Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

AMP Super, board slapped with licence conditions

The new directions will force AMP Super to renew and strengthen its board.

Monetary Authority of Singapore and UK financial authorities announce collaboration on cyber security

The collaboration will involve MAS and the UK financial authorities identifying effective ways to share information and exploring potential for staff exchanges.

Nomura and Nomura Research Institute Sign MOU to Establish Joint Venture Company

The joint venture will make use of blockchain technology to develop a platform for exchanging securities and other rights.

Noah receives advisory licences in Canada

With the new licences, the New York-listed Chinese wealth manager will be able to give financial advice to high net worth individuals and family offices in Canada.

Invest in Sharjah to hold 5th FDI Forum in November

The fifth edition of the event is expected to host 1,000 leading regional and global names from a multitude of industries, who will be deliberating on the future of FDI behaviour worldwide.

Pakistan austerity budget hikes tax target, ministers to take salary cut

As expected, defence budget has been retained at Rs1.15 trillion.

Citigroup unit suspended from Japan bond auctions for manipulation

The suspension comes days after the Financial Services Agency fined the firm 133 million yen (S$1.67 million) and ordered it to improve internal controls for failing to detect instances of manipulation of the Japanese government bond market.

Vanguard ties up with Ant Financial

The world’s second largest asset manager has set up a financial services joint venture with Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, according to public records.

ASIC chases licensee over conflicted remuneration

Beginning civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court yesterday, ASIC alleged The SMSF Club advised clients to set up SMSFs and then use the SMSF to purchase property marketed by Positive RealEstate, a firm The SMSF Club held a referral agreement with.

PH banks bullish on outlook despite greater competition, BSP survey says

Banks also intend to backstop their respective CAR with strong leverage ratios that will promote institutional stability.

OECD joins with Japan to fight financial crime by establishing new academy

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Commissioner of Japan’s National Tax Agency Takeshi Fujii and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

Cayman delegation visits Hong Kong

China is an important market place for Cayman companies and Hong Kong can act as a spring board for firms looking to do business there.

IOSCO Publishes Recommendations on Sustainable Finance

The report explores the trends and challenges that influence the development of sustainable finance in emerging capital markets.

Here We Go Again by Gary Dugan

Mario Draghi said that the Council' would use all instruments at its disposal' including a rate cut if necessary.

Former Futuro adviser charged with theft

The property in question was jointly owned by the beneficiaries of the estate, which were charitable organisations.

J.P. Morgan wins custody mandate

It is now expanding the relationship to appoint J.P. Morgan to provide custodian and fund administration services to its $2 billion of Australian assets in its unlisted trusts.

FMS.next has been enhanced to support PSD2 and Open Banking requirements

The solution comes with a preloaded set of APIs to cover requirements of directives, implementing all necessary security mechanisms for authentication and consent management.

Emaar signs MoU with China’s BNA

The mixed-use project will be located within the Aero-Economic Area of China’s latest airport

BSP eyes more bilateral pacts with Asian peers

This, after the Philippines reaped the benefits from recent regional bilateral agreements among member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Can Singaporeans be the Jedi of the tech world?

City must overcome its small size, high costs and talent shortages to stand a chance

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