Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

POBA mulls JV launch with global pension funds for alternative investment

In detail, launching a joint venture with a global pension fund experienced in a specific asset class would be one option to collaborate with them.

Chinese Shadow-Banking Tycoon to Scale Back Buyout Fund

ZZ Capital senior executives negotiating severance packages

Japan Post group to target startups with new investment arm

Bank and insurance units aim to make the most of $916m

China’s wealth becomes an X factor in Dubai realty

These investments and more can make UAE the hub of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Japan Post Bank to establish investment arm with $1.1b initial fund

Japan Post Bank senior management director Tokihiko Shimizu will become president of the new company

ABN Amro to expand selectively in Asia

Maureen DeRooij, chief executive Asia-Pacific, says focused nature means that the bank will grow at a steady clip amid boom and bust.

Taiwan’s civil service pension fund posts 7.2% return in 2017

The PSPF’s external asset managers contributed NT$27.06 billion, translating to an annual return of 13.3%

Praemium SMAs go global

Praemium has added international model portfolios to its suite of separately managed accounts on the back of growing demand from financial advisers and their clients for global diversification.

China ousted by Singapore as Asia's no 1 buyer of US commercial property

Deals by Chinese investors plunged 66 per cent to US$5.9 billion as regulators cracked down on capital outflows.

Steering a strategic path in Asian insurance

Kevin Angelini of Willis Towers Watson is looking to tap more closely into the transformation taking place across the Asia region as insurance companies jostle for market positioning.

Citi Asia Pacific Consumer Bank reports sixth quarter of growth

For the full year 2017, Asia Pacific GCB’s revenues were up 7% at US$7.3bn

Meet the Hong Kong banking professionals getting 50% pay rises

Like most non-tech positions at banks, jobs in the ‘infrastructure and cyber security’, and ‘project and change management’ categories suffered stagnating pay year on year in Hong Kong.

China’s M&A activity dropped 11% in 2017, says PwC

Beijing has released a series of guidelines on Chinese outbound investments since late 2016, such as categorising overseas asset classes, in order to clamp down on what it says are “irrational investments”.

AAM new product roundup

The fund is available in US dollars, Malaysian ringgit, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars and British pound.

ACC expands activities across Asia-Pacific

The ACC is already active in the US and European markets, and the formation of the APAC group will consolidate the association’s position as the voice of the global private credit sector.

Bank of China looks to finance infrastructure projects in Turkey

One of the world's largest financial institutions, it was the first Chinese bank to enter the Turkish market when it established a representative office in Istanbul in 2011

Philippines’ GSIS to hire two foreign fund managers to manage US$800 million

The two foreign fund managers are expected to be hired soon and awarded $400 million each to manage.

Former JLL executive sets up real estate investment banking firm

Former JLL executive Shobhit Agarwal launches ANB Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd, an investment banking firm focused on the real estate sector

ASEAN-focused China fund raising up to $3 billion for Silk Road projects

The planned capital-raising is the latest in a series by China’s state-backed firms

Fidelity Eyes Chinese Mutual, Pension Fund Markets

Company to provide domestic investment products to institutional investors, and high net worth individuals.

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