Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
What dishes impressed the judges so much - the highly-anticipated Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants is out. – March 29 / Theworlds50best.com
Singapore is Beating Hong Kong in This Race
Hong Kong is too China-centric enabling Singapore to take the lead when multinationals set up Asian headquarters in the region. – March 29 / Straitstimes.com
Are Banks Ready for Digital Transformation?
Bankers who think they have transformed their organisations to become digital may have to think again. – March 28 / Raconteur.net
16 Interview Questions Designed to Trick You
Hiring managers know exactly what to ask candidates so it’s important to learn how to answer questions designed to trick you. – March 28 / Businessinsider.sg
Has Art Basel Become the Facebook of the Art World?
After 10 years leading the largest art fair company in the world, Marc Spiegler reflects on Art Basel's evolving role in the market landscape. – March 27 / Artnet News
Western Artists Look to the East
Over half the galleries participating in Art Basel Hong Kong are from the West, presumably hoping to cash in on the booming market in Asia. – March 27 / The Telegraph
How Habits Can Make You Rich - or Poor
The 'rich habit' of saving 10 percent or more of your income can lead to other positive changes says an author who studies millionaires. – March 26 / cnbc.com
Is it 1987 Again in the Financial Markets?
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctions on China is another 'Black Monday' about to unfold? – March 26 / Forbes.com
Why Cash is Still the King
Cash is the most popular payment system across the globe its demise, therefore, should be treated with some caution. – March 25 / scmp.com
Renting Out Rooms Made Banker a Billionaire
He worked at an internet bank and helped set up an online brokerage before seizing an opportunity that would make him a billionaire. – March 23 / Bloomberg.com
Are Bankers Underestimating Amazon?
E-commerce giant Amazon has begun to break into banking without actually attempting to own an institution. Some bankers have suggested that the industry is underestimating the threat. – March 23 / Americanbanker.com
How to Think and Spend Like a Billionaire
If you want to be one, it pays to learn the ways of the world's billionaires. – March 22 / TheStreet.com
Young Asians Pursue Impact Investing
Asia’s rich are getting serious about channelling more of their massive wealth into impact investing. –March 22 / ft.com
Some Families Are Too Shady to Work With
With salaries rising to £180,000, teaching the offspring of the mega-wealthy can be lucrative. But there are downsides to working with students who think money can solve any problem – or try to attack you with antique revolvers. – March 22 / The Guardian
North Korea Wants You to Visit
Tourists have traditionally been restricted to Pyongyang but now the hermit kingdom wants you to visit them. – March 21 / Travelwireasia.com
Private Jet Perks for Bank CEOs
Corporate jets, drivers, home security are just some of the perks for today’s bank CEOs. – March 21 / Americanbanker.com
13 Bizarre Sick Day Excuses
According to research 39 million working days are lost through sick days here are some of the most bizarre excuses. – March 20 / Humanresourcesonline.net
Where is the Best Place to Live?
Mercer just released its annual Quality of Living Survey of 231 cities around the world, how does your city fare? – March 20 / Mercer.com
Chart Shows Bitcoin at $91k by March 2020
After a significant shakeout of the 1,500 plus cryptocurrencies Fundstrat's head of research, sees it hitting $91,000 by March 2020. - March 19 / Forbes.com
Can Banks Threaten Big Tech?
