Asset Allocation

The transaction signals strong market confidence in Youngtimers' growth trajectory and the strategic value of its recently acquired asset management arm, C Capital.

As strong corporate earnings meet investor skepticism, Lombard Odier advises a moderately pro-risk yet highly selective investment approach, favoring emerging markets and specific developed markets like Switzerland and Japan over richly valued US equities.

In an exclusive with AsianInvestor Wealth, Carlyle's global and regional wealth chiefs, Shane Clifford and Brad McCarthy, detail their strategy to win in Asia's competitive private wealth market.

A recent report reveals unanimous optimism among member firms, with 100% expressing a positive outlook for the Hong Kong private wealth management market over the next five years,

The Carlyle Group is seeing powerful acceleration in its global wealth business, with CEO Harvey Schwarz calling wealthy individual investors a key "growth engine" as the firm posts $17 billion in quarterly inflows driven largely by private credit and secondary market strategies.

While maintaining a neutral short-term stance on Japan after its rally, Leung remains positive on its medium-term outlook. She also highlighted strong client demand for alternatives - both for diversification and return enhancement.

The same entrepreneurial drive that built Asia's vast family fortunes is now its biggest vulnerability, a new HSBC report warns, citing a dangerous lack of diversification and formal succession plans as critical threats to long-term survival.

Samsung Securities has entered a partnership with two Singapore-based asset managers linked to Temasek Holdings.

As competition intensifies and assets under management grow, the ability to attract talent and leverage technology appears increasingly crucial for firms seeking to capitalize on India's wealth management opportunity.

This rapid growth underscores the success of the Bank's strategy to democratise its high-end investment expertise and provide innovative, personalised wealth solutions to a broader client base.

The anticipated premiership of Sanae Takaichi is set to reshape Japan's financial markets, with analysts predicting a surge in stocks—particularly in defense, energy, and AI sectors—alongside a sustained period of yen weakness.

Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong are emerging as some of the most internationally focused and optimistic business leaders globally, according to new research from HSBC Private Bank.