Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Acclime rebrands 3 partner firms in Hong Kong

We are confident that Hong Kong will continue to surpass expectations and will remain as a leading equity and debt capital market.

China to scrap foreign ownership limits for fund companies from April

The regulator, however, did not specify whether this meant managers could submit an application for mutual fund licences starting in April or earlier, or whether the first such licence could be handed out as soon as April.

Greensill Capital takes flagship fund fail in stride

Greensill's $US49.4 million ($73 million) after-tax profit reported in financials lodged with the corporate regulator late Friday followed a $US20.8 million net profit in 2017, and came off revenue of $US273 million, which nearly doubled from 2017&am

Thai investors flee foreign funds

Thailand fund activity in the third quarter was marked by outflows from foreign equity and bond funds, according to a recent Morningstar report.

Money market flows rise in Hong Kong

Investors in Hong Kong are putting capital into money market funds, although total AUM of the products remains relatively low, according to Fitch Ratings.

Chinese investors make a beeline for Vietnam’s luxury real estate, until their passports run into a wall over South China Sea dispute

Since Chinese passports depict the disputed Paracel Islands as Chinese territory, buyers from mainland China typically encounter difficulties in securing ownership from Vietnam’s authorities

Mutual Fund Top Trumps – India equities

The higher the IR, the more consistent the manager is.

Twenty-Four AM positions for recession

Fixed income portfolios should shun risk and erect liquidity buffers against future shocks, argues Twenty-Four Asset Management’s founding partner.

Some cocos are still risky, Merian says

The European banking sector has strengthened, but Merian Global Investors believes that not all contingent convertible (coco) bonds are attractive.

BT Financial Group enlists research provider

BT Investment Solutions will provide governance and oversight for the products.

Schroders to debut another onshore FOF

The firm expects to launch a second fund of funds onshore in China.

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

For the fourth year running, the Distributor of the Year award was presented to Pinnacle Investment Management, with Zenith saying it was impressed by its suite of boutiques and varying investor platforms.

Couillault returns to funds business

Warren Couillault's Hobson Wealth has teamed up with Anthony Edmonds' business to create a range of new funds to fill the "advice-gap"

China sets foreign-ownership limits date

Separately, a number of foreign firms are set to hold a majority stake in a Chinese retail mutual fund business

Labuan IBFC: The Best Asian Captive Domicile 2019

The Awards, held in Singapore on 10 October

Top fund manager buys Tk 500 million stake in bdnews24.com

The company that prides itself on introducing news in real time in Bangladesh and a host of new media products since a 2006 takeover is now set for the next level of information delivery, Khalidi said.

Korean banks urged to pursue M&As in Southeast Asia

Korea has been very good in banking and financial services through omni-channels

Japan Post Bank pulls back on push to add alternatives

Ambitious hedge fund plans cut, other asset class plans dwindling

CME Group Reaches Record Asia Pacific Average Daily Volume of 1.2 Million Contracts in Q3 1st for publishing

We continue to see trading volume growth out of Asia Pacific as market participants continue to look towards CME Group to manage their risks

One in three chance of global recession: Aviva

Aviva said that having become increasingly concerned about the downside risks, it is cautious about the outlook for risk assets.

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