Singapore and Hong Kong have developed into centres of global economic excellence that support innovation and wealth creation

Julius Baer’s Asia CEO Thomas Meier discusses the Swiss bank’s ambitious strategy of capturing the growing wealth in the region from the twin hubs of Singapore and Hong Kong

BNP Paribas’ Mark te Riele believes global players must adapt to local conditions if they are to succeed in penetrating the Asian marketplace

Institutional investors are streamlining their decision making process so that they can rise to the investment opportunities thrown up by market turmoil. Ceri Jones reports

Marc Van de Walle, Bank of Singapore

Asia has seen an explosion in the number of new millionaires over the past few years, but are the region’s wealth managers able to meet their needs?

“Every day the door opens and in walks someone who has never seen so much money in their life – it’s a bit like the Wild West.” So says Arjuna Mahendran, head of investment strategy for Asia, at HSBC Private Bank Singapore.

Physical

Nick Good

Managing director, head of iShares, Asia-Pacific

Amid all the recent attention on exchange traded funds (ETFs), the clearest voices have been those calling for increased simplicity and transparency, along with improved risk protection for investors. While certain types of synthetic ETFs should heed these calls, simplicity and transparency are already defining features of physical ETFs.

The gradual internationalisation of the remminbi is allowing foreign investors to access mainland China through Hong Kong