Beijing-based Creditease has set up an overseas wealth management department, the next step in its plan to gain marketshare in overseas Chinese wealth management and eventually list in the US.
Tag: Wealth Management
Will Asia’s WM firms outsource more services?
Madrid-headquartered Allfunds believes more Asia-based wealth managers intend to increase outsourcing of investment advisory services, according to Alexis Fosler, Singapore-based general manager for Asia.
Noah: China’s regs will lead to WM shakeout
Despite recent ‘sweeteners’ to the new asset and wealth management guidelines, the wealth management industry will likely consolidate as the new regs are adopted, according to Andrew Xia, chief research officer at NYSE-listed Chinese wealth manager Noah.
Hong Kong WM assets hit $1trn
In 2017, total assets under management by the private banking and private wealth management business in Hong Kong hit $1trn (HK$7.8trn), while asset management was up 23%, according to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Chinese HNW move toward wealth preservation
Wealth managers in China have to be more pro-active about promoting and educating clients about wealth preservation solutions, according to An Kelles, Hong Kong-based business development director for Greater China at Jersey Finance.
Returns only a part of HNWI satisfaction
Wealth managers should go beyond a pure functional role and work more on the personal connection with high net worth clients, according to David Wilson, head of Asia wealth management at the consulting firm Capgemini.
HK advisory targets private bank client base
Everbright Sun Hung Kai (EBSHK), a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Everbright Securities, has expanded its wealth management service to attract more high net worth clients in Hong Kong.
China’s Noah reports 2017 net income up 20%
The NYSE-listed Chinese asset and wealth manager reported a strong 2017 and said that investible assets in China far outstrip the size of the mainland’s asset management industry.
EY: Private banking shakeout to continue in 2018
Regulatory costs are expected to increase while clients increasingly prefer digital channels for financial advice, suggesting wealth managers rethink traditional business models, according to Elliot Shadforth, Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific wealth and asset management leader at EY.
DBS and NTU to develop pipeline of wealth managers
DBS Bank and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore have teamed up in a bid to build a sustainable talent pool of wealth management associates.
