Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

FX controls are relaxed in China

China’s process of economic liberalization continues with the relaxation of capital and foreign exchange controls, with restrictions still in place in some sectors like property

Foreign investors trim China bond holdings in Feb, policy bank bonds favoured

Offshore investors trimmed their holdings of Chinese central government bonds by 17.35 billion yuan to 1.08 trillion, from a record 1.1 trillion yuan at the end of January.

Chinese PE firm Boyu closes largest fund yet with US$3.6b: sources

Reuters reported in November that the Hong Kong-based Boyu was raising a new dollar fund targeting at least US$3 billion, the latest among a slew of global and regional investment firms that have raised record-sized capital for a region seeing a surge in

Chinese millennials are clicking up a storm buying Asian property online

The demand is very strong among the middle class holding extra cash

Are you selling the right funds?

Aldcroft believes that investors are not buying the right sub-asset class

UK-Indian billionaire Bhanu Choudhrie reveals Middle East expansion plans

The Choudhrie residences can be found dotted across the most exclusive parts of London’s Belgravia.

Pension-Fund Giant Warns Policy Mistake Risk Is Now Elevated

Private equity “will play a very strong and enduring role in our wider multi-asset portfolios and ultimately help produce” returns, Armitage said.

Ex-Goldman, Oasis Man Starts Activist Fund Targeting Japan Inc.

Shigaki was analyst at Hong Kong-based Oasis for a year

HK manager debuts with ‘new economy’ fund

Macquarie alumni are behind Hong Kong-based Stonehorn Global Partners, which plans its first mutual fund this year.

Governance & diversification - Kate Hodson on key themes for AIMA APAC event for Japanese managers

AIMA had invited a high ranking official from the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) to lead the discussions at the roundtable

Malaysia’s pilgrims’ fund may trim stocks, invest more in Islamic bonds, report says

I think we need to look again at our asset mix and we shouldn't be heavily exposed to equity because it is a high risk asset

Taiwan labour funds swing to profit in January

The BLF will keep a close eye on market issues like the trade negotiation between China and the US

Stocks slip, dollar gains as China cuts growth target

The S&P 500 index has struggled to hold above the 2,800 level, which has proven to be a stiff resistant point.

Malaysia state fund Khazanah records pre-tax loss of $2 billion

Its new managing director Shahril Ridza Ridzuan said the fund had to contend with short-term losses in order to actualise long-term gains it projects to achieve within five years.

Nomura Announces Nomination of Members for Board of Directors

Nomura Holdings nominated a total of ten directors.

Nomura Announces Senior Management Lineup

The full list of senior managing directors and their respective responsibilities from April 1 is as shown below.

BNY Mellon completes onboarding of Korea NPS’s bond mandate

NPS appointed BNY Mellon as custodian last September.

ASI to launch seven funds in Hong Kong

The fund approvals come on the heels of ASI’s ramp up of onshore China activities

Singapore fund industry group launches fintech mentorship programme

The programme is open to all fintech companies globally.

“Wall of Money” Is Heading for Emerging Markets, IIF Says

Capital flows to emerging markets turned positive in January

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