Asia
singapore to overtake switzerland as banking
Singapore is the world’s fastest growing wealth centre and is predicted to overtake Switzerland to become the largest offshore private banking market by 2020, according to recent research.
martin currie targets asia pac growth with
UK headquartered asset manager Martin Currie has opened a “hub” in Singapore, as it seeks to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific region.
henley group offers fee only service for hnws
Asia-based advisory company, The Henley Group has launched a fee-paid wealth management service designed specifically for its affluent clients.
ocean dial subject to partial management buy out
Ocean Dial Group, a firm which specialises in Indian investments, is to be acquired as part of a partial management buy-out, by a newly created Singapore company.
mas promoting islamic finance is not just
A top official in the Monetary Authority of Singapore has stressed that the promotion of the island’s Islamic finance industry remains key, even though two tax incentives aimed at promoting it were allowed to lapse recently.