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China's weakening trade surplus is driving down the value of the renminbi, which is exactly what you would expect from a market-based currency, say government officials.
By Lillian Liu
8 December 2011
After months of market speculation, Anuj Khanna turns up at Pictet.
By Lara Wozniak
1 December 2011
We speak to Marcel Kreis, head of private banking Asia-Pacific for Credit Suisse, about why the Swiss bank has been able to attract substantial new assets into its wealth management business.
By Sameera Anand
8 November 2011
Spectacles that can be adjusted by the user to address near- or far-sightedness win their developer top honours as the most innovative invention from Asia-Pacific.
By Sameera Anand | 4 November 2011
Tan Su Shan, who heads wealth management for DBS, talks about how the Singaporean bank intends to leverage its competitive advantage.
By Sameera Anand | 31 October 2011
Allen Lo, deputy CEO, UBS Wealth Management, APAC, discusses how the financial crisis has affected private banking clients and why he expects consolidation in the industry soon.
By Sameera Anand | 27 October 2011
Debashish Duttagupta from Citi Private Bank explains why his confidence in the bank's offering has only increased in the wake of the financial crisis.
By Sameera Anand | 26 October 2011
Credit Suisse’s latest Global Wealth Report finds that Asia-Pacific has created more than half the new wealth in the world since 2010.
By Ivan Zhang | 21 October 2011
FX
Depositors in Hong Kong can now convert their idle renminbi deposits into gold.
By Nick Ferguson | 17 October 2011
Mohit Gupta and Sadaf Behbahany join Clariden Leu as the Swiss private bank enhances its drive to win non-resident Indian clients.
By Sameera Anand | 14 October 2011
Asian family businesses deliver consistently strong financial returns, according to a Credit Suisse private banking report.
By Ivan Zhang | 4 October 2011
FX
Foreign exchange weakness has dramatically exacerbated declines in emerging equity markets as investors unwind carry-trades, according to Citi.
By Rupert Walker | 30 September 2011
The heirs of the ultra-rich in Asia spend most of their time working, and being able to buy whatever they want is a key personal value, finds a Barclays Wealth survey.
By Sameera Anand | 16 September 2011
Amy Lo, head of ultra-high-net-worth wealth management at UBS, discusses investment behaviour in Asia.
By Sameera Anand | 15 September 2011
Advanced beta could be just the equity and debt investment strategy to counter the prevailing volatility in markets, advocates State Street Global Advisors.
By Ivan Zhang | 9 September 2011
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Samsung
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