Asia
London, New York tie for best financial centre
London has lost its supremacy as a global financial centre, according to a new report which ranks New York as joint first.
China Syndrome
The Chinese property boom is likely to cause a global property meltdown, says Ross Clark
The Asian Process
After an early life spiced with adventure, pan-Asian prodigy Ian Pengelley has matured and found his spiritual home in Camden, says William Sitwell
Reuters: Sing, Liech no longer tax havens
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Asian financial centre Singapore is set to be taken off the OECD's "grey list" of countries not implementing international standards on information exchange, giving a boost to its fast-growing wealth industry.
Guardian: Lloyds finds low-tax route through China
The tax authorities are investigating Lloyds Banking Group after evidence emerged that the bank, kept alive by £17bn of taxpayers' money, encourages wealthy customers to avoid tax by channelling money through China.
Singapore Slings Tax
With the opening of the Singapore FreePort - Ron Arad's design was previewed at Art Basel - Anthony Haden-Guest sees the possibilities of stashing your valuables in the Far East
Don't Have a Kowloon, Man
For anybody wanting to flee the gloom of London, there’s a whiff of optimism to be found in the Far East. But is Hong Kong losing its expat crown to Singapore, asks O’ar Pali
Exclusive: Bank of China Profile
We may have come to terms with China's new found consumerism, but it still takes a little getting used to that even their nationally owned banks are making international headway.
Mumbai, Buy, Buy!
Like the maharajas of yore, India’s newly rich have a tigerish appetite for high-end Western luxury goods, says John Arlidge
Asian Godfathers: Money And Power In Hong Kong And South-East Asia
If you were doing the rounds of the City this autumn you’d have heard a similar story in pretty much every office you stepped into. The fact that housing markets across the Western world were either faltering or crashing, that the UK had just seen its first run on a bank in living memory, did not in any way suggest that there would be an appreciable slowdown in global growth.
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