03/02/2021

Are we in a global stock market bubble?

At US$275bn, Toyota, the next-largest auto company, has forecast 2022 sales around four times those of Tesla, yet its market valuation is less than a third of Musk’s behemoth*.

03/01/2021

Can You Endure the Duration?

Equity markets were shaken badly but have mostly maintained their poise despite a tough final week.

02/24/2021

HSBC wealth management revenues fall

The firm added that it would invest close to $6bn in its wealth management and international wholesale banking businesses over the next five years, with most of the investment directed toward Asia.

02/21/2021

Citi is considering divesting some foreign consumer units

The company is weighing divesting certain units across retail banking in the Asia-Pacific region, including those in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia, according to people familiar with the matter.