Nokia's Classic 3310 Phone Is Back
Finnish company HMD Global Oy unveiled a range of new phones, including a redesign of the classic Nokia 3310, in a bid to win back mobile consumers. – February 27 / Bloomberg
This Map Shows the Most Valuable Brand for Each Country
The world’s most valuable brand is owned by a company that you likely interact with every day. In fact, you may have even gotten to this web page using it. – February 27 / Visual Capitalist
Top 10 Most Influential Central Banks in the World
Which is the most influential Central Bank in 2016? Is it the Fed or PBOC? Which Central Bank set the lowest interest rate in 2016? Who has the highest interest rate? – February 25 / Caproasia
Barclays CEO Jes Staley: «Where Do We Go From Here?»
The Barclays CEO on Trump, Brexit, banking and more. – February 25 / Yahoo Finance
Tan Su Shan: «Being Fully Digital»
The DBS Bank wealth management mantra is that being fully digital yet embedded within the daily lives of its customers is the only way it will survive the next 10 years. Tan Su Shan is leading the charge. – February 23 / Hubbis
How Cazenove Caters to a Niche for Discretion
Singapore CEO Simon Lints explains Cazenove’s focus on doing the basics of wealth management well, plus leveraging the brand and reputation of Schroders to deliver a focused but high-end offering out of Singapore – led by sound client service and advice. – February 21 / Hubbis
Top Trends in Private Wealth Management
Private wealth management is ever evolving in terms of how high net worth individuals (HNWIs) manage their wealth and how financial advisors and institutions service their needs. – February 20 / ZUU Online
How Far Can Singapore’s Grand Plan For Economy Really Go?
Put 30 of the Lion City’s finest minds together, give them a year to ruminate on the nation’s economic woes and what do you get? Suggestions that sounds surprisingly familiar. But there are good reasons for the lack of a breakthrough. – February 20 / South China Morning Post
Passports for Sale
In a world far removed from traditional ideas of immigration, globalisation has created a new class of citizen, one that is able to change nationality by opening a wallet. – February 20 / South China Morning Post
Ex-Citi Veteran Poaches Global Talent to Revive Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda, India’s third-largest state-run bank, is looking to a slew of senior managers poached from foreign lenders including Barclays and Standard Chartered to help drive profitability at the 108-year-old company. – February 18 / DealStreetAsia
Singapore Just Released a Massive Report on Its Future Economy
One thing no one can say about Singapore’s government is that it stays idle. The little island state at the southernmost end of the Malaysian peninsula has used its remarkable agility since the 60s to compensate for its small size and lack of natural resources. – February 16 / Tech in Asia
How to Position Your Portfolio for Rise of the Robot
The most notable difference between this fourth industrial revolution and the three that came before it will be the speed at which this phenomenon is likely to change our lives, Stéphane Monier, chief investment officer at Lombard Odier Private Bank, writes. – February 15 / Interactive Investor
Wonderful Tonight: Taking Kim Jong Un's Brother to a Clapton Concert
Two years ago, Thae Yong Ho, North Korea's former deputy ambassador in London, received an unexpected phone call from the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee in Pyongyang telling him to get ready to receive a very important e-mail. «Please go to the Albert Hall and buy four tickets,» said the cryptic message from a disposable e-mail address designed to throw off Western intelligence agencies. – February 15 / Reuters
How to Spend Your Bonus?
So you got a bonus. Are you going to spend it on... – February 15 / Bloomberg
New Office Sensors Know When You Leave Your Desk
Hiding devices in lights and ID badges, your boss can legally track you everywhere but the bathroom. – February 15 / Bloomberg
China Slaps Record Fine, Jail Term on Hedge Fund Trader Amid Crackdown
China’s courts have slapped a record fine and imposed a jail term on one of the country’s biggest hedge fund managers after finding him guilty of insider trading and market manipulation. – February 13 /South China Morning Post
Wall Street’s China Love Affair Ends in Frustration
A checkered relationship that began as a love affair between U.S. investors and Chinese stocks, only to later turn sour, is quickly moving into the realm of divorce due to irreconcilable differences between a culturally mismatched pair. – February 12 / Caixin
China’s Stock Market Regulator Vows to «Capture» More Tycoons
China will capture a group of tycoons – known as «big crocodiles» of China’s stock market – and bring them back to the mainland, the chief of China’s stock market watchdog said at an annual work meeting on Friday. – February 10 / South China Morning Post
Trump Runs the U.S. Like a Family Business
Beat Wittmann, partner of Porta Advisors, told CNBC that Donald Trump runs the U.S. like a family business leader with little knowledge, no respect for any institution, framework or rules and will create an even more divisive society. – February 9 / CNBC
How To Build A Successful Wealth Management Team
«Wealth management is all about delivering solutions predicated on financial products and services to affluent clients in a consultative manner,» says Brett Van Bortel, director at Invesco Consulting. «The complication is that the best solution may very well not be within a wealth manager’s sphere of expertise, hence the necessity for a network of specialists – a wealth management team.» – February 8 / Forbes
Apple Seeks Design Perfection at New «Spaceship» Campus
Inside the original Macintosh computer, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs inscribed the signatures of his team, revealing his deep concern for even the hidden features of his products. – February 7 / Reuters
Trump's Travel Ban Scares International Wealthy
Though the order itself may not necessarily impact most HNW individuals directly, many clients are concerned about the message it sends and what may happen next. – February 3 / WealthManagement.com
King Ludwig II, Fraud, and the Family Office
The tale of Joyti De-Laurey, who worked as a secretary at Goldman Sachs’ London office back in the early 2000s, is a cautionary one for a group like a family office linked to large sums of money. De-Laurey was convicted of stealing millions from her boss's personal accounts without him noticing for a very long time. – February 2 / Family Capital
I Can Be U.S. President? No Thanks
Donald Trump chose to be U.S. president over being CEO of his own company—a decision that an overwhelming majority of corporate executives say they would not make. Why? – February 2 / Korn Ferry Institute
Dan Loeb: Trump Will Make Hedge Funds Great Again
U.S. hedge fund manager Dan Loeb is betting President Donald Trump will be good for investments thanks to his planned mix of tax cuts, reduced regulation and infrastructure spending. – February 2 / Reuters
Singapore is Beating the World at FintechSingapore is Beating the World at Fintech
Commitment is evident in accessibility, education, and funding. – February 1 / Black Enterprise
