Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

China-focused hedge funds set for investor influx

Allocators such as pension funds want more exposure to Asia in their portfolios

Canada's Biggest Pension Fund Mulls Opening First 0China Office

China accounts for about 10 percent of its portfolio, Kim says

Greenwich: Asset owners relying more on social media for researching money managers

The survey also revealed that 61% of investors engaged in group discussions over the course of the year, almost double from 32% in 2015.

Reigniting the Barbados China Connection

As that Asian giant looks to embrace more of its role as a global economic power, bringing financial and infrastructure investment to more nations through its “One Belt, One Road” initiative launched in 2013.

Russia-China Investment Fund takes stake in Intergeo

The money pumped into the company by Russian and Chinese sources will go into exploiting key natural resources located in an underdeveloped region of Russia

Global investors eye bigger slice of Chinese bond market

International bond investors have begun to notice the country’s recent moves to open up its markets

SoftBank passed on OakNorth two years before huge $440m investment

SoftBank’s $100bn vision fund ended up investing $440m into OakNorth at the start of this year.

Nomura to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year Operating Results on April 25

Financial statements and presentation materials will be available on the Nomura Holdings website

Nomura Announces the Creation of the Nomura Art Award, a US$1 Million Prize to Nurture Creativity in Contemporary Art

Nomura will also present annual Emerging Artist Awards of US$100,000 each to two exceptional artists in early stages of their careers.

Elliott claims dividends request won't affect Hyundai's liquidity

"The group has sufficient liquidity for its investments even after the dividend proposal," Elliott said in a release.

Global Private Equity Snaps Up Chinese Commercial Property

Overseas firms purchased a record $9 billion of commercial property in China last year.

QIC acquires European airport stake

The asset is an addition to QIC's global infrastructure portfolio which had $11 billion and 12 direct investments, as at December 31.

Malaysia's fund management industry assets rise 3.28% in January

The SC’s figures show that AUM of Malaysian equity funds rose 4.88% to 368.43 billion ringgit

Is Malaysia’s alternative financing up to the challenge?

Many Malaysian MSMEs, which form a key element of the economy, urgently need funds to succour growth, and a key challenge is getting the private sector to inject finance

Temasek’s Danish foray

Temasek’s interest may also be explained by Haldor Topsoe’s self-declared position “at the forefront of developing sustainable technologies… such as improving energy efficiency, enhancing food production for the world’s grow

Income funds pounce on franking changes and low-rate environment

Labor's proposed changes to franking credits and increasingly smaller returns from term deposits are pushing retirees and self-managed super funds towards higher yielding assets such as credit funds and income trusts.

BNPP AM to divest from coal mining and coal-fired power firms

Under the policy, BNPP AM will exclude companies that derive more than 10% of their revenues from mining thermal coal and/or account for at least 1% of the total global production.

Chart of the day: Amateur investors in India are warming up to index funds

Investors are assured of the index performance, without the uncertainty of an active fund

Indonesian JV to kick off in two months

Matrix Concepts executive deputy chairman Datuk Lee Tian Hock, said this will be the property developer’s maiden venture into Indonesia and he is hopeful the project will be kicked off in the next two months.

Brunei Darussalam budget allocates B$21 million to set up first stock exchange

According to a Kuala Lumpur-based fund manager, the project is a positive move.

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