Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Addepar Establishes Singapore as Asia-Pacific Hub

The move underscores Addepar’s continued global expansion and long-term strategic investment in the region

Endowus partners CIP to offer renewable energy investments

CIP helps build utility scale batteries and wind farms across the APAC region.

OCBC rolls out generative AI training for wealth advisors

First programme of its kind allows wealth advisors to hone their pitches through realistic AI role play, resulting in double the client appointments and a 50% growth in revenue in three months

Scam alert related to banks

The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’ websites to carry out transactions.

Iress extends Striver partnership amid adviser shortage

Iress has renewed its partnership with Striver for another year, as the advice sector continues to address declining adviser numbers and workforce challenges.

Chocolate Finance Announces Official Launch in Hong Kong

Unlike traditional financial products that often require locking up funds or demanding large sum placements, Chocolate Finance is a simple, flexible place for spare cash, regardless of the amount.

More than half of employees turn to AI for work advice

Trust in executives fell, whilst managers gained trust.

Ping An Digital Bank Rebrands to Expand Integrated Financial Services in Hong Kong

It is also the first digital bank in Hong Kong to provide a full range of online and offline insurance products.

Amova Asset Management partners with MariBank to distribute Singapore equity fund

The Amova Singapore Dividend Equity fund will focus on local companies providing sustainable dividend growth.

Ant Receives Approval for Hong Kong Brokerage Acquisition

In April, Bright Smart chairman Yip Mow Lum conditionally agreed to sell a 50.55 percent stake to Wealthiness

Broadridge and Crypto.com Connect to Enable Crypto Order Routing for Brokers Globally via NYFIX

Crypto.com also becomes Broadridge’s first cryptocurrency trading connection in Asia leveraging NYFIX’s robust FIX connectivity and global reach

HSBC Hong Kong applies AI and analytics to enhance customer engagement and digital banking

Alex Chen, Head of Data and Analytics at HSBC Hong Kong, said: “If data is the new oil, our team are the master prospectors and refiners, turning raw potential into pure value."

DBS and Granite Asia partner for AI IPO fund

The AI IPO fund aims to accelerate the region’s AI ecosystem, and give DBS wealth clients exclusive access to IPOs of AI-driven companies in Asia

Asia-Pacific fintech to hit $348.1b by 2031

The market will be driven by mobile-first usage and open API payment rails.

Blackstone Leads Funding of Over $1 Billion to Neysa to Work Towards Building India’s Leading AI Infrastructure Platform

We believe Neysa has the best management team in this space

DBS is First Bank in Asia Pacific to Pilot Visa Intelligent Commerce for Everyday Payments

The collaboration validates AI-ready card credentials, authentication and payment signals on Visa Intelligent Commerce, ensuring ecosystem readiness for secure, agent-initiated payments

Kyndryl to Modernize Yamaguchi Financial Group's Core Banking System into a Multi‑Bank Platform

This initiative will streamline group operations and support future business expansion via an IT platform that enables new financial institutions to join and begin operations quickly and efficiently.

Fosun Wealth Holdings' FinChain has reached a deep strategic cooperation with Avalanche.

FinChain to Integrate the Avalanche Network, Targeting the Development of RWA Tokenization for Traditional Financial Assets in Asia.

New Zealand watchdog warns against Ponzi-style investment scam BG Wealth/DSJ EX

The scammers then tell them to transfer their cryptocurrency into a so-called trading account on a fake app.

Stablecoins and Australia's financial architecture: A policy choice, not a technology question

The question isn't whether stablecoins will be adopted.

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