Opinions Feb 22 Difficult outlook for Chinese banks in 2018 Liquidity is at the forefront of problems for Chinese banks, both for domestic and external reasons Small banks will not benefit a... 4216
Interviews Feb 22 Asian governments and private investors have more to do to “Do Good” The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) is a non-profit research and advisory organisation that is committed to improving the quantity... 2401
Interviews Feb 22 Asian governments and private investors have more to do to “Do Good” Shapiro believes that there is growing private sector interest and donor support for CAPS Both charity and philanthropy can be ma... 5089
Case Study Feb 22 Most improved retail bank in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Ping An Bank is a national joint-stock commercial Bank headquartered in Shenzen, China. The bank is one of the three main pillars of Ping An Group:... 3876
Interviews Feb 22 What is driving Asian private investors to “Do Good”? The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) is a non-profit research and advisory organisation that is committed to improving the quantity... 442
Interviews Feb 22 What is driving Asian private investors to “Do Good”? The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) is a non-profit research and advisory organisation that is committed to improving the quantity... 609
Feb 22 Wealth and Society Template1 The Wealth and Society 2018 held in Shanghai, China got to an insightful start with the opening session underlining the importance of creating valu... 645
Interviews Feb 22 Impact Investment Exchange: Taking Wall Street to the backstreet In the connected economy Impact Investment Exchange uses equity and debt crowdfunding to link impact investors with like-minded entrepreneur... 4980
Current Account Feb 22 Unpublished - SGG Group emerges as IQ-EQ in global rebranding exercise The rebranding comes at the end of an almost 9-month comprehensive review of all its acquired brands, namely: SGG, First Names Group, Augentius, Iy... 51
Current Account Feb 22 SGG Group emerges as IQ-EQ in global rebranding exercise The rebranding comes at the end of an almost 9-month comprehensive review of all its acquired brands, namely: SGG, First Names Group, Augentius, Iy... 9056
Opinions Feb 22 Banks’ online channel features: Bridging towards treasury management systems (TMS) As payments are becoming increasingly commoditized and margins are slinking, banks are looking to find novel products to capture additional revenue... 4563
Opinions Feb 22 Navigating Asia’s growing private credit markets The private credit market has recently captured the attention of the financial sector, with the number of institutions investing in private debt cl... 4024
Post Event Report Feb 22 Unblocking the bottlenecks of impact investment in West Africa The pace of inclusion is outweighed by the growth of exclusion making it hard to measure average impact investments. Market buildi... 4850
Research Note Feb 22 Evolving payments landscape in Africa threatens traditional bank account services Complexity and cost of immediate payment service have been the key barriers to the particip... 13476
Research Report Feb 22 Impact investing outlook: The visible heart begins to move the hand Impact assets – dominated by specialist asset managers – comprise a tiny fraction of global sus... 476
Research Note Feb 22 How Wirecard’s exit may impact the future of payment processing in Asia Traditional payment platforms saddled by low-margins and competitive pressures Alternative payment integration providers seeking m... 14109
Current Account Feb 22 European Commission adopts three new measures to strengthen sustainable finance initiatives The EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act aims to strengthen the taxonomy regulation The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ... 4966
Sponsored content Feb 22 Minmetals Trust’s Wang: “We are undergoing deep transformation to meet the future expectations of wealth management” Minmetals International Trust Co., Ltd. (Minmetals Trust) is one of the major trust companies in China and traces its history back to 20... 9655
Opinions Feb 22 Singapore’s tax-efficient policies are drawing in single-family offices Singapore is increasingly becoming a popular destination among European wealthy families Tax-e... 2697
Interview Feb 22 Taurus Wealth Advisors’ Unni: “Higher regulation offers protection to wealth owners and family offices” Unni said “some clients consider impact as the first objective and returns become secondary”. Due to increasing focus on the private wealth sp... 4461
Interview Feb 22 Ishk Tolaram’s Nanwani and Aswani: “Effective collaboration will deliver value over the long term” Mohan Vaswani established the Ishk Tolaram Foundation in 2016 with the vision to enhance the quality of living of underserved individuals and to co... 59
Interview Feb 22 Ishk Tolaram’s Nanwani and Aswani: “Effective collaboration will deliver value over the long term” Mohan Vaswani established the Ishk Tolaram Foundation in 2016 with the vision to enhance the quality of living of underserved individuals and to co... 4338
Interview Feb 22 Maitri Asset Management’s Tibrewal: “Sustainability is in its nascent stage in Asia” Tibrewal shared their commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Maitri started as a single-family office for the Tolaram and by 2019 became a ... 3059
Interview Feb 22 Gunung Capital’s Kimin Tanoto: “China will lead in the fight to lower carbon emissions in the whole of Asia” Kimin Tanoto, founder and CEO of Gunung Capital, a Singapore-based private investment company focused on ESG-related impact investments, shared tha... 5681
Research Note Feb 22 APAC families not ready for succession amid largest wealth transfer in history 70% of families reportedly failed to prepare for intergenerational wealth transfers 75% of wealth owners desired to create positiv... 17835
Research Note Feb 22 70% of APAC families fail in wealth transfer, succession planning 70% of families reported failure in intergenerational wealth transfers 75% of respondents said their investments should have a po...
