While there are worries about upheavals among China’s political elite, regional rivalries are a fixture of Chinese finance and government

Banks active in Asia are rethinking client offerings, to adjust to the changing mentality of the region’s increasingly currency conscious wealthy investors

Boutique wealth managers are springing up across Asia, but competition from both global and regional players is fierce

Is Asia ready for an explosion of boutique wealth managers? Europe has seen a new trend of staff leaving major private banks and setting up family office-style operations, based on giving real advice to clients rather than operating a product generating factory, with associated distribution outlets. There is some evidence of such a trend also taking root in Asia.