Life and Death on Billionaires' Superyachts
The Guardian is granted exclusive access to some of the latest superyachts in Monaco. – May 31 / The Guardian
Best Tech Innovations of the Last Three Years
It seems like there is a new innovation produced nearly every day so which recent technological innovations are the most impressive? – May 30 / Forbes.com
1MDB: The Men and Women Who Did the Leg Work
Here are the names of the people who were doing the legwork for the central figure and one of the «key persons of interest» in the 1MDB saga. – May 28 / The Independent
Why Was Anwar Ibrahim Allowed to Use a Government Jet?
Even if it was an official family invitation, the only ones that were supposed to be on the government jet were Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar. The rest of the family members should have taken a commercial flight for the visit. – May 27 / Malaysiakini
The World's Most Valuable Brands in 2018
The largest tech companies consolidated their grip at the top of the most valuable brand chart, financial services firms didn't make the top 25. – May 25 / Forbes.com
Güblin Shows the Way for Family-owned Companies
Once I got into the family business, things started to become more challenging, says Raphael Gübelin. – May 24 / CNN Money
Henry A. Kissinger: «Human Society Is Unprepared for the Rise of Artificial Intelligence»
Philosophically, intellectually – in every way – human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence. – May 24 / The Atlantic
Could Smartphones Replace Bank Branches?
Banks now send more than 16 text alerts every second an indication of how influential smartphones are rather than computers to manage our money. May 23 / bbc.com
Trump's China Deal is the Worst Ever
Instead of tackling Chinese industrial policies that distorted many sectors of the global economy, Donald Trump has embraced a quick fix. May 23 / Nikkei Asian Review
Meet China's Top 10 Billionaires
Chinese magazine New Fortune ranked its latest 500 Chinese rich list based on their personal wealth on May 8, here are the 10 richest tycoons. – 22 May / China Daily
5 Books Bill Gates Wants You to Read This Summer
Bill Gates has made it a tradition to share his favourite reads on his blog, Gates Notes. Consider adding these to your summer book list. - May 22 / Gatesnotes.com
Ant Financial Quacks Like a Bank
As Ant Financial lines up new investors ready to value it at some $150 billion, the Alibaba-affiliated outfit is flipping the fintech pitch and describing itself instead as techfin. – May 22 / Reuters
Wealth and Power Are Moving Eastwards
While the U.S. remains the most powerful country in the Asia Pacific, power is rapidly shifting east with the rise of China. – May 21 / Asia Correspondent
One in Five ICOs May be Frauds
In a review of 1,450 digital coin offerings, the Wall Street Journal found about 19 percent of these ICOs, raised red flags. – May 21 / cnbc.com
The Fall of Malaysia's First Couple
With his scandal-tainted career and her reputation as greedy and domineering, Malaysia's disgraced former first couple look set to have their names etched in the country's history books as synonyms for the corruption of power. – May 20 / Straits Times
Malaysia: The Democracy Dividend – A Free Press
Freed from the shackles of government control, the Malaysian press is already exploring the limits of its new found freedom to articulate news, views and opinions. – May 19 / Malaysiakini
Gold – the Next 30 Years
«Gold 2048» brings together industry-leading experts from across the globe to analyse how the gold market is set to evolve in the next 30 years. – May 17 / World Gold Council
Goldman's Bankers Are Benchmark in Asia's Wealth Race
For years, Asia’s biggest private banks have been on a hiring spree to keep pace with the ranks of newly minted millionaires. Now, they’re squeezing more out of their bankers. – May 17 / Bloomberg
Singapore Private Banking Bonuses up
As a growing number of Asia’s ultra wealthy are calling Singapore home, private banking continues to gain momentum in the lion city with bonuses of a good-performing private banker clocking in somewhere around a whopping 50 percent of the base salary. – May 17 / Singapore Business Review
Chinese Adoption of Online Wealth Management Products Second Only to U.S.
Tech-savvy consumers, rapid growth in internet financing platforms and the ‘go smart’ trend among financial institutions behind growth. – May 16 / South China Morning Post
What to Order at 12 of Asia's 50 Best Bars
The winners of Asia’s 50 Best Bars have just been announced last Thursday, and Singapore’s nabbed 12 out of the 50 spots from the list. Want to know how to order like a pro at these top drinking spots? Read on! – May 12 / Chopeblog
A Malaysian Renaissance for All
The arrival of this moment is surreal, the emotions it brings indescribable. – May 11 / Malaysiakini
UBS Upgrades Singapore
«Singapore’s equity market is riding on the tailwinds of strong corporate earnings, higher dividends and robust economic data,» Wen Ching Lee, an analyst at UBS, said. – Shenton Way / May 11
The Best-Paid CEO
With a half-billion-dollar pay package for 2017, Evan Spiegel claims the crown of an elite group of corporate leaders. He is 27 and got the $504.5 million package when Snap, the firm he co-founded in college, went public last year. – Bloomberg / May 11
Why Singapore for the Trump-Kim Summit?
Often tagged as being a little dull, Singapore emerged as the choice for a first meeting between the unpredictable leaders, why? – May 11 / Businesstimes.com
Top 15 Most Well-Funded Southeast Asian Fintechs
Among the countries part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam have witnessed the emergence of a fintech industry, according to EY’s Asean Fintech Census 2018. – May 10 / fintechnews.sg
The Mega Rich Have $10 Billion of Bitcoin in Bunkers
Behind the guards, the blast doors and down corridors of reinforced concrete, sit the encrypted computer servers -- connected to nothing -- that hold keys to a vast digital fortune.. – May 10 / Bloomberg.com
China Equity Funds Pulling in Fresh Money
MSCI’s index changes, as well as Chinese regulators clamping down on capital flight and unregulated financial products, have investors looking anew at the country’s domestic equity funds. – May 9 / Wealthmanagement.com
The Success Secret of the World's Richest Self-made Woman
Chinese billionaire Zhou Qunfei is the world's richest self-made woman, according to Forbes, and she attributes her success to one thing. – May 9 / CNBC.com
Jack Ma: Too Big to Fail
Chinese officials are concerned Ant and other financial holding companies could pose systemic risks to the nation’s $12.7 trillion economy. – May 9 / Bloomberg.com
Meet the Crypto Kings
A recent report lists 15 of the wealthiest creators and investors in the cryptocurrency world. – May 8 / Bankingtech.com
The Secrets of How to Invest in Art
Andy Warhol once said: «Making money is art.» But what about making money from art. – May 8 / Bloomberg.com
Singapore Gets Bitcoin Banknotes
Switzerland and Singapore-based Tangem, is creating ready-to-spend physical Bitcoin in the form of smart banknotes. – May 7 / Fintechnews.sg
The Pope is Selling a Lamborghini
The ultimate Popemobile a special edition one-of-a-kind 2018 Lamborghini Huracán RWD Coupé was just put up for auction. – May 4 / Monacowealthmanagement.com
A Lot Of Apps Sell Your Data
Your devices are tracking you all the time. You just don’t know it yet. – May 3 / BuzzFeed
Thailand's Richest Add Close to $25 Billion
It is no surprise that private banks have been targeting Thailand, the nation's richest are enjoying a wealth surge. – May 3 / Forbes.com
How Private Banks Are Nurturing Young Leaders
As the current younger generation take control of family wealth, private banks have discovered that their needs and priorities are different. – May 2 / Hong Kong Tatler
WhatsApp's Co-Founder Leaves to Play Frisbee
Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp is leaving the Facebook-owned messaging company to collect air-cooled Porsches, work on his cars and play ultimate frisbee. – May 1 / Newsweek
