Gabriel Chan, head of investment services, Hong Kong.
05/09/2024
Noah Holdings Limited Provides Further Updates on the Status of the Legal Proceedings Related to Certain Credit Funds Managed by Shanghai Gopher Asset Management Co., Ltd.
The judgment by Shanghai Financial Court will become effective after the end of the appeal period.
05/08/2024
Banks fortify wealth management while shuttering regular branches
Also at play is tightened government regulation put in place to curb household debt, which represents a loss of stable interest income for lenders.
05/08/2024
Olea Global and Standard Chartered forge strategic partnership to bolster SME growth
This strategic partnership illustrates our unwavering commitment to innovation in delivering customer-centric solutions.
05/08/2024
JP Morgan PB's Wolf says use US and Japan sell-off to up exposure
Strong earnings will power US and Japanese equities higher , predicts JP Morgan Private Bank head of investment strategy for Asia, Alex Wolf, who recommends overweights to both markets.
05/08/2024
KKR to acquire Perpetual's wealth management, corporate businesses for $1.4 billion
The deal is expected to be completed in February 2025
05/08/2024
Citi’s former HNW Asia investments head joins Hong Kong-based Privé
The Citi veteran has joined a private banking and IAM software provider in Hong Kong.
05/07/2024
HP Wealth Management Celebrates 15 Years with a Green Initiative
Hubbis is grateful for our longstanding relationship with HPWM, and we extend hearty congratulations for reaching such an incredible milestone, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with HPWM.
05/03/2024
Macquarie Group announces $A3,522 million full-year profit
Profit for the half year ended 31 March 2024 (2H24) was $A2,107 million