Banks need to play into the areas where big tech wants to grow – are roles now going to be reversed? – March 19 / Finextra.com
Hong Kong Sugar Babies and Singapore Sugar Daddies
Designer labels, magic bank accounts, parties in Kuala Lumpur. It’s all part of life for a Hongkonger with a sugar daddy. But as websites cash in on the lifestyle trend, experts warn such experiences can be bittersweet. – March 18 / South China Morning Post
Robo Managed Wealth to Surge
Assets on wealth management platforms, including robo advisors, are set to nearly double in the next five years. – March 16 / Wealthmanagement.com
The World's Most Reputable Companies 2018
The association with Roger Federer helped Rolex to number one spot but where are the banks? – March 16 / Forbes.com
It was Like an Avalanche: Bear Stearns, 10 Years on
On March 16, 2008, in a hurried deal cobbled together over a weekend Baer Sterns was sold to J.P. Morgan. – March 15 / fnlondon.com
Warren Buffett's 3 Pieces of Advice
Buffett rejected a dinner invitation from an entrepreneur instead he offered her three pieces of advice. – March 15 / cnbc.com
What You Should be Investing in This Year
If you’re keen on tweaking, expanding or diversifying your portfolio here’s what you should be considering this year. – March 15 / Robbreport.com.sg
SoftBank Looks to Invade Wall Street’s Turf
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is looking to muscle in on Wall Street's private equity industry. – March 14 / nytimes.com
Indonesia Eyes Fintech Regulation
A director of Indonesia's financial regulator said he doesn't want developing fintechs to become loan shark-like businesses. – March 14 / retailnews.asia
The Rich Aren't Happy With New Zealand
Rich-listers have issued a warning to New Zealand saying banning house sales to foreigners will turn wealthy investors away. – March 13 / Bloomberg.com
Manny Pacquiao Enters Blockchain Ring
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is planning his own crypto currency coin called PAC Coins. – March 13 / E27.co
Anatomy of an Ideal IPO Candidate
This article looks at the anatomy of an ideal IPO candidate and explores what is needed to prepare for life in the glare of the capital markets. – March 12 / BCG Insights
Big Tech Firms Behaving Like Big Banks
Tech giants are nibbling at the best bits of finance without actually taking on the burden of being a licensed bank, and the banks are not happy. – March 12 / Bloomberg.com
The 20 Best Countries to Invest in Now
Guided by a World Bank Group report, Southeast Asia dominates the list of best countries to invest in for 2018. – March 11 / Businessinsider.sg
Bank of Amazon Could Woo 70 Million U.S. Customers Within Five Years
Bain and Co, estimates that a banking service from Amazon could swell to more than 70 million US customer accounts within five years, equalling the size of the country's third largest bank, Wells Fargo. – March 10 / Finextra
World's Shadow Banks Expand
Growth in global bond, real estate and money market funds continued to swell the world’s shadow banking sector, a watchdog that coordinates financial regulation for the G20 big economies said. – March 10 / Reuters
Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Launches Family Office
Travis Kalanick announced the move on Twitter, saying: «Over the past few months I've started thinking about what's next. I've begun making investments, joining boards, working with entrepreneurs and non profits. Today (Wednesday) I'm announcing the creation of a fund called 10100 (pronounced 'ten-one-hundred'), home to my passions, investments, ideas and big bets. It will be overseeing my for-profit investments as well as my non-profit work.» – March 8 / Family Capital
Bitcoin’s Tokyo Whale Sold $400 Million and He’s Not Done Yet
The Tokyo attorney and bankruptcy trustee for the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange disclosed on Wednesday that he sold about $400 million of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash since late September. Kobayashi, who’s liquidating the tokens on behalf of Mt. Gox creditors, has another $1.9 billion to offload. – March 8 / Bloomberg
U.S. Judge Says Cryptocurrencies Are Commodities
Virtual currencies can be regulated as commodities by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a federal judge ruled. – March 8 / Fortune.com
Ten Best Countries in the World, Only One is in Asia
In a recent study Europe and North America dominated the top 10 best countries in the world, with Switzerland coming in the top spot. – March 8 / Asiancorrespondent.com
How Much Residential Space Can $1 Million Buy
New York, Monaco or Hong Kong real estate asset values have surged around the world here is what you get for $1 million. – March 7 / scmp.com
Trump's Personal Wealth Plummets
U.S. President Donald Trump's personal wealth has nose-dived for the second consecutive year. – March 7 / Forbes.com
9 Unprofessional Things Interviewers do to Job Candidates
Taking phone calls and sending text messages during the interview process are among the rudest things interviewers do to jobseekers. – March 6 / hitc.com
How the Wealthy Are Using Pawn Shops
Wealthy people looking to fund new ventures are turning to their Rolexes and art collections as collateral. – March 6 / cnbc.com
11 Truths Only Flight Attendants Know
You might have to sit near a dead person on your flight oh and don’t drink the coffee. – March 5 / Businessinsider.sg
Blockchain is Not so Secure After All
A team of computing experts have just published a study that found a surprising number of security flaws in so called smart contracts. – March 5 / Futurism.com
Billionaire Safra's Swiss Bank Could Make ‹Large› Acquisition
«We would not have a problem buying a large entity,» Ilan Hayim, head of Bank J. Safra Sarasin, said in an interview. «Let’s not exaggerate, but for an entity with assets under management of 50 billion Swiss francs ($53 billion) to 100 billion francs -- it’s not a financial issue.» – March 4 / Bloomberg
The Perfect Way to End an Email
Constructing the body of an email is the easy part, the hard part is signing off, Here are the ones to avoid in most situations. – March 2 / Businessinsider.my
Nikkei ‹Death Cross› Bad News for Japanese Stocks
Technical indicator suggests market rebound might be short-lived. – March 2 / Bloomberg.com
Bill Gates Predicts Another Financial Crisis
According to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates the world is heading toward a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. – March 1 / Theage.com.au
