DBS sees record wealth management fees
DBS Group said growth in its wealth management business was driven largely by high investment product sales.
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DBS sees record wealth management fees
DBS Group said growth in its wealth management business was driven largely by high investment product sales.
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BlackRock warns sticky inflation constrains central banks
The BlackRock Investment Institute is reiterating an overweight call on US and EM equities despite the inflationary pressures from the Middle East conflict.
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Lazard Asset Management: Capitalising on the growth of digital assets
Investors can join the surge in cryptocurrency adoption by allocating to the equities of companies behind the growth, says Shen Tan, managing director, Asia, Lazard Asset Management.
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Lombard Odier strengthens Southeast Asia bench with ex-DBS hire
The Swiss private bank has hired Edwin Tan as market head for Southeast Asia.
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Why Baillie Gifford’s EM team ‘reluctantly’ owns the index
Ben Durrant explains why the team has an ‘apparently low’ active share.
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Bank of Singapore hires JPMorgan Private Bank exec in UNHW push
The bank has hired Elvin Ho to lead its family office and structuring solutions and reshuffled its senior bench.
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Capital Group CEO sees mid-sized asset managers getting ‘hollowed out’
Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin expects smaller boutique firms to survive on satellite allocations and larger firms taking more market share of investors’ core exposure.
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Utmost: Asia’s wealthy families are going global, but their wealth planning is stuck at home
The prevalence of traditional wealth structures in Asia is creating succession planning risks, says Utmost’s Mark Christal.
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‘A short-term hit for long-term benefit’: How these ESG managers justify investing in AI
Managers from Rathbones and RLAM explain how they navigate the energy challenges of investing in tech.
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Pictet WM’s Karen Tan: Hedging downside risk is a priority
Active ETFs leveraging on AI provide opportunities for beta-plus returns, says Karen Tan, executive director, fund solutions lead, Asia at Pictet Wealth Management.
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Fidelity International urges Apac retail investors ‘to stay the course’
Investors should remain invested, diversify, and take a long-term view, says Fidelity’s HK head, Charlotte Chan.
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Asset managers expect earnings to underpin markets in wake of Iran conflict
Markets depend on earnings resilience in the face of continued geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, according to asset managers.
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Yellen says Trump pressure to cut US rates resembles a ‘banana republic’
The former US Treasury secretary said investors can play a role in forcing the hand of US policymakers.
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Neuberger: Selectivity the source of fixed income alpha in 2026
As macro tailwinds fade, fixed income success in 2026 hinges on precision – selective bond picking to capture resilient income and avoid crowded risks.
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Nomura IWM’s Connie Sin: A diversified portfolio extends far beyond traditional stocks and bonds
Portfolio construction should always strike the right balance between optimism and caution, says Connie Sin, head of funds and alternatives, International Wealth Management, Nomura
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Schroders CEO voices concerns over alignment in private credit
Schroders chief executive Richard Oldfield says he is seeing a shift to an originate to distribute model in private credit.