The Chinese authorities are increasingly flexing their financial muscles to control inflation, but a number of external challenges cloud the horizon

Private banks are taking different approaches to providing access to hedge funds, but clients’ money is all heading in the same direction.

Private banks may place great store in academic theories when contructing portfolios, but clients usually prefer a simpler approach.

Asia’s leading banks see insurance-linked products as a way to tie in customers for the long-term, but are they in clients’ best interests?

European wealth managers may be exporting executives Eastwards, but their Asian equivalents are also stepping up activities in the West.

Hedge fund providers are struggling, hit by the desertion of wealthy families and the increased regulations promised by the AIFM directive.

There are clear opportunities in Asia for both the manufacturers and distributors of mutual funds, but realising this potential is far from easy.

The assent management landscape is being shaken up by a number of new players, putting increasing pressure on traditional business models.