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Charlton Media Group

Charlton Media Group is a Hong Kong-headquartered business information group publishing leading country and regional trade magazines across Asia and running major corporate awards and conferences.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Charlton Media Group is a business-to-business media and information company with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines. It publishes both country-focused business magazines and regional trade titles in print and online, and it organises awards programmes, conferences, forums and bespoke roundtables tied to those brands. Its stated mission is to serve senior decision-makers — C-level executives, managers and proprietors — in the economies and industries it covers. The group's flagship country titles are Singapore Business Review and Hong Kong Business. Singapore Business Review is positioned as an independent, incisive magazine for Singapore's business elite, distributed to senior management in the country's largest companies through direct mail and bulk delivery to headquarters, with paid subscriptions and controlled circulation to qualifying readers. Hong Kong Business is described as the only English-language business magazine dedicated to Hong Kong and China, covering the economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade, plus overseas features on bilateral economic ties. On the regional side, Charlton Media Group publishes Asian Business Review, a general regional business magazine covering the economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade, and a set of industry-specific trade titles: Asian Banking & Finance, Asian Power, Healthcare Asia and Insurance Asia. Asian Banking & Finance serves Asia's financial services industry with features, people profiles, analyses and sector reports aimed at C-level executives in commercial, retail and investment banking. Asian Power is a bi-monthly publication for the power generation, transmission and distribution industry in Asia Pacific. Beyond publishing, the company runs what it describes as some of the biggest corporate awards in Southeast Asia, including the Asian Banking and Finance Awards, Asian Power Awards, Singapore Business Review Awards, Hong Kong Business Awards, Hong Kong Business High Flyers Awards and Insurance Asia Awards. It also produces bespoke conferences in several Southeast Asian countries, such as the Retail Banking Forum, Asian Power Utility Forum, Healthcare Asia Forum and the QSR Media Conferences held annually in Asia and Australia. Charlton Media Group's editor-in-chief is Tim Charlton, who has also been credited as the company's managing director in interviews cited by the BBC. The group operates as a private business information company, with its portfolio spanning magazines, websites, newsletters, awards programmes and conferences.

History

Charlton Media Group is a business information group with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines. It publishes key business magazines for the region in print and online, covering both country-based titles and regional trade publications, and it organises events associated with its key brands as well as research and bespoke conferences and roundtables for clients. The group's portfolio has grown around a set of country and industry titles. Its country business media include Singapore Business Review, positioned as the industry magazine serving Singapore's dynamic business community and the definitive magazine for Singapore's business elite, and Hong Kong Business, described as the only English-language business magazine dedicated to Hong Kong and China. Regionally, it publishes Asian Business Review, a regional magazine serving Asia's dynamic business community with coverage of the economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade. Industry-specific titles include Asian Banking & Finance, the industry magazine serving Asia's dynamic financial services industry; Asian Power, a bi-monthly publication for the power generation, transmission and distribution industry in Asia Pacific; Healthcare Asia; and Insurance Asia. These titles are supported by websites, newsletters, awards programmes and conferences. Alongside publishing, Charlton Media Group has built a substantial events and awards business. It is behind what it describes as the biggest corporate awards in Southeast Asia, including the Asian Banking and Finance Awards, Asian Power Awards, Singapore Business Review Awards, Hong Kong Business Awards, Hong Kong Business High Flyers Awards and Insurance Asia Awards. It also produces bespoke conferences held in several countries in Southeast Asia, such as the Retail Banking Forum, Asian Power Utility Forum, Healthcare Asia Forum and the QSR Media Conferences held annually in Asia and Australia. The company's editor-in-chief is Tim Charlton, who is also credited as the managing director of the company in several interviews by BBC. The group operates as a private business information company, with its portfolio spanning magazines, websites, newsletters, awards programmes and conferences.

Products and positioning

A leading business information group serving senior decision-makers in Asia through country and regional trade magazines, awards and conferences.

  • Singapore Business Review

    Industry magazine serving Singapore's business community; printed bi-monthly and distributed to senior management in Singapore's largest companies.

  • Hong Kong Business

    English-language business magazine dedicated to Hong Kong and China, covering economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade.

  • Asian Business Review

    Regional magazine serving Asia's business community with coverage of economy, investment, manufacturing, technology, travel and trade.

  • Asian Banking & Finance

    Industry magazine serving Asia's financial services industry, aimed at C-level executives in commercial, retail and investment banking.

  • Asian Power

    Bi-monthly publication for the power generation, transmission and distribution industry in Asia Pacific.

  • Healthcare Asia

    Trade publication covering the healthcare industry in Asia.

  • Insurance Asia

    Trade publication covering the insurance industry in Asia.

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