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

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

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...

China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges instructed large mutual funds to limit net stock selling at the start of 2025, aiming to...

Paragon Capital Management Hong Kong (PCMHK) has obtained Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) licenses from...

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

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

Slow payments among Singapore companies increased for the first time since Q2 2023, rising by 0.05 percentage points to 44.05% in Q4 2024...

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 7.09% in 2024 to USD476.3bn, outpacing 2023’s 5.05% growth, driven by robust exports and foreign...

Faye Ong, previously Citi Wealth’s Asia head of family office advisory, has joined JP Morgan Private Bank as head of its Philanthropy...

US-listed Blue Owl Capital Inc. has named Yoichi Nakamura as Managing Director and Head of Japan Private Wealth. Based in Tokyo, Nakamura...

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed stricter regulations for margin loans to enhance risk management among...

Farro Ventures, the parent company of multi-family office Farro Capital, has strengthened its team with key appointments. In Singapore,...

Foreign employees in South Korea, excluding daily workers, must settle year-end taxes for 2023 wages by February, aligning with deadlines...

Singapore-based infrastructure credit platform Clifford Capital has launched a new asset management division, Clifford Capital Asset...

Hong Kong’s investment promotion arm, InvestHK, will prioritise quality and efficiency when attracting foreign companies and investments...

The world’s 500 wealthiest individuals reached a combined net worth of nearly USD10tr in 2024, helped by a surge in US technology stocks....

The fund management industry in Hong Kong will benefit from changes to the Mutual Fund Recognition scheme, enabling local firms to sell...

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed guidelines to boost Islamic banking and finance by regulating sukuk...

Startups Community Asia Ltd , which operates leading platform for entrepreneurs, StartHub Asia, and Asia First , a prominent source for...