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Chinese private banks are upgrading philanthropic planning services to cater to increased demand following the country’s ‘common prosperity’ policy
Central banks worldwide increasingly recognise the benefits of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) in making remittances and other cross-border transactions cheaper, faster and safer. Pilot projects set in motion seek to…
Digital wallets are driving a transformation of financial services around the world. The gross transaction value of all platforms in Southeast Asia grew by 9% in 2021. E-commerce is believed to be leading the charge, with the compound annual…
China Merchant Bank (CMB), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and other major Chinese commercial banks have stopped robo-advisory services in response to increased regulatory scrutiny.
Consistent giving through the years to his hometown of Jinjiang in China’s southern province of Fujian reveals the salt-of-the-earth generosity of Anta founder.
Many HNWIs took action after COP26 to reduce the effect of climate change, but despite the expectation that more will be done, COP27 failed to deliver.
Singapore has set its eyes on being a family office hub on the global stage. T. Mandy Tham, Esther Kong, Juliana Koh of the Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University explores the development of external asset managers…
Founding academic director of Business Families Institute, Annie Koh, and its current academic director, Kenneth Goh, discussed the trends shaping Asia’s leading business families and how BFI supports their growth and creation of impact.