Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

ING to expand deeper into China

Having spun off its insurance and asset management businesses, the bank now has free rein to engage such financial players in fund-raising and cash management.

QIC and Eagle Investment join forces

The new performance solution also includes a number of customised configurations to meet complex requirements and methodologies for reporting on international investments

UBS launches Asia ex-Japan ETF in London

The ETF is synthetically replicated, trades in British pounds and has a total expense ratio of 0.37%.

BNP Paribas appointed for first access to Swiss-HK fund connection

Deal will enable China-focused fund manager to access HK-Swiss scheme.

MSCI inclusion may only represent a small start but great things could lie ahead

There are still other problems or potential problems.

Yuan the key to expansion of Sino-Russian economic ties

An inadvertent beneficiary of US/EU sanctions against Russia, China stands to gain more by working to deepen commercial ties with its neighbor

China sinks $15bn into Ghana’s economy

The funding partnership with China, Dr. Bawumia explained, is not based on the traditional model of borrowing and aid.

MetLife Hong Kong Surges Ahead with Triple-digit Business Growth in the First Quarter of 2017

Our ability to innovate and stay ahead of the curve has been instrumental to our success.

Family offices partner for major US acquisition

The multifamily class of assets is unique to the US which accounted for the significant interest from Australians in the raising.

Bravura Holdings says FY revenue of $6.8 mln

FY loss $1.7 million versus profit of $3.6 million for 8 months ended March 31, 2016

KIC to open Singapore office to boost Asian alternative investment

“The Singapore office will serve as an outpost for our alternative investment in Asia,” an KIC source told the newspaper.

ICICI PruLife renews focus on health insurance space

As part of this proposition, the insurer has launched ICICI Pru Heart/Cancer Protect that pays part of the insurance cover amount to the customer on diagnosis of a heart ailment or cancer.

What Chinese investors think MSCI’s decision means for the A-share market

Although the initial weighting is small, leading most Chinese analysts to predict only modest short-term effects, it is still a landmark step in the opening of China’s markets after three failed attempts to join the index.

Citibank favours Asian equity markets in H2

Economic growth in emerging Asia is expected to be relatively high and interest rates remain low, which will support equity markets.

Seeking opportunities in 'unpopular' small caps

New activist fund to zoom in on stocks neglected by analysts

Advisers boost ethical investments

The co-op works by analysing an investment's environmental, social and corporate governance track record and financial appropriateness according to clients' values.

Northern Trust Survey: Surge in Demand Shows Transparency is Key to Success for Alts Investing

Responsibility for Ensuring Transparency is in Flux

Infrastructure finance hub a dream role for the SAR

Chan said since the AIIB's launch in January last year, membership has expanded from 57 to 80, including the most recent members Argentina, Madagascar and Tonga.

Equip confirms merger, names CEO and directors

Fairley also announced the appointment of Nicholas Vamvakas as chief executive and named the directors of the restructured Equip board who will lead the fund from 1 July 2017.

Decumulation phase to drive shift in investment focus

As the survey results revealed, the shift to the retirement phase will change investors’ focus on asset allocation.

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