DBS Hong Kong expects the city’s loans market to stagnate in 2025 after a 6% decline in total loans in 2024, citing a property market...

Manulife has appointed Benoit Meslet, its current Japan CEO, to lead its Singapore operations starting June 1, pending regulatory...

Singapore-based multi-family office Aument Capital Group has received in-principle approval for a Category 4 licence from the Financial...

Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco) plans to grow its Balanced Income and Growth Fund (PBIG) by 25% to USD2bn in 2025, focusing on...

Businesses across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are facing a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks in 2025, with threats like deepfake scams...

The Philippines’ wealth fund Maharlika Investment Corp (MIC) and Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) have agreed to establish a...

Thailand will begin selecting a new central bank governor in March to replace Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, whose five-year term ends in...

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced plans to strengthen the management of household debt and enhance financial...

Family offices are driving a surge in philanthropy in Singapore as the city-state attracts wealthy individuals from around the world. The...

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has proposed using Phuket as a Bitcoin sandbox to attract cryptocurrency holders and boost...

A Fidelity International survey found that 98% of Hongkongers prioritise emergency savings and maintaining their lifestyle, but only 40%...

Hong Kong has introduced 140 family offices through InvestHK and is on track to meet its target of 200 by 2025, Secretary for Financial...

Khazanah Nasional Bhd will diversify its global portfolio but expects a challenging 2025 after reporting lower 2024 profits, Managing...

European bourses and emerging markets, led by China, present strong investment opportunities amid global volatility, fund managers said....

Singapore investors led gold demand growth in ASEAN, purchasing 6.5 tonnes of gold bars and coins in 2024, up 22% from 2023, the World...

South Korea will launch an alternative trading system, Nextrade (NXT), in March to enhance efficiency and convenience in securities...

Vietnam has extended and expanded tax relief programmes for 2025 to support businesses and drive economic growth, the Ministry of Finance...

Citi appointed Christie Chang as CEO and chair of Citibank Taiwan Limited, pending regulatory approval. She will drive business growth...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) chairman Carlson Tong Ka-shing said he remains cautiously optimistic about the city’s IPO market...

Vietnam’s Da Nang city aims to develop at least five financial technology (FinTech) firms with annual revenues exceeding VND1tr (USD40m)...