Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Strong interest shown in Guernsey alternatives at Hong Kong event

The event was sponsored by Trident Trust, which has a background of administration of Cayman-domiciled funds of Hong Kong managers through Guernsey.

China Allocated 50 Billion Dollars to African Development

The allocation of these funds is part of the new strategy applied in trade relations between China and Africa

BDA Advises Investcorp on Investment of Up to $250M in China Everbright New Economy Fund

China is increasingly attractive for private equity investing.

AI Group pushes back against super gender gap reforms

These additional costs will reduce the capacity of businesses to employ and invest and will reduce the contributions of business to the economy.

Japan's GPIF awards its first global real estate mandate

The appointment of CBRE Global Investment Partners, the multi-manager arm of CBRE Global Investors, comes several months after it hired its second global infrastructure fund-of-funds manager, StepStone Infrastructure & Real Assets.

U.S. developer taps Chinese market with high-end estate

Residents' input, together with the humanistic and community environment, is an important barometer to judge the investment value of an estate

Indian Defaulter IL&FS Said to Seek $4.2 Billion in Asset Sales

Shadow bank has 2.2 billion rupees of debt to pay by October

Official Tapped by Biggest U.S. Public Pension Fund Worked for Predatory Chinese State Investment Fund

America’s largest public pension fund has tapped a manager of China’s predatory investment fund as its next chief investment officer.

Malaysia’s TA Investment Management launches China fund

The fund outperformed the benchmark MSCI All China Index, which gained 33.3% in 2017 and declined 17.5% through the first eight months of this year.

Singapore market still singing trade war blues

Companies with supply chain links in China, as well as banks, airlines and ports, could feel the impact from the latest round of Sino-US tariffs

Sargon Capital acquires Decimal

Decimal said Sargon's offer is superior to all other available alternatives, with the Decimal board unanimous in recommending its shareholders vote in favour of the acquisition.

China’s Hillhouse Capital Raises $10.6 Billion for a New Fund

The early backer of Tencent and Uber closed the largest-ever capital raise by a private-equity firm in Asia

Causeway Capital CEO eyes banks in the royal commission spotlight

The royal commission into the financial sector has unearthed a litany of woes, with multiple examples of systemic unethical behaviour unveiled in spectacular fashion.

NH Financial Group Pushes Globalization and Digitalization

The group aims to secure 10 percent of its net income from global operation by 2022 and set up digital finance with Big Data at center

Easton buys SMSF service provider

Accountants have been engaged with SMSFs in some form or the other for a long time, even if it was only to do their books

Pengana merger pays off for WHSP

The total value of WHSP's financial services portfolio now sits at $414 million and contributed $16.4 million to the company's overall $331 million regular profit - its highest ever and 17.4% up on last year.

Indonesia woos millennials with 7.3t rupiah online retail savings bonds

The government attached a floating rate to the bonds with a floor of 8.05 per cent.

Indonesian billionaire family reshuffles healthcare empire on currency rout

Southeast Asia’s billionaire Riady family is reshuffling its health-care holdings as its core property business grapples with the emerging-market rout.

Growing prime-age population to boost PHL banks

The report added that the Philippines’ total dependency ratio, or the number of people below 15 and above 65 per 100 people, will shrink by two percentage points from last year to 2030.

Canada’s CDPQ acquires 40% stake in CLP India for 26.4 billion rupees

The move is in line with the pension fund’s aim to boost its low-carbon investments, and also gives it exposure to a key Asian market.

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