

Thailand drops income rule for wealthy visa seekers
Thailand's cabinet approved changes to its long-term resident (LTR) visa programme to attract skilled professionals, investors, and...
Jan 17


AFF 2025 wraps up, draws 3,600 global leaders
The 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) concluded on January 14, drawing over 3,600 policymakers and business leaders from 50+ countries to...
Jan 17


Manipulated information can cost family offices billions: report
Leading sustainable investment advisor, Robert Rubinstein, has published a report entitled “Wealth Management’s Dark Secret: How...
Jan 16


South Korean insurers strengthen capital ratios
South Korean insurance companies improved their risk-based capital (RBC) ratio in the third quarter of last year, reaching 218.3% at the...
Jan 16


Japan bankruptcies hit 11-year high
Corporate bankruptcies in Japan topped 10,000 in 2024, the highest in 11 years, driven by labour shortages and rising import costs due to...
Jan 16


Macquarie Asset Management expands in Southeast Asia with New MD
Macquarie Asset Management has appointed Gabriel Ho as managing director to strengthen its investment activities in Southeast Asia. With...
Jan 14


Vietnam’s credit institutions predict growth, lower risks in 2025
Vietnam’s credit institutions anticipate improved business performance in 2025, with 74.6% expecting growth in the first quarter and...
Jan 14


Hong Leong Bank names Jeffrey Yap head of wealth management
Jeffrey Yap, a former HSBC banker, has joined Malaysia’s Hong Leong Bank as regional head of wealth management, overseeing its wealth and...
Jan 14

MAS aims for August publication of its equities markets review group report
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s review group on equities markets aims to complete its report by August, with phased updates and...
Jan 13


Taiwan eases real estate rules for life insurers
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has eased rules for life insurers investing in real estate by lowering the minimum yield...
Jan 13

Wealth platform Endowus secures USD17.5m funding
Endowus, Asia’s digital wealth advisory platform, raised an additional USD17.5m, bringing its total funding to over USD110m. The latest...
Jan 13


Singapore banks back new anti-scam law
Singapore banks back a new law allowing police to restrict accounts suspected of being scam targets, aiming to curb rising fraud cases....
Jan 10


Fidelity names new Southeast Asia head
Fidelity International has appointed Wildon Goh as head of Southeast Asia and country head of Singapore, subject to regulatory approval....
Jan 10


Morgan Stanley eyes expansion in Asia wealth team
Morgan Stanley plans to increase its Asia wealth team as it focuses on ultra-high-net-worth clients in the region. The firm’s 140...
Jan 10


Paragon Capital secures licences to expand financial services in Greater China
Paragon Capital Management Hong Kong (PCMHK) has obtained Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) licenses from...
Jan 9


Manulife WAM appoints Fabio Fontainha as head of Asia operations
Manulife Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) has named Fabio Fontainha as its head of WAM Asia, effective February 2025. Fontainha will...
Jan 9


Philippines sovereign wealth fund eyes first investment in Q1
The Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), the Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund, is poised to make its inaugural investment in the...
Jan 9

Thai SEC tightens rules on margin loans to boost market stability
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed stricter regulations for margin loans to enhance risk management among...
Jan 7


Farro Ventures expands with senior hires in Singapore and Dubai
Farro Ventures, the parent company of multi-family office Farro Capital, has strengthened its team with key appointments. In Singapore,...
Jan 7


Singapore’s Clifford Capital expands into asset management
Singapore-based infrastructure credit platform Clifford Capital has launched a new asset management division, Clifford Capital Asset...
Jan 7