Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

JPMorgan pegs FY16 earnings growth at just 6%

Earnings have been flat over the first half of this fiscal year, and the US brokerage expects the earnings downgrade cycle to continue for another quarter or two.

Glencore's reprieve looks shaky as stock drops

For a while it looked like Glencore had turned the tide.

LIC's Rs 45,000 crore purchase exceeds 2014 infusion, accumulates tech and banking shares

LIC has simultaneously cut holdings in state-run companies, including Coal India and State Bank of India.

ClearView signals further growth

Commenting on the result, Clearview managing director Simon Swanson said the company was “well positioned to take advantage of current industry consolidation”.

ARA Asset Management's 3Q earnings fall 44% to $17.1 mil

ARA says it will continue to focus on growing its private real estate funds under management by establishing new funds

Swiss-Asia adds five alternative funds to its platforms in Singapore and Hong Kong

The fund platform provides a cost effective solution for managers who look to launch a fund in Singapore or Hong Kong, by providing back and middle office fund operations.

Post-equities slump investors look again at Asian markets

Stable US and European growth figures, break even inflation, and higher oil prices are also helping raise confidence levels

KTB CEO: We'll be Thailand's most profitable bank

Having achieving his goal of making Krungthai Bank the biggest lender in Thailand by assets in 2015

Hong Kong Exchange Fund posts record quarterly loss

The quarterly loss has completely wiped out gains made in the previous two quarters.

Asia Wealth in the red as sales fall

Asia Wealth continues to seek investment opportunities in the Asia region and is currently engaged in multiple discussions on various potential acquisitions

Standard Chartered Surprise Loss Undercuts Winters's Capital Call

CEO Bill Winters to cut 15,000 jobs, 17% of workforce

HSBC 3Q Profit Surges by Third as Compliance Costs Fall

The region accounted for about two-thirds of the bank's profit for the first nine months of 2015, even though it's home to only a third of its staff.

DBS Third-Quarter Profit Beats Estimates on Interest Income

That compared with the S$990 million average of seven analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Net interest income rose 13 percent to S$1.81 billion.

Reliance Capital Q2 Net Up 15% at Rs 250 Crore

Reliance General Insurance, the non-life insurance arm of Reliance Capital, posted 21 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 30 crore.

Solid Westpac result but wealth 'soft'

Westpac Group has turned in a solid full-year result with net profit up six per cent to $8,012 million, but with its wealth business having experienced market headwinds.

Kotak Bank Q2 net profit rose 31%

The performance of bank is not comparable with the corresponding quarter of last year since ING VysyaBSE -0.32 % Bank was merger with Kotak Mahindra BankBSE 3.77 % from April 1, 2015.

Indian Overseas Bank net losses double to Rs 550 crore, gross NPA at 11 per cent

The provisions rose 74% to rs 1557 crore on account of a sharp rise in total bad loans

ICICI net up 12% on retail loan biz

The lender also announced that it is selling 9% stake in its general insurance arm

Macquerie Set to Make Record Profit

The Australian dollar fell more than 20 per cent in the year to September

Maybank Indonesia 9-month earnings up 70.7%

Increase in NII was achieved through the bank’s discipline in loan pricing and active funding management

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