In their Opinion
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Justin Urquhart StewartPhew, what a summer! by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Wealth and Asset Management
- Managing wealth a question of trust as Zedra opens Hong Kong office
- Baring Private Equity Asia takes over Sai Global for $1.01bn
- Nikko Asset Management launches Japan Share Concentrated Fund
- Why banks are rethinking wealth management
- BMO Global Asset Management Wins Top Awards for ETFs in Hong Kong
- Striving for sustainability in Asian wealth management
- Julius Baer’s Asia Revenue May Top Europe in 5 Years, CEO Says
- Abalena to Enter the Ultra High Luxury Private Members Club Arena In Partnership With Industry Veterans
- Citibank Korea launches new wealth management platform
- Indonesians declare $12 billion worth of assets held in Singapore under Jakarta's tax amnesty scheme
Executive Moves
- On hiring: Hugh Young of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia
- Super fund names new investment GM
- Hedge fund award winner appoints senior investment analyst
- SuMi Trust hires new London-based MD
- Hong Leong Finance president Ian MacDonald resigns
- Pacific Current Group Limited - Board Nominations
- Julius Baer steps up hiring in S'pore, HK
- Ambit's Holland to join Avendus with team; KKR-controlled I-bank eyes hedge fund play
- Willis Towers Watson appoints national workplace risk manager
- PM Capital hires two from BTIM
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
- India Court Issues Warrant for Malaysia Billionaire Krishnan
- Bangladesh thanks PH gov’t, Inquirer for return of stolen money
- Foreign Asset Managers Making Inroads in Taiwan
- Goldman cuts jobs in Asia
- Ashurst, Clifford Chance awarded for Asia Pacific derivatives work
- The 20-year-old socialite taking selfies and flaunting her family's wealth on social media - as her dad faces fraud charges after his company collapsed owing $30million in tax
- Government ministers WON'T bar a Chinese bid for National Grid
- Here's what you need to know about the proposed 'regulatory sandbox' for fintech in Singapore
- Baker & McKenzie, KWM and Clifford Chance among winners at China Law & Practice Awards
- Government Clamps Down on Bogus Overseas Investments
FinTech
- Japan banks target fintech start-ups after law change
- Yahoo Admits It Has Been The Subject Of World’s Biggest Hack
- IRESS acquires super software provider
- Thailand considering tougher tax collection rules for internet, tech firms
- Japan banks target fintech start-ups after law change
- Use of blockchain in finance to become widespread in 5 years, say asset managers
- Earning trust a big challenge for fintech start-ups
- InvestHK turns spotlight on city as Asia's Fintech hub with launch of first Fintech Week Hong Kong
- Paytm Partners with Induslnd Bank to Offer Financing Options for Booking of Two-Wheelers
- Technological, Economic and Demographic Shifts Will Transform the Wealth Industry By 2021, Says Roubini ThoughtLab
Alternative Investments
- Bonds are not a safe haven
- Federal Court approves Zurich's Macquarie acquisition
- Custom protection for Chinese
- Foreign factors benefit luxury home market in Singapore
- Eagle Gates Group eyes expansion into India and Russia
- BCS Global Markets Partners With Caderus Capital, Pushing Chinese Investment Fund
- Private sector leads China’s offshore investment drive
- New York-based TRG opens office in Seoul
- Hong Kong's richest man bids £11 billion for UK gas network... so will Theresa May step in to block it?
- Japan Post Bank starts investing in private equity funds
Islamic Finance
- Kuwait Finance House strengthens its Malaysia operations and supports local Halal industry
- Indonesia sells 4 trln rupiah of Islamic bonds, mostly with higher yields
- CIMB-Principal Islamic launches Malaysia's first global sukuk fund under UCITS structure
- CIMB-Principal Islamic to launch Malaysia’s first global sukuk fund in Dublin
- Malaysia Plans Indonesia Shariah Stock Trading Link by 2017
- Indonesia takes aim at sukuk shortage with 10-year plan
- Finally, India opens up to Islamic finance
- Bahrain's Al Baraka To Merge Unit With Pakistan's Burj Bank
- Islamic banking a growing reality: Wathra
- Finally, India decides to join flourishing 'Islamic Banking Club'
Investment Banking
- 4 Disruptive Trends Singapore’s Banks Are Keeping An Eye On
- Barclays to pare office space in Tokyo's Roppongi after job cuts
- Goldman May Regret Those Asia Cuts
- BofA Said Poised to Cut About a Dozen Senior Asia Banking Jobs
- Bank of America plans to eliminate about dozen senior positions at its corporate and investment banking operations in Asia - Bloomberg, citing sources
- HSBC moves 300 staff into WeWork hot-desking site in Causeway Bay
- Shanghai woos investment banks
- Japan big banks retreat further from government bond market
- NAS renews $7 billion mandate
- NAB nears finish line in core banking overhaul
InvestmentView
- JP Morgan chairman Jamie Dimon says India is a bright spot and it's not an exaggeration
- Asian banks need to provide a bridge to low-carbon investment
- Why the days of Western banks in Asia are clearly numbered
- The rise of the robot by Jungkiu (최정규 崔晸圭) Choi
- India – Modi Magic, the GST Game Changer by Andrew Holland, CEO, Ambit Investment Advisors , Simon Down, Senior Portfolio Manager
- Australian economic outlook – Jeremy Lawson commentary
- Investing in Japan – Thematic investments in light of the Pokémon Go craze - BLI
- Success In The Asset Management Industry Is Not Gender Specific, Says UBS Official
- Cmo Interview: Bringing Digital Transformation To Wealth Management
- Phew, what a summer! by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Retail Banking
- Security Bank aims to sustain double-digit loan growth this year
- Shinhan opens first Korean bank in Myanmar Shinhan strengthens Asian financial belt
- "In Style Hong Kong" Promotion Coming to Bangkok
- The SBI merger: is bigger always better?
- Bank Muamalat seeks new investor to help business
- Big four banks' heartland targeted by ING Direct CEO Uday Sareen
- Ithmaar Bank’s Pakistan arm FBL profitable
- China's Greedy Piggy Bank
- Scotiabank shelves TBank divestment
- Peña Nieto Hopes Bank of China Will Soon Operate in Mexico
Tax
- China firms caught up in billion-shilling tax probe
- How to register and exchange tax info after amnesty
- Dar orders action against individuals, companies named in Bahamas leaks
- Seychelles: Tax Info Exchange Agreement signed with India
- Deloitte announces 623 new partners globally
- Apple forced to pay ¥12bn in back taxes to Japan
- OCBS NISP appointed as amnesty gateway
- Japs Hit Apple For Back Taxes, As Apple Screws Developers
- South Korea Sees Surge In Offshore Disclosures
- ATO goes after two new multi-national tax avoidance tricks
Comment, Analysis & Research
- Deloitte Global InSight
- Non-cash transactions rising, but below potential
- Singapore is only Asian economy to suffer contraction in nominal GDP in Q2: BNP Paribas
- One time Duterte should listen to the outside world
- Bonds Poised for a 'Dramatic Repricing'
- My Say: Can emerging Asia remain relatively attractive?
- Want to be a private banker? Here's how to get there
- PE investment in retail realty jumps 13-fold
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited’s Chief Talks About The Bank’s Biggest Disruptive Threat
- Singapore households 10th richest in the world: Allianz report
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