Wealth Management
APAC wealth grows 5.9% but trails global pace as EMEA surges
APAC wealth grows 5.9% but trails global pace as EMEA surges
Global wealth hit its fastest growth since 2017 at 10.8% as APAC lagged at half that rate.
China's affluent household wealth hits $21.34t as succession wave looms
Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong rank as the top three cities with the richest households.
Mizuho net income climbs to $8.2b in fiscal 2025
Basic income per common share increased to $2.89 from $1.45.
Banks must ditch one-size-fits-all as HNW and affluent clients diverge
HNWIs prefer in-person changes, whilst affluent clients favor self-service channels.
What can Asian wealth managers learn from Europe's affluent shift?
Advisors must be life planners and not just portfolio managers, McKinsey’s survey found.
Maybank arms relationship managers with new AI advisory tools
Advisor Assist gives insights, portfolio risk analytics, and next action recommendations.
Thai banks target $31b wealth market as lending slows
CGSI expects wealth services to become more important over the next three years.
Hong Kong banks urged to capitalise gold potential
Hong Kong is uniquely positioned in Asia to integrate the entire end-to-end gold ecosystem, says KPMG.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley caps $7b fund redemptions; StanChart eyes Bahrain wealth exit
And JPMorgan will launch AI agents later this year.
Singapore banks reel in $59b new HNW wealth in 2025
DBS and OCBC wealth management fees surged in Q1 2026.
How could China's investment curbs shift wealth between Singapore and Hong Kong?
Rules taking effect on 1 July allow reviews of deals tied to national security.
Bank of Singapore names new Dubai head
Lim Leong Guan is expected to help accelerate the bank’s UHNW growth push.
Agentic AI could unlock $35t in wealth AUM capacity: Deloitte
About a quarter or half of advisers’ time could be freed from lower-value work.
IPOs spur Hong Kong bank hiring rebound
Workforce across 15 lenders fell 0.73% to 74,376 in 2025.
How can Singapore’s big banks offset weaker lending margins?
Net interest income at DBS, OCBC, and UOB is expected to fall this year.
AI can build your plan, but can it hold you to it?
AI can produce a data-rich financial plan. The question is whether you will be sticking to that plan when markets misbehave.
HSBC Private Bank names Edward Chiu as onshore Taiwan market head
Chiu has led the Premier Elite business of HSBC Taiwan since 2024.
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