This Photographer Will Make You Think Again About Your Phone Use
The photographer Eric Pickersgill has captured what this means for our personal lives in a series of disconcerting images. The project is called Removed, because Pickersgill physically removes the phones from his subjects' hands, but asks them to hold their posture and focus. – October 31 / World Economic Forum
Top 10 Dangers Facing Senior Clients
Proactive planning to undertake now. – October 30 / WealthManagement.com
A Long Life of Rich People Was a Myth
Danish scientists stated: the importance of wealth for a lifetime is greatly overstated, and the rich who qualify for a long life only because of their status they can not. – October 30 / MiceTimes of Asia
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Breaks From Tradition
Berkshire Hathaway has invested about $600 million in two fintech companies focused on emerging markets. – October 30 / CNBC
The Women-Only Private Clubs You Need to Know
Some people might point to the current political landscape or #MeToo, or #TimesUp for this development, but this shift has actually been many years in the making. According to a McKinsey study, over half of independent workers in the United States are women, with almost 40% of these women contracting for some form of flexible work space. – October 29 / Dandelion Chandelier
Two Hours in Hong Kong: The Best Spots For a Quick Visit
Here are 8 places we think are worth a fly-by visit on your next business trip to Hong Kong. And if you have more time, by all means, linger. These are even better stops when you’re at leisure. – October 28 / Dandelion Chandelier
Crazy Rich Asians in Properties
Here are some crazy rich Asians who own and manage real estate business, residences, and five-star hotels across Asia. – October 28 / Luxuo
Six Charts to Help Advisors Understand How Millennials Invest
Apex Clearing CEO Bill Capuzzi provides details on millennial investing behavior. – October 27 / WealthManagement.com
Taxes Through the Lens of Cristiano Ronaldo
Tracing the star’s career path to demonstrate how European new resident tax regimes may be appealing to mobile athletes. – October 25 / WealthManagement.com
Karl Lagerfeld, Mr Multitasker
Karl Lagerfeld manages to balance his work for Chanel, Fendi and his own brand, as well as a steady stream of photography and illustration commissions, by cultivating a zen-like detachment. – October 25 / Business of Fashion
Citigroup Seeks to Curb China Travel as UBS Ends Restriction
Citigroup and J.P Morgan were among international firms that asked their wealth managers to reconsider travel to China, according to people familiar with the matter, as UBS removed its curbs. – October 24 / Bloomberg through Swissinfo
Paul Volcker, at 91, Sees a Hell of a Mess in Every Direction
The former Fed chairman, whose memoir will be published this month, had a feisty take on the state of politics and government during an interview. – October 24 / New York Times
Singapore: Millionaire Ministers and Systemic Inequality
Singapore has excellent healthcare and education, but only a fraction of the population can afford it due to a systemically repressive regime that saps economic vitality at every turn. – October 23 / The News Lens
Banks Turn to Loans to Boost Earnings as Wealth Income Weakens
The banks’ wealth management segment is expected to remain sluggish as the weak equity market continue to weigh in on the business. – October 23 / Singapore Business Review
Top 10 Financial Centers in China
A total of 31 financial centers in China are rated in the China Financial Center Index released by the China Development Institute, which is based on 91 criteria involved in the performance of the financial industry, strength of financial institutions, scale of financial market and financial environment. – October 23 / China Daily
Bob Dylan to Launch Life Story Retrospective in Shanghai
Dylan's current Mondo Scripto exhibition is a pre-cursor to fully-immersive show that melds his music and visual art with his life story. – October 21 / Asia Times
UBS Said to Warn Staff Over China Travel
Swiss bank UBS has asked its China wealth management staff to reconsider their travel plans to the country after authorities there asked one of its bankers to delay her departure from Beijing to meet with local officials, a person familiar with the matter said. See also finews.asia's report. – October 20 / CNBC
An Interview with Africa's Richest Woman
Many people around the world are familiar with Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian who is often described as Africa's richest man. But Isabel dos Santos, 45, an Angolan businesswoman, is Africa's richest woman. – October 20 / Africa News
India’s Richest Brothers
Over the past year, the fortunes of the two brothers at the helm of India's wealthiest dynasty have grown apart - to about US$40 billion apart. – October 20 / The Business Times
A Silicon Valley Banking Executive Wanted to Show Off Her Wonderful Life.
