2011
2011 NEWS
UOB LAUNCHES BANKING SERVICE FOR 'RISING RICH'
It targets those with investable assets of $100,000-$350,000.
UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has started a new banking service aimed at the growing number of people in Singapore who have substantial savings to invest but don't qualify for the private banking treatment that the very wealthy enjoy.
WORLD WEALTH REPORT 2011
Capgemini and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management have been working together for more than 20 years to study the macroeconomic and other factors that drive wealth creation and to better understand the key trends that affect high net worth individuals (HNWIs) around the globe.
WORLD ULTRA WEALTH REPORT 2011
Wealth-X, the global wealth intelligence and prospecting company, presents its 1st annual report on ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals. The World Ultra Wealth Report 2011 provides insights into the next decade of global wealth among ultra high net worth individuals and families.
TOP PRINT EDITION STORIES
Singapore poised to rule wealth management;
Singapore 'to overtake Switzerland as top wealth management centre';
Wealth management lucrative but faces talent shortage: PwC;
Status quo in private banking and wealth management changing, says PwC survey
THE ART OF WINNING OVER THE PHILANTHROPISTS
Rejected hundreds of times over while seeking capital for Carbon Conservation, Dorjee Sun knows well the difficulty of convincing investors of the potential of ideas - in his case, ones to protect global rainforests and biodiversity.
CHARITY SHOULD FOCUS ON OUTCOMES, NOT OUTPUT
Philanthropy must move from focusing on output - how much is given and how many received, to outcomes - the actual social change that results from that giving, speakers at a roundtable on strategic grant-making said yesterday.
ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION
Four family business chieftains share their views on the various issues connected with succession in their enterprises.
BRIC ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN HALF OF NEW BILLIONAIRES
The Asia-Pacific region produced 105 new billionaires in 2010, more than Europe for the first time in over a decade and the most for any region, according to Forbes magazine's annual tally of the world's super-rich. China alone produced 54 new billionaires.
PRIVATE BANKS INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO WOO RICH NON-RESIDENT INDIANS
Private banks here are stepping up their efforts to court the wealthy Indian diaspora, more popularly known as non-resident Indians (NRI).
ASIA - WORLD'S NO. 2 BILLIONAIRE FACTORY / MOSCOW, WITH 79 BILLIONAIRES, PIPS NY'S 58
The number of billionaires in Asia's booming new economies has displaced that of Europe, coming second only to the United States', Forbes said in its annual "rich list" on Wednesday.
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
SMU Prof Francis Koh, who is Deputy Dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, examines the Asian banking industry and introduces what SMU has to offer for both undergraduates and postgraduates.
