Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

What is it like inside New Zealand's most expensive house?

A wealthy American is understood to have bought the place

NAB wealth shake-up creates country’s biggest retail super fund

NAB has consolidated various funds it controls to create a $70 billion retail fund, to be called the MLC Super Fund.

AustralianSuper hits the $100bn mark

The Fund has delivered a total return of just over 50% over the past four years.

ClearView looks to Asia for new backer

Mr Swanson indicated that he and the bankers from Morgan Stanley would be focused on courting insurers from Japan, South Korea, and China.

South Korea pension picks BlackRock, Grosvenor to manage hedge fund investments

The NPS had 512 trillion won ($415 billion) in assets under management as of December.

Standard Chartered starts brokerage in Japan with 100 staff

The move comes even as Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters cuts costs and sells businesses to turn around the London-based bank

Foreign Banks Introduce New Asset Management Systems

SC Cheil assigned tax, investment, and insurance experts to the new PB Cluster Centers to provide a more diverse and professional consulting service.

U.K. Hedge Funds Look to European Watchdog to Ease Brexit Fears

The opinion will be closely scrutinized by London-based fund managers because it could become a template for when Britain exits the EU.

StanChart's Smart Japan Move

It doesn't do much in bond underwriting overall in Asia either, Bloomberg-compiled league tables show, even as onshore issuance in China is booming.

Generali launches new focus on Hong Kong's wealthy

The insurer said the launch of Generali Life Hong Kong further demonstrates a commitment to grow in Hong Kong and offer the best products and services to a rapidly growing customer segment.

AQR opens in Asia, eyes China and Japan

Having opened an office in Hong Kong last week, US quant fund manager AQR is targeting China and Japan above all and mulling how to expand its onshore business in the former.

Omniwealth launches insurance broking services arm

The insurance service will join Omniwealth's existing suite of planning, business, legal, broking, real estate and account services and will be led by broker, Anthony Anastasio.

Asian Investors Fear a Crash in UK Commercial Property

Of course the political vacum and ambiguous timing on the actual E.U. departure plans are not helping.

Indian corporates score high on execs and transparency, says Institutional Investor

In a big shot in the arm for Indian corporates, a study has pushed its executives very high in terms of quality and transparency.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial to Invest in Bitcoin Venture Coinbase

To ramp up operations in Asia, Coinbase is set to raise about $10.5 million from investors on Friday including MUFG’s core banking unit and an MUFG venture-capital fund, bank officials said.

ADB Sells $30 Mln Worth Of Bonds In Georgian Lari

"ADB's second lari-denominated bond will help strengthen the Georgian bond market and provide critical support to the microfinance sector"

Macquarie partners to acquire real estate sales platform

The committee said it "unanimously recommends, in the absence of a superior proposal ... that shareholders vote in favour of the scheme."

Clifford chance advises Fraserd hospital on development of luxury serviced apartments in Tokyo

The property will target affluent foreigners visiting the city, the level of which is expected to rise in anticipation of the 2020 Olympic Games.

AIIB uneasy about proliferation of negative interest rates

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasurys was below 1.4%, while 10-year U.K. gilt yields fell below 0.8% to an all-time low.

Temasek Assets Drop First Time in Seven Years on China Rout

As global growth has slowed and the markets have been whipsawed by volatility, Temasek is reshaping its portfolio and tempering expectations for future returns.

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