A day in the life of an HSBC exec who wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to work out, always eats green, and studies at Stanford in her free time. – October 20 / Inc.com
A Different Kind of Swiss Diplomacy
A Swiss executive's role ties to dissolved data firm Cambridge Analytica in recent Caribbean elections. – October 16 / Guardian
Ten Reasons to Start a Family Office
When clients identify some of these as main objectives, they may be ready. – October 16 / WealthManagement.com
North, South Korea Agree to Reconnect Roads
North and South Korea agreed to begin reconnecting rail and road links, another step in an improving relationship that has raised U.S. concern about the possible undermining of its bid to press the North to give up its nuclear program. – October 15 / Reuters
Francis Fukuyama: The New Tribalism and the Crisis of Democracy
From the early 1970s to the first decade of this century, the number of electoral democracies increased from about 35 to more than 110. Over the same period, the world’s output of goods and services quadrupled, and growth extended to virtually every region of the world. The proportion of people living in extreme poverty plummeted, dropping from 42 percent of the global population in 1993 to 18 percent in 2008. But not everyone benefited from these changes. – October 14 / Foreign Affairs
Meet the New Digital Consumer
Nearly 1 billion more people will be using the internet by 2022. – October 14 / The Boston Consulting Group
Watch Out for These 20 Bubble Housing Markets
It's been more than a decade since the great housing bubble of the 2000s burst, helping precipitate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. In some markets, there are now signs that a new bubble has now emerged. – October 13 / National Real Estate Investor
Nouriel Roubini Slams Crypto: «The Mother of All Scams»
Cryptocurrency critic Nouriel Roubini, the economist who’s famous for foreseeing the 2008 financial crisis, is back in the headlines again, and this time it’s because he’s dissing digital money in front of the U.S. Senate. – October 12 / Bloomberg
Five Reasons Why Stocks Are Selling Off Now
U.S. President Donald Trump can blame more than just the Fed for the recent market sell-off. – October 12 / WealthManagement.com
I Had a Moral Duty: Whistleblowers on Why They Spoke Up
They took on warmongers, sexual abuse and tax dodgers. Would they do it again? – October 11 / The Guardian
25 Women Leaders in Hong Kong Fintech
The first group of the industry’s women leaders… along with a proposal that might surprise you. – October 11 / DigFin
Google Exposed Data of 500,000 Users, Then Tried To Cover It Up
Google has responded to a bug in its Google+ service by ending the service and adding several privacy changes. However, one report said that when the tech giant first realized in March that account information of 500,000 users was potentially compromised, it wanted to keep mum for fear of government action. – October 10 / The Western Journal
Nikki Haley’s Official Resignation Letter Released
In her resignation letter, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley succinctly outlined the reasons for her departure from the post at the end of the year and praised President Donald Trump. – October 10 / The Western Journal
The Longer People Live, The More Money We Make
A life insurance company wants to track your fitness data. – October 9 / Vox
Hamptons Millionaires Build Luxe Panic Rooms
There is a specter haunting the Hamptons — one that’s turning some of the priciest properties in the country into fortresses equipped with bulletproof glass, weaponry and panic rooms. – October 9 / New York Post
Colin Powell: «President Trump Can't Be a Moral Leader»
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said he doesn't believe President Trump can be a moral leader, adding that it has become «me the president» for Trump, instead of «we the people.» – October 8 / The Hill
Hong Kong's Economy Gets Stuck Between U.S.-China Trade War
Hong Kong has long marketed itself as the gateway into China for foreign businesses, especially the U.S. With a trade war now raging between the world’s two largest economies, that’s precisely the problem. – October 8 / Bloomberg
Swiss Private Banks Urged to Partner in a Complex World
Switzerland’s diminishing band of mid-sized private banks should consider teaming up with other firms to expand in Asia and tap into the business of managing the wealth of the region’s millionaires, according to the chairman of the Swiss banking association. – October 7 / Bloomberg
From Shipwreck to Fintech
One entrepreneur's journey from refugee to billionaire. – October 5 / Forbes
J.P. Morgan is Forecasting an All-out Trade War Between China and the U.S.
U.S. investment bank J.P. Morgan thinks the Trump administration is likely to proceed with tariffs on all Chinese goods sent to the U.S. by the end of next year. If the prediction comes true, it could spell trouble for Chinese stock markets. – October 5 / Business Insider
Down-to-earth Swiss President Raises Eyebrows
Images of the Swiss president sitting on the ground in New York City have sparked a conversation on social media. But for the Swiss, it’s just business as usual. – October 5 / Swissinfo
Five Ways to Reduce Your Workplace Stress and Anxiety
Your mental health is serious business, and can seriously affect how you perform. – October 4 / Inc. Southeast Asia
No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With...
Shiru Cafe looks like a regular coffee shop. Inside, machines whir, baristas dispense caffeine and customers hammer away on laptops. But all of the customers are students, and there's a reason for that. – October 3 / The Salt
Watchmaker Hublot Unveils New Model, Available for Bitcoin Only
Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot has unveiled its new watch Big Bang Blockchain. The new model has been released to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of Bitcoin. – October 1 / Cointelegraph
Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System Marks Over 450,000 Registrations
Since the HKMA announced the launch of the FPS on September 17th, and started accepting the public to register as a payee, the regulator has recorded over 450,000 registrations. – October 1 / Finance Feeds
