South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has nominated lawyer Lee Chan-jin, former defence counsel for President Lee Jae Myung, as...

Thailand’s mutual fund assets surpassed THB6tr for the first time in July, reaching THB6.19tr (USD168bn), up 4.7% from end-2024,...

Hong Kong is handling more than 210 IPO applications, with fundraising in the first seven months reaching HKD127bn (USD16.3bn) from 53...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reviewing the corporate governance code to create a more tailored framework addressing the...

Singapore and Hong Kong are ranked among the most expensive golden visa markets globally. Singapore’s Global Investment Programme tops...

Hex Trust has expanded its custody services to Etherlink, an EVM-compatible Layer 2 network on Tezos, enabling institutional access to...

Asia family offices gold deals are increasing as ultra-wealthy investors bypass banks and brokers to trade physical gold directly....

Singapore GDP growth forecast for 2025 has been upgraded to 1.5%-2.5% from 0.0%-2.0% after the economy expanded 4.4% year-on-year in Q2,...

Malaysia digital trust strategy for 2026-2030 will be implemented alongside the creation of an independent Data Commission to strengthen...

Citigroup APAC prime finance operations will be led by Jignesh Patel, a former Goldman Sachs and Millennium Management executive, as part...

Hong Kong wealth management assets rose 14% in H1 2025 compared with end-2024, according to Hong Kong Monetary Authority data. Standard...

Goldman Sachs is intensifying its legacy planning services in Asia, targeting wealthy families amid the rapid growth of Goldman Sachs...

Hana Bank has introduced the Hana Bank gold trust, South Korea’s first real gold investment trust, enabling customers to invest in...

European firms Hong Kong expansion strategies are gaining momentum as companies use the city as a base to enter mainland China and wider...

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the State Bank of Vietnam to develop a roadmap to remove Vietnam bank credit...

China’s financial regulators have proposed a China AML reform to remove the requirement for individuals to declare the source or purpose...

China Renaissance founder Bao Fan has been released by mainland authorities more than two years after he began cooperating in an...

Buglocon Capital Management Ltd will open a regional office in Singapore in Q4 2025, marking its Buglocon Asia expansion to meet rising...

Thailand has raised its 2025 economic growth forecast to between 1.8% and 2.2%, up from 1.5% to 2.0%, after the US lowered proposed...

BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is forming a Singapore-based team to fund Southeast Asian infrastructure through blended...