Hong Kong is fast solidifying its role as a leading global asset and wealth management centre, driven by tax reform, a strong IPO...

Citigroup is reshaping its regional rates business to focus on Japan’s volatile non-linear rates market, appointing Thomas Reich to lead...

Private equity firms across Asia are intensifying their search for talent as they face mounting pressure to deploy USD260bn in uninvested...

The Hong Kong IPO market surged in the first seven months of 2024, with 53 companies listing and total IPO fundraising climbing over...

Bank Negara Malaysia, Bank Indonesia, and the Bank of Thailand have expanded their Local Currency Transaction Framework (LCTF) by...

Thailand’s life insurance industry continues to grow steadily, driven by rising demand, an ageing population, and increasing focus on...

Singapore-based family office Kamet Capital has made a strategic USD8.5m investment in TopView.ai, an artificial intelligence startup...

Hong Kong has introduced IPO rule reforms to maintain the momentum of its recent listings boom and strengthen its status as Asia’s top...

Malaysian banks are expected to remain resilient in H2 2025, despite a projected quarter-on-quarter rise in loan loss provisions in Q2,...

China International Capital Corp (CICC) and China Galaxy Securities are launching more than USD1bn in new funds across Southeast Asia,...

Family offices are increasingly redirecting capital away from US markets due to growing policy uncertainty, elevated stock valuations,...

Hong Kong’s thriving private banking and wealth management sectors are fuelling a surge in hiring and office space expansion, the Hong...

US investment in Asia-Pacific real estate surged 31% year-on-year to USD4.97bn in Q2 2025, driven by investor demand for yield and...

Dubai-based Hoxton Wealth has completed its largest acquisition to date, acquiring Infinity Financial Solutions and marking its official...

Participation in the Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect (WMC) 2.0 scheme soared by over 1.2 times to exceed 162,000 investors by...

Hong Kong-based AIFT, via its insurtech arm IXT, has partnered with Richmond Insurance Brokers to launch Taiwan’s first digital platform...

The Philippine economy likely expanded by 5.5% in the second quarter of 2025, according to a BusinessWorld poll of economists. The...

Societe Generale has named Jerome Niddam as chief executive officer for Asia Pacific, effective 1 September. Based in Hong Kong, Niddam...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has maintained its interest rate at 0.5% while adopting a more optimistic view on the economic outlook, following...

VMS Group, a Hong Kong-based multi-family office managing approximately USD4bn, is expanding into hedge funds to cater to client demand...