South Korean adults scored higher than the OECD average in financial literacy despite a slight decline from previous years, a survey by...

The Philippines is more likely to achieve upper middle-income status by 2027, a year later than the government’s 2026 target, the World...

Nearly half of Chinese foreign trade companies plan to scale back business with the US following tariff hikes, according to a survey by...

Vietnam’s National Assembly could review a draft resolution for the development of an International Financial Centre (IFC) as early as...

Ant Group is acquiring a controlling stake in Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group for HKD2.81bn (USD359m), marking its first...

LenderLink Philippines has raised USD1.25m in an oversubscribed seed round to build the country’s first high-tech, real-time credit...

California has surpassed Japan and would be the world’s fourth-largest economy if it were a country, with nominal GDP reaching USD4.1tr...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has fined Interactive Brokers Hong Kong (IBHK) HKD4.2m (USD537,000) for breaches related to...

Thailand and Malaysia have reinforced ASEAN trade cooperation in response to recent US tariff measures, following bilateral talks between...

China’s state planner expressed confidence that the country will achieve its 2025 economic growth target of around 5%, pledging to roll...

Forest City’s Special Financial Zone (SFZ) in Johor, Malaysia, has secured its first two family offices—CMY Capital and Yow Kee—marking a...

Thailand has invited South Korean investors to participate in its newly launched Thailand Financial Hub initiative, aimed at positioning...

China has reduced the number of industries restricted for foreign investment to 106 from 117 under its updated 2025 “negative list”,...

Single-family offices in Asia Pacific are projected to grow 40% to 3,200 by 2030, outpacing North America, according to a report by...

Family offices need to strengthen their operational capabilities to manage larger investment deals as transactions shift toward private...

Hong Kong invested in nearly 5,900 new enterprises in Shenzhen in 2024, underscoring growing economic integration within the...

South Korea’s economy contracted 0.2% in the first quarter of 2025 from the previous quarter, marking its first on-quarter decline in...

HSBC’s top wealth manager for China, Trista Sun, will step down from her role on May 1 as part of an Asian leadership reshuffle, while...

Several Chinese state-backed funds have withdrawn capital from US private equity (PE) firms as rising geopolitical tensions between China...

Nomura will acquire Macquarie Group’s public asset management operations in the US and Europe for about USD1.8 billion, in a deal set to...