Most of the world’s richest women inherited their wealth, but of those who can be considered self-made, almost half hail from Greater China

The civil unrest going on in Hong Kong is nothing new, rather part of a long history of protest which has previously led to social reforms. But with a looming threat of Chinese intervention, the hope is that the territory’s leaders engage in dialogue with civil society to maintain the city’s advantages as a financial centre

In terms of technology, Hong Kong has fallen behind both mainland China and rival Singapore. But the territory has a habit of reinventing itself

The potential for private banks to expand in Asia is huge but newcomers must choose their target markets carefully and be aware of the risks and costs they will face in becoming established

Hong Kong investors have always favoured riskier and more short-term asset classes than those on the mainland, but there are signs this may be changing

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?

As Chinese manufacturing becomes gradually priced out by Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh, Siew Hua Thio from Tantallon Capital expects increasing numbers of factories to move their production out of China.