Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

HSBC launches multi-currency digital wallet

Solution allows businesses to deal with clients and suppliers globally from a single account 20 May 2021 | The Asset

The top 5 challenges of investor onboarding and the need for digitization

These documents are usually 50-80 pages long, full of legal language, with complex forms embedded within them. Investors are then left to decipher the forms to complete them correctly.

China, the innovation hub of the 21st century

The country has great ambitions, ambitions that are enshrined in government policy and which could shift the locus of innovation towards the East.

Jack Ma's Ant posted 21.8b yuan profit after IPO halt

Regulators have issued a battery of proposals that threaten to curb Ant's dominance in online payments and scale back its expansion into consumer lending and wealth management.

Matthew Salloway on venture capital, technology startups and investing across North America, the Middle East and Japan

Salloway is the chief executive of GSI Ventures, a top 50 Global Family Office, with a focus on venture capital and portfolio market expansion into the Middle East and North Africa region.

It’s now or never: Welcome to new digital era

Decade ahead will be an era marked by rapid digitization and exciting advancements in technology

Interest in central bank digital currencies continues to grow

Several governments have already started experimenting with their own digital currencies

Indonesia's Commonwealth Bank Chooses Perx Technologies To Transform Customer Acquisition and Engagement

The partnership aims to drive dynamic customer interaction and top-line growth for Commonwealth Bank in Indonesia

Amundi Malaysia launches AI-powered wholesale bond fund

“Strategically, it represents a mutual meeting of minds and innovative spirit in developing new products and services to serve all investors,”

Neobank Tonik Raises Funds Following Philippines Launch

First Neobank Launches in the Philippines

Super funds not using digital advice will get left behind

Paul Dunn, Bravura client relations and sales director – APAC, said offering greater levels of support delivered through scalable digital advice had become an important way for funds to engage and educate members.

SC Bank Korea launches digital wealth management platform

We launched a new digital platform to help customers interested in asset management to easily access refined information and market trends.

What is the relationship between sustainable finance and tokenization that spreads mainly in Asia?

China has set a “30/60 target” to encourage large-scale green investment and the development of a wide range of green finance products such as green bonds.

Validus to Boost SME Lending

Fasanara and Validus are currently exploring similar financing solutions in support of government loan schemes in Validus’ other markets in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand.

State Street expands MediaStats for Bitcoin

The indicators analyse digital news sources to generate daily sentiment signals for various assets to help institutional investors form a more complete picture of what factors are driving their portfolios and overall markets.

MAS Launches Global FinTech Hackcelerator for a Greener Financial Sector

The competition, supported by Oliver Wyman, seeks to unlock the potential of FinTech in accelerating the development of green finance in Singapore and the region.

Fintoo Wealth and Tax advisory platform launches new AI-Advisor

The idea behind the new "AI-Advisor" is to assist users to create their financial plan without any human intervention while providing complete data security and privacy.

CGS-CIMB issues S$150 million digital commercial paper

First tranche of S$10 million oversubscribed on private capital platform iSTOX

SBI Terminates Ping An Joint Venture Over Data Fears

This is not the first time that SBI has publicly expressed concerns about China and its potential impact on the financial services industry.

CBA strengthens digital healthcare capabilities with Whitecoat acquisition

CBA accelerates ambition to provide Australia’s best-in-class digital experience for healthcare customers.