Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Antitrust concerns keep regional bank merger plan in limbo

Japan's Fukuoka Financial, Eighteenth Bank to extend timeline indefinitely

Australian brokerage says staff being held against will in Shanghai office

We are in the middle of a very strange situation

Wealthy turn to 'legitimate' trusts following super balance cap

Trusts are tax-neutral structures; all income is distributed to someone who then pays tax.

Austrade and Commbank co-operate to envourage innovation exchange between Hong Kong and Australia

The new agreement complements the recent launch of The FinTech Association of Hong Kong

Conyers Partner Relocates to Hong Kong

Peter has formed investment unit trust funds and private equity limited partnerships and advised on offshore captive formation and reinsurance transactions.

A look at the People’s Bank of China’s new regulatory powers

New mandate has left many unanswered questions

Chinese Regulators Block Banks From Lending To Dalian Wanda For Overseas Acquisitions

This reported blocking of lending to Wanda appears to shed light on the company’s surprise decision to sell 76 hotels and 91% of 13 tourism projects to developer Sunac China for $9.3 billion, in it what is believed to be the Middle Kingdom’s s

Shell companies are bad for Hong Kong’s market reputation, SFC chairman says

SFC Chairman Carlson Tong says Hong Kong is well served by a network of friendships underpinning the regulatory institutions.

Singapore gets to grips with NSFR rules

The aim is to ensure banks can continue to operate when wholesale funding markets are closed for an extended period.

Malaysian regulator develops SRI framework for funds

The internationally benchmarked FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index currently has 43 constituents, up from 24 initially.

China is said to tell banks to lower returns on wealth products

The requirement applies to on-balance sheet wealth-management products, known as WMPs, according to one of the people.

Australia’s banks face tougher capital requirements

Shares rise as banks assure they can meet 2020 deadline without raising fresh funds

AFL keeps sponsors in loop as sex scandal details go public

Among the other top-tier corporate partners is National Australia Bank, whose 15-year partnership with the AFL continued in 2016 with NAB becoming the naming right’s partner of the AFL Women’s competition. Others include Gatorade, and Coca-Col

Singapore company linked to N. Korea luxury goods trade: investigation

NK Pro report links OCN (S) Pte Ltd with secret high-end stores in Pyongyang

China central bank told by Xi to play bigger role in managing financial risk

President Xi calls for greater accountability for regulators

Singapore regulators apply 'sandbox' to support local fintech start-up

Monetary authority suspends rules to allow PolicyPal to grow

Arresting the painful decline of Hong Kong’s financial centre status

Signs that Hong Kong’s financial sector is in desperate need for reform have been there for a while.

APRA could get powers to fire bankers without court process

The regime will give APRA stronger powers to remove directors and executives from the institutions it regulates.

Ten Taiwanese foreign managers apply for offshore fund incentive scheme

The incentive scheme is reviewed on an annual basis and fund managers can only qualify for a 12-month inclusion period to the scheme on applying.

BSP allows trust entities more leeway in fund management

The revised policy is consistent with the thrust of the BSP to adopt a differentiated regulatory approach based on the major business activities and investment mandate of trust entities particularly trust, advisory, advisory with execution, and execution

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