06/23/2022
Lombard Odier’s Asia CIO on Portfolio Agility as the World Faces up to Inflation Mutating to Low Global Growth
Looking ahead, to 2023, he said the bank currently thinks the story might evolve from an inflation scare to a growth scare.
Wealth and Asset Management
06/22/2022
Crossinvest (Asia) COO & Head of Wealth Management on Building the Female Clientele in Asia and the Value of Loyalty
One of the expert panellists was Lucy Gao-Azak, who since January this year has been the Chief Operating Officer & Head of Wealth Management for Crossinvest (Asia).
06/20/2022
Credit Suisse Names Asia ECM Syndicate Co-Heads
Lee and Chan will be jointly responsible for the execution and syndication of equity offerings in the region with the former focused on North Asia and the latter focused on Southeast Asia, India and Australia where she will partner with head of Australia
06/17/2022
UBS Adds Private Banking Trio for Southeast Asia
The three new additions join the bank’s global wealth management APAC Thailand and Philippines business sector.
06/17/2022
UBS makes senior wealth hires in Southeast Asia
The Swiss private bank has announced three additions to its Thailand and Philippines business.
06/17/2022
Second year in a row, Indian funds in Swiss banks rise; at 14-yr high in 2021
India and Switzerland had, for automatic sharing of financial account information, signed a Joint Declaration on November 22, 2016 for activation of AEOI in tax matters between the two nations.
06/16/2022
Julius Baer: Asia is Home to the Most Expensive Cities
The index indicates that purchasing power has been hit this year, with the price of goods and services for the rich having risen 15 percent and 22 percent, respectively, on average.
06/14/2022
Lombard Odier: «Market Swings Don’t Have a Big Impact on Us»
With global equity and bond markets down in 2022 – including extra pain in Greater China – most private banks in Asia will be feeling the drag of lower trading volumes from the region’s notoriously self-directed, hands-on investors.
06/14/2022
How AIA Singapore will help you find the true meaning of wealth
At AIA, we recognise the urgent needs of underserved HNWIs amid the explosion in Asian wealth.
06/14/2022
UnionBank’s Private Banking Head Arlene Agustin on Positioning for Rapid Growth Ahead in the Philippines
She explained that private bankers need to be agile and to keep delivering capabilities and sound advice through all their ups and downs.
06/13/2022
Six Wins at the WealthBriefingAsia 2022 Awards
The WealthBriefingAsia Awards are designed to recognise outstanding organisations which have demonstrated innovation and excellence during the year.
06/10/2022
Pictet: «China is the One Question We Have to Get Right in 2022»
In addition to Covid and lockdown-related challenges, Chen underlined continued troubles in the local real estate market.
06/09/2022
British wealth manager SJP eyes China’s growing pension market, details retirement risk for Hong Kong’s ‘sandwiched generation’
The company also released research showing Hongkongers with multi-generational responsibilities are being squeezed by inflation and slower growth
06/09/2022
Citi Plans Hiring Spree for Institutional Business in Asia
Citi plans to hire around 3,000 employees for its institutional business in Asia over the next few years
06/09/2022
Wealth Management Firms In Asia are Cautious To Promote Digital Assets
Research shows that wealth management businesses have set plans to almost quadruple assets under management and increase revenues by 60% by 2025 relative to 2021 levels in Asia, which is the primary center of operation for these firms.
06/09/2022
Wealth managers failing to prioritise upcoming regulatory change: Deloitte
Some 67% of respondents from the wealth management and superannuation space said they lobbied the regulator for change via industry bodies.
06/09/2022
SJP Asia study finds the sandwich generations in Singapore and Hong Kong facing mounting financial pressures
Growing Pressures for Singapore and Hong Kong’s Sandwich Class
06/08/2022
Contemi Wins Best ‘Family Office Solution’ and ‘CEO’ award at Wealthbriefingasia awards 2022
The awards were presented on June 02 at a gala evening in Singapore.
06/07/2022
Asian wealth managers seen wary of digital assets despite soaring demand
Global banks have been cautiously moving into crypto for several years, some building it within existing operations and others setting up new businesses.
06/07/2022
How Private Banks Face up to Critical Technological and Digitisation Investment Decisions as they Fight to Stay Ahead of the Pack
This will mostly be through acquiring and layering on digital tools, and sometimes through outsourcing processes, the latter usually well away from any client interface.