Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

China insurers may invest $100 bln overseas in next 3 yrs -BNP Paribas

Chinese insurers are allowed to invest up to 15 percent of their assets overseas

Apartment supply glut starts to bite in Brisbane and Melbourne

Fears of steep price falls stemming from foreign buyers being unable to obtain finance has been a looming issue all year.

Alphadyne to Spin Off $2 Billion Singapore Hedge Fund Unit

The transition will begin in the first half of 2017

PE investments in real estate set to touch $7.2 billion in 2016

In the first nine months of 2016, private equity funds committed $4.2 billion to real estate, an increase of 20% from the same period last year

Ayala, Filinvest eye Middle East projects

ALI and FLI serve as property units of two of the country’s largest conglomerates—Ayala Corp. and Filinvest Development Corp.

Franklin Templeton restructures, makes hires

All three appointments have come from within Franklin Templeton, with Ms Thompson having worked with the firm for the last eleven years and Mr Devlin the last four.

Nomura Launches Accelerator Program in Japan to Promote Open Innovation

The three companies will identify certain business and social issues as key themes for the program and solicit potential solutions from a wide range of startup companies.

Chinese property investors may be forced to sell as bank finance dries up

The Chinese clients finalising the purchase of properties in Australia this year probably bought them in the past few years.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Canara Bank tie-up

The partnership aims to provide enhanced customer experience by leveraging technology to augment the comprehensive range of third party products and services distributed by the Bank, the release said.

Investors Gun-Shy as China Pulls Trigger on Shenzhen Stock Link

A new trading link starting give international investors access to more than 800 stocks listed on the Shenzhen stock market

Insurers in China are greatest outsourcers of assets

The report also revealed that Taiwanese and Korean insurance companies are currently the most active in overseas

Aicraft Leasing In Asia: A Tale Of Three Cities

Total air traffic for the Asia Pacific region is predicted to grow at an average of 6%. By 2035

Private equity investments down 23% to $10 billion in January-October: Grant Thornton

The overall PE deal momentum in January - October was however at $10.24 billion, down 23 per cent over the same period of last year.

Allianz to set up China fund unit to target investments abroad -sources

Allianz is looking to tap into Chinese investors' growing demand for overseas assets, which has been accelerated by a weakening yuan.

ANZ in talks with Asian group on sale of UDC Finance

Banks in Australia are selling off smaller businesses in an effort to boost their capital positions

Foreign consortium invests $315m in building port complex in Vietnam

Construction is supposed to be launched next year and complete in the year of 2036.

Why property is likely to be cheaper after demonetisation

The housing market is a hot-bed for the indiscriminate use of black money.

Thai GPF to embark on ESG pilot project

The fund, which has more than US$20 billion in AUM, currently invests 60% of its assets in non-risky investments, which include Thai government bonds and private bonds.

Samsung Group, pension fund offices raided in growing South Korea scandal

Prosecutors also raided South Korea's largest pension fund, the National Pension Service, an NPS spokeswoman said.

Copper can hold on to recent gains, says Macquarie Wealth Management

Macquarie reported many Chinese hedge funds had closed out short positions over the past year, with the actions in some cases following multi-year bearish bets.

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