2016 Top Digital Financial Publications in Asia
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At work, are you surfing the web on your desktop for the latest financial content or going to the reception to get the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal or regional newspapers?
We review the 2016 Top Digital Financial Publications in Asia:
- Financial News
- Wealth Management
- Private Banking
No. 1 Which are the Financial Publications in Asia with a Strong Digital presence?
Popular financial news online are: Reuters News, Bloomberg News, CNBC, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. New entrant is finews.asia which was launched in Asia in 2015, but with a strong European presence with finews.ch since 2009.
Popular wealth management online are: Asian Private Banker, Hubbis, Private Banker International and Caproasia Online. Private Banker International was launched pre-2000, while both Asian Private Banker and Hubbis were launched in 2009, just after the 2008 Lehman Brothers crisis. In 2015, Caproasia Online was launched.
| Category | Digital Publishers in Asia |
| News | Reuters News |
| News | CNBC |
| Financial News | Bloomberg News |
| Financial News | Financial Times |
| Financial News | finews.asia |
| Financial News | Wall Street Journal |
| Wealth Management | Asian Private Banker |
| Wealth Management | Hubbis |
| Wealth Management | Private Banker International |
| Wealth Management | Caproasia Online |
No. 2 Which are the oldest brands in financial publications?
Reuters, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal are all founded in the 19th century (1800 – 1899). Reuters News is the oldest financial brand in this list, having started 165 years ago in 1851.
| Digital Publishers in Asia | Founded | Origin |
| Reuters News | 1851 | Europe |
| Financial Times | 1888 | Europe |
| Wall Street Journal | 1889 | America |
For almost a hundred years (1889 – 1989), no major financial publishers entered and sustained the business operations. In 1989, CNBC was founded in United States (and with a strong focus in finance) and Bloomberg News was launched in 1990.
It took another 20 years before Asian Private Banker and Hubbis were launched in 2009. Both were launched in the aftermath of the 2008 Lehman Brothers collapse. In 2015, both finews.asia and Caproasia Online were launched.
| Digital Publishers in Asia | Founded | Origin |
| CNBC | 1989 | America |
| Bloomberg News | 1990 | America |
| Private Banker International | 1991 | Europe |
| Asian Private Banker | 2009 | Asia |
| Hubbis | 2009 | Asia |
| finews.asia | 2015 | Europe |
| Caproasia Online | 2015 | Asia |
No. 3 Which are the Newest brands in Digital Financial Publications in Asia?
Most of the new brands in digital financial publications originated from Asia.
| Digital Publishers in Asia | Founded | Origin |
| Asian Private Banker | 2009 | Asia |
| Hubbis | 2009 | Asia |
| finews.asia | 2015 | Europe |
| Caproasia Online | 2015 | Asia |
No. 4 Who are the founders and current owners?
Reuters News was founded by Paul Julius Reuter, and is now owned by Thomson Reuters. Financial Times is founded by James Sheridan and Horatio Bottomly, and is now owned by Nikkei.
Wall Street Journal was founded by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser under the company name of the Dow Jones & Company. This was in 1889.
See below for more details:
| Digital Publishers in Asia | Parent | Original Founder |
| Reuters News | Thomson Reuters | Paul Julius Reuter |
| Financial Times | Nikkei | James Sheridan and Horatio Bottomley |
| Wall Street Journal | Dow Jones | Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser (Dow Jones & Company) |
| CNBC | NBC Universal | NBC & Cablevision |
| Bloomberg News | Bloomberg | Michael Bloomberg, Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar |
| Private Banker International | Timetric | Not Available |
| Asian Private Banker | – | Andrew Shale |
| Hubbis | – | Michael Stanhope |
| finews.asia | Finews.ch | Claude Baumann, Peter Bohnenblust |
| Caproasia Online | Caproasia | Caproasia |
5. How about Fund Management & Asset Management News online?
Citywire, Institutional Investor, Asia Investor, Asia Asset and Fund Selector Asia.
6. How about Wealth News online?
Forbes, Fortune, The Wealth Insider and Wealth-X.
7. By Categories –
Financial News:
Wealth Management & Private Banking:
Selected Global Wealth News Provider:
- Forbes
- Fortune
- The Wealth Insider
- Wealth-X
Sidenotes:
Only financial publishing brands with a strong digital media presence are reviewed. Categories in reviews are: Financial News, Wealth Management & Private Banking.
Related:
- List of Financial News Agency
- List of Wealth Management Publication in Asia
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- Bloomberg in 60 Seconds
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