Wealth and Asset Management

Wealth of Asian billionaires drops sharply

Next Generation Drives Establishment of Family Offices in Asia

World’s Rich Readying for Major Stock Sell-Off, UBS Wealth Says

Asia's heirs hit wealth boot camp ahead of record inheritance

Singapore's wealthy grew their riches by 10.5% from last year

Credit Suisse Loses Middle East «Big Gun»

Executive Moves

Everest hires four in financial lines in the US

Colonial First State appoints distribution lead

Platform hires former Netwealth distribution head

Gaëlle Olivier named Chief Executive Officer for Societe Generale Asia Pacific

Carey Olsen launches Singapore litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice with lateral partner hire

Ruth Stackpool-Moore joins IMF Bentham and Omni Bridgeway Asia team

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Asia Pacific Tax Weekly Newsletter

BOK chief calls for bank's preemptive, practical changes

China central bank to maintain prudent policy to prevent inflation from spreading

Remediation bill tops $10b: ASIC

Appleby Advises China Automation Group ON HKD 391,998,649 Scheme Of Arrangement

UBS fined $8.2 million by Singapore for misconduct by advisers

FinTech

HSBC: No Virtual Bank License Required for Digital Supremacy

Blockchain advocates hope to revolutionize banking in PH

Singapore’s MAS to reboot e-KYC project

Wealth Dynamix Recognised for Innovative Client Lifecycle Management Solution

Ron Sim's V3 Group eyes digibank bid with EZ-Link, FEO, Heliconia

Thai digital platform completes trade finance blockchain trial

Alternative Investments

2 cheap ETFs to buy for wealth and simple investing

China retail investors desert money market funds

Investors don't 'blindly follow' proxy firms, $430b fund manager declares

AIIB expects investment worth $100 million a year in India's renewable projects

L&T Cap likely to sell Dubai Wealth business

Hong Kong money markets show investor calm starting to crack

Tax

Federal contractors to disclose tax haven links

Rich Koreans Hand Kids Millions To Shield Against Estate Taxes

New Zealand: New mandatory online BEPS disclosure forms now required

Japan follows the money to target tax avoidance

Japan to tighten tax rules on wealthy people

SEBI simplifies regulations for foreign portfolio investors

Comment, Analysis & Research

Where did all the women go? How trading floor bias blocks path for females

Tony Go on his BFF John Gokongwei’s philanthropy, love for wife, and weakness for ice cream

Scandal at Largest Korea Hedge Fund Triggers Record Outflows

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019 – Results Announcement

Income and Wealth not the Driver for Prosperity in High-Growth Markets - Global Study

China Icebergs: Forces That Could Reshape the World

Retail Banking

Bank of China brokers deal to buy €155m Goodbody

Emerging Market Bankers Parse Big Data to Predict Credit Risk

Australia's CBA says wealth management, mortgage broking head to leave

Singapore's DBS Q3 profit beats view on wealth fees, cautions on outlook

Australia's NAB profits plunge in wake of banking royal commission

Viet Capital Commercial Joint Stock Bank to Launch JCB Credit Card in Vietnam

Investment Bank

DBS to adopt risk-management framework Equator Principles in sustainability push

Morning Coffee: Safety concerns as video emerges of Citi director in Hong Kong, and the fired trader who is suing to get his job back

Banks urge staff in Hong Kong to steer clear of dangerous places or stay home

UPDATE 2-Japan's Mizuho posts 19.9% drop in H1 profit on retail weakness, high comparison base

Japan's SBI Holdings to take 17.9% stake in Fukushima Bank

Citigroup, JPMorgan & Morgan Stanley to oversee Alibaba's Hong Kong listing

ESG

Carbon Neutral Isn’t Enough

Green Finance for a Sustainable World" - Keynote Speech by Mr Ong Ye Kung

Asian ESG investing scene still lags behind other regions, says HSBC

PE Panorama: US a laggard on ESG

Water risks should be incorporated into investment processes

Why ESG investing is a fiduciary duty of asset managers