Research Note Feb 22 70% of APAC families fail in wealth transfer, succession planning 70% of families reported failure in intergenerational wealth transfers 75% of respondents said their investments should have a po...
Opinions Feb 22 Green policy caused Europe’s energy crisis Europe faces precarious energy situation Dependence on Russian energy imports 11858
sponsored Feb 22 Noah Holdings: Chinese capital market demands strong investor education and advocacy China‘s capital market requires robust investor education and advocacy Diversified investor ... 4142
sponsored Feb 22 AVIC Trust: Empowering a better life through family trusts In recent years, family trust has experienced rapid growth in China. Data shows that by the end of the first quarter of 2023, the total ... 8700
Current Account Feb 22 Bitcoin’s $1.3 trillion market cap reflects heightened interest despite regulatory scrutiny Bitcoin community bullish on $56 trillion potential in 10 years Regulatory approvals and insti... 22411
Opinions Feb 22 Is philanthropy flawed? The vast majority of wealth owners and managers recognise some responsibility in the face of the many societal issues locally and global... 3666
Interviews Feb 22 Tanoto Foundation Medical Philanthropy bridges funding gaps in medical research The Tanoto Foundation Medical Philanthropy Forum, held in Singapore on 4 July 2024, marked a significant milestone in the foundation's efforts to a... 2960
Interviews Feb 22 Farro Capital focuses on intergenerational wealth, legacy and global mobility Singapore-based multi-family office, Farro Capital, aims to carve a niche with its dual focus on long-term intergenerational wealth tran... 2263
Current Account Feb 22 Unpublished Bitcoin’s $1.3 trillion market cap reflects heightened interest despite regulatory scrutiny Bitcoin community bullish on $56 trillion potential in 10 years Regulatory approvals and insti... 12299
Profile Feb 22 James Chen, the visionary championing global eye care accessibility As the founder of Clearly, a global campaign to bring affordable eye care to all, Chen’s work is changing millions of lives. His uniqu... 2494
TABLive Feb 22 East Capital Holdings’ Hirn: “Being state-owned in China is not black or white” Here is the edited transcript: Having a partly state-owned company is not an issue as such. You can ... 5330
Interviews Feb 22 Kilde’s Radek Jezbera: “BNPLs are misunderstood, the unit economics works” Kilde is a Singapore-based alternative investment platform licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in November 2020, with an initial ... 5300
Interviews Feb 22 SC Venture’s Alex Manson: “We set out to rewire the DNA of banking” Alex Manson helms the fintech investment and venture unit of Standard Chartered called SC Ventures. He described the four-year innovation journey o... 5576
Interviews Feb 22 Paymentology’s Abe Smith: “We enable customers to go live in weeks” In the dynamic field of payment processing, new-breed companies like Paymentology offer application programming interfaces that empower ... 2142
Interviews Feb 22 Austrade’s Betty Sun-Lucas and SFA’s Shadab Taiyabi: “The Australia-Singapore connection offers numerous partnership and cross-selling opportunities” Betty Sun-Lucas, specialist fintech director at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), and Shadab Taiyabi, president of ... 1050
sponsored Feb 22 AWS Leadership Conversations: Spotlight on Singapore In this first edition, Spotlight on Singapore, we turn to Priscilla Chong, country manager for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Singapore. ... 5131
