10/09/2017
Wealth management: how top executives think
The Business Times and Citibank Singapore polled top executives on their thoughts in this second annual survey.
Comment & Analysis
10/09/2017
Who wants to be a Chief Investment Officer? by Gary Dugan
This Chief Investment officer is going to stay engaged... it's too much fun to miss!
10/09/2017
The World is a Laboratory - HSBC Private Bank
“The laboratory we live in does not need to be a scary phenomenon,” says Willem Sels, Chief Market Strategist, HSBC Private Banking.
10/09/2017
The sphinx’s inscrutable smile - Hawksmoor
Last week the Halifax reported the rise in average house prices has nipped back up to 4% a year and that prices are now at their highest ever.
10/09/2017
James Bond creator had an idler ‘long lunches, one client’ approach to banking
James Bond creator had an idler ‘long lunches, one client’ approach to banking
10/09/2017
Rosemont In’tl: changing times come to Riviera’s ‘sunny place for wealthy people’
What has changed since then is that there are younger people coming to Monaco now
10/09/2017
Heartwood plans portfolios for Labour government
While Stanes says the portfolios have some exposure to commercial property, he is wary on the prospects for UK property, especially the London commercial and residential markets.
10/09/2017
How to get smarter about using data
Today, such tools are not only more economical but also help professionals make recommendations that are more rooted in fact than in intuition.
10/06/2017
Behind Swiss Private Bank's Mysterious CEO Switch
Nevertheless his appointment on Wednesday raised eyebrows among private banking observers.
10/06/2017
UBS Wants Van Gogh on Blockchain
Online platforms such as Amazon or WeChat have surged thanks to an increasingly digital age
10/06/2017
SS&C Second Annual Study Reveals Top Concerns of CECL Transition
Despite initial plans to begin early, only eight percent of banks are actively implementing requirements
10/06/2017
Globalisation alive and well in Asian banking
Europe’s rejection of globalisation is a rejection of the concept of a borderless zone, where loans are extended as if the entire Eurozone were a single credit proposition.
10/06/2017
Asian parents among top spenders on education
Hong Kong families spend triple global average, followed by Singapore, Taiwan
10/05/2017
Mauritius sets sights on becoming new Singapore
Indian Ocean island aspires to be trade and investment hub for Africa
10/05/2017
UBS Chief Joins the Bankers’ Bitcoin Bashing Brigade
In statements reported by Reuters, the senior banker claimed his skepticism of bitcoin “probably comes from my background as a central banker.”
10/05/2017
A new study details the wealth hidden in tax havens
But even the new data are patchy and do not fully account for all wealth
10/05/2017
How is Switzerland capturing China’s global wealth flows?
The key, it seems, is two-fold: first, understand the drivers of this push for globalisation; and secondly, be able to source and deliver the assets, solutions and service needed to fulfill the various goals.
10/04/2017
Developed Asia offers quality growth, says Nikko AM
Investors who want to have exposure to developed Asian markets should look at investing into the MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index, the report suggests.
10/04/2017
UBS: Wall Street is unprepared for the magnitude of Europe's looming regulatory overhaul
UBS flags asset managers and investment banks as especially susceptible to absorbing unforeseen costs
10/03/2017
Hedge fund man and wealth manager Alan Miller rips into robo-advice firm Nutmeg
Former hedge fund manager Alan Miller, who now runs wealth management Based on its recently reported costs and number of accounts managed, Miller found Nutmeg's salary costs work out at £214 per account.