In so many ways, the world has been turned upside down and inside out by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the world of investment migration, demand has never been stronger for residence and citizenship alternatives around the world, with even more of the world’s wealthy assembling an assortment of options. Having for many years been located in Singapore, Dominic Volek moved to Dubai in late 2020, where the time zone is ideal to fulfil his current roles as a member of…
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Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium, a frequent buyer of UK real estate, has turned seller with its latest deal by agreeing to offload a City of London hotel for £115 million ($160.4 million). FEC expects to record a gain of about £50 million from the sale of the Dorsett City London Hotel, the company said in a Tuesday press release. The buyer is a company controlled by two New York-based investment firms, Highgate Hotels and Cerberus Capital Management. Upon completion of…
Property conglomerate Lippo Group, through a subsidiary, has invested around Rp 21 billion (US$1.46 million) in Ruangguru, acquiring a 3.38 percent stake in the education technology (edutech) start-up. In a letter to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), Lippo Group’s publicly listed subsidiary, PT Multipolar (MLPL), confirmed that it had a minority share at the edutech firm through an investment made by subsidiary company PT Nusa Jaya Cipta. “The company [PT Multipolar] is not a controlling entity of Rungguru,” the letter,…
Aboitiz Group President and Chief Executive Officer Sabin M. Aboitiz joined business leaders across the world at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summitto tackle the converging global crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and economic inequity in order to develop a roadmap for sustainable recovery. As a member of the UN Global Compact and the Global Compact Network Philippines Board of Trustees, the Aboitiz Group was invited to share its unique perspective on the topic of Energy Transition for A Sustainable…
Digital solutions are becoming a must-have offering to private clients and high net worth families from asset managers and advisors. We hear from Martin on how his solution the Altoo Platform became a reality and unique tool for helping his clients. He shares with us what he is seeing from his unique lens talking to their clients, investment & asset managers and influencers. Altoo created an intelligence platform, that provides simplicity and control for complex asset portfolio’s by connecting wealth,…
Speaker bios here:Renee Talk Time – D-Construct Webinar Description: PBEC’s Renee Pan from UK/EU office sat down with senior leaders from D-Construct experts in the field of Aerospace Technology amongst other things. Speakers bios: With Over 20 years of experience in the Aerospace Sector. Edward Hobbs Senior Partner at D-Construct, was the Director of Hawk Associates, a British registered open-source intelligence and strategy specialist offering support to organisations within the global Aerospace, Defence, Security and Financial sectors. The company is…
Crystal Jiang: Delivering legacy to next generations Crystal Jiang was once a star host at Phoenix Television, now she runs a one-stop financial service group, DL Holdings Group. After winning the Champion of “Miss Chinese Cosmo Pageant” in 2003, Ms. Crystal Jiang started her career as a TV host at Phoenix Television in Hong Kong, anchoring financial, current-affairs and social programs. After more than a decade, she is now the Chairman of the Board as well as the Executive Director…
View slide deck here: Chris part slides. pptx Webinar Brief Introduction: Humankind is going back to the Moon – both via robotic and crewed missions, led by the U.S. and China, while other space powers position for a piece of the action. Over a half century since the Apollo landings, this time the intention is to stay. Various proposed architectures address the technical challenges of providing an environment for the future occupants of the facilities on the lunar surface…
Audio file: https://salonfilmsit-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/iona_salonmedia_com/Edefara3DTFGm_G4P1HPgnQBClikrxmSCCBYO1LrujpaSQ?e=cr57cW Our guest for this episode: Joanna Caen of PraxisIFM a family office-focused global advisory firm. Joanna is a qualified solicitor in New Zealand and Hong Kong. She practiced for 13 years and was previously a partner for the international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills. In July 2020 she made the career jump to be our managing director in Hong Kong. Joanna has spent her entire career helping clients protect and grow their assets, whether through on or…
The Biden administration has just completed its 100-day review of supply chain vulnerabilities. Here are some initial observations on the main outcomes outlined in the 250-page report: The scope of the review is extremely broad and its objectives are remarkably ambitious. While some aspects of the report are clearly directed specifically towards China, it also addresses a range of supply chain weaknesses that could not realistically be attributed to anything China has done. Read more