Shanghai clinches top spot from Hong Kong for prices of luxury goods and services, according to Julius Baer.
Category: Industry trends
Will Asia’s dividend-paying companies recover this year?
Value Partners expects corporate earnings in the region to grow 25%, which should increase equity dividends.
Will ‘ESG’ be a differentiating factor in the next decade?
All mutual funds are expected to have integrated an ESG process in the next three-to-five years.
Apac investors remain risk-averse
Cash and cash-like assets are the most in-demand investment option, a Pimco report finds.
Ant adds fund advisory supermarket on Alipay app
Vanguard believes that the new platform will further develop China’s fund advisory market.
Wealth connect to bolster Hong Kong’s regional family office hub status
68% of firms in the sector said they will benefit from the launch of the scheme.
Passive funds gain traction in Apac
Index-linked equity funds are gaining popularity in Asia as enthusiasm for active funds wanes, according to a report by a global funds network.
Asia’s traditional wealth managers lag digital adoption
Although they still form a small part of the market, challenger banks are using digital payments as a gateway to wealth management growth, according to a KPMG report.
Hong Kong investors missing out on tax breaks
Savers need educating to put them in a ‘better position’ to boost retirement pot.
Net outflows from Chinese equity ETFs continue
Hong Kong-domiciled ETFs tracking onshore and offshore Chine indices have suffered year-to-date outflows of $400m and $200m respectively, according to Morningstar.
