Possible Implications Of China’s Record Weakening Of The Renminbi

Following yesterdays move by China to calibrate the value of the yuan we feature a quick look at possible implications from Anthony Doyle, Investment Director, Retail Fixed Interest at M&G Investments. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced yesterday morning...

Midweek APAC Professional Moves – Wednesday August 12

The month of August can be a slow one on the hiring front however the senior moves show no signs of slowing down. Here is a roundup of some of the main moves. In Hong Kong: The fund industry veteran and ubiquitous media speaker Mark Konyn has left Cathay Conning...

Manulife’s Innovative Approach To Insurance In Hong Kong

Manulife Asia has launched ManulifeMOVE – a unique insurance concept for consumers, encouraging them to be more active and stay healthy. The program, which kicks off in Hong Kong, integrates an innovative activity-tracking program with insurance solutions, and...

OECD Takes Further Steps To Ending Offshore Tax Evasion

The OECD has published a Common Reporting Standard Implementation Handbook to assist government officials in the implementation of the Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters. The handbook is the first edition and...

McLaren Special Operations Returns To Pebble Beach

The Woking, UK based firm, which counts Singaporean tycoon Peter Lim as one of its largest shareholders will return to the manicured lawns of the USA’s famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later this month with a selection of distinctive and beautiful...

Standard Chartered Strengthens Financial Crime Compliance And Legal Functions

Asia and emerging markets focused Standard Chartered PLC has made several senior appointments to its Financial Crime Compliance and Legal functions. The new appointments to Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) under John Cusack, global head of FCC and money...

ANZ Establishes Technology And Digital Business Advisory Panel

Hardly a day goes by nowadays without a major bank revealing a new technological embrace of some kind. ANZ have already been pro-active in the Fintech space and have taken another step up by establishing an international panel of technology experts. The strong...

US Real Estate To be Showcased In China

The Real Deal is bringing the "U.S. Real Estate Showcase & Forum" to Shanghai on September 10 through 12 at the Jing’An Shangri-La Hotel. The show will be the largest U.S. real estate event ever to be held in China. The showcase will feature exclusive networking events...

Easing Policies To Stimulate Retail Sales In China

Knight Frank and Holdways have published the latest China Retail Property Market Watch report. With several luxury retailers feeling pain in the Hong Kong market how are the Mainland Chinese retail prospects. In the first half of 2015, China’s retail market...

PE Fund For African and Asian Fintech Startups Raises $150m

Apis Partners LLP, a private equity asset manager focused on financial services in the growth markets of Africa and South Asia, today announced the first close of its inaugural Apis Growth Fund I (the “Fund”), very significantly above target with commitments of...

The Asian Wealth Times Will Return Tomorrow - Happy 50th Singapore -

Deutsche Bank Group To Sell India Asset Management Business

Deutsche Bank Group has announces that it has entered into an agreement to sell its India asset management business to Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd., subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Pramerica Asset Managers is the asset...

Another Luxury Brand Faces Hong Kong Headwinds

The consolidated net revenues of the Hong Kong listed Prada Group for the six months ended July 31, 2015 amounted to Euro 1,823 million, with a 4 percent increase compared to the corresponding period in 2014, entirely thanks to the retail channel which more than...

Nomura Asset Management to launch JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF's

Nomura Asset Management, Japan’s largest asset management company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Inc, has announced a plan to launch three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) designed to track the performance of the JPX-Nikkei 400. ETF’s are...

Bentley To Showcase Past Present And Exciting Future

The new 16 MY Bentley Continental GT will make its North American debut at this year’s Monterey Auto Week, alongside inspiring models from Bentley’s past and future. The glorious sports cars will be on show at Hong Kong tycoon Sir Michael Kadoorie’s Quail Lodge. In a...

Guest Article: Will The Olympics Deliver On Growth Promise For Tokyo?

Neil Hitchen is an International Director and Head of Markets, Japan at JLL. He provides strategic direction for the Japan Markets business and oversees the firm’s key client relationships. Today he gives us his overview on the prospects of Tokyo in the run up to...

APAC Professional Moves Friday 7th August

Leading independent investment research provider Morningstar, announced the appointment of Jamie Wickham as Head of Products and Client Solutions, Asia-Pacific. Wickham will be responsible for Morningstar’s product development and client solutions activities in...

The Looming Talent Gap in ASEAN

The Asian Institute of Finance is launching two new research reports at its International Symposium 2015 bringing to light significant developments in the search for skilled and talented industry professionals. The Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) is a think tank...

Landmark 81 To Be Tallest Building In Vietnam

Construction has begun on the Atkins-designed Vincom Landmark 81 - a supertall skyscraper located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  Atkins is the lead architect working closely with Arup for the structural design. With an expected height of 460m, this building will...

New Group Chief Risk Officer For Standard Chartered

New CEO Bill Winters has calibrated and tightened the management structure at Standard Chartered Bank and yesterday the bank announced the appointment of Mark Smith as its new Group Chief Risk Officer. He will join the Bank in January 2016, and will be based in...