Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Maybank jointly arranges $219 mln Shariah-compliant construction financing

The financing comprised a $174 million senior construction loan

PE veteran Manish Kheterpal launches new $15 million early-stage fund

Declined to disclose the names of the fund's backers, citing confidentiality.

Banking scams behind poor investment

"It'll be difficult to achieve our targets with such investment."

Russia’s President Putin hails ‘all-embracing’ bilateral partnership with China with nations due to sign more than 30 trade deals

Both Xi and Putin witnessed the signing of deals after holding talks, Xinhua reported.

China’s mutual fund industry suffers brain drain as managers cope with growing workload

Experienced professionals prefer hedge funds which offer higher pay and more flexibility in asset management

Vistra Group acquires Ujwal to further expand its footprint in India

The majority of Ujwal’s clients are Indian subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, predominantly in the information technology sector.

'Powerful storm' set to hit Asian banking industry: McKinsey

However, this "golden decade" is ending and the financial industry should be prepared to face an era of slower growth rates and increased challenges in generating profits, it added.

LEX: Tech beats banks in Asia

Since the financial crisis, Asia has propelled global banks' profits, and Asian banking shares have outperformed their European and US peers.

Papua New Guinea eyes sovereign bond debut

Earlier this month, police opened fire on student protesters marching against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill at an anti-corruption rally, sparking riots in the capital Port Moresby.

EPF allocates US$24.64 billion to shariah fund

What sets the fund apart from its conventional counterpart is that the former is not exposed to banking and insurance stocks. Meanwhile, contributors are free to choose from among the two schemes.

Hedge Funds Standards Board grows in Asia

The APAC Committee will help the HFSB establish a more dedicated effort in the region by assisting with the HFSB’s dialogue and relationships with regulators, hedge fund managers and investors, and ensuring that Asia-Pacific regional and local issue

TPG Growth to Acquire 40% Stake in One Network Bank from BDO

The investment will allow ONB to expand and develop new products to cover the underserved market segments.

HSS takes on Asia custody and fund admin mandate for Allianz

The mandate covers Allianz’s insurance business across Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

India’s securities regulator eases regulations for REITs

This latest development in the REIT sector came after the Indian government waived dividend distribution tax on REITs earlier in March this year.

Carlyle Group Hires Former J&J Executive to Advise Asia Buyout Fund

Jesse Wu to advise on investing in China’s health-care industry

Mainland China bond market remains on analysts' radar

Despite the spate of defaults in China's bond market, analysts have not lost faith in the sector. "We favor China's bond market more than the equity market at the current stage," Fielding Chan, Asia economist at Bloomberg LP, told Chin

AXA Asia Reveals New 5-year Strategic Plan to Accelerate Towards over 100 Million Customers by 2030

AXA Asia's underlying earnings grew at 17% on average and more than doubled over the 2010 to 2015 period.

Nomura Research Institute Acquires Cutter Associates, LLC, the Leader in Investment Operations Consulting and Research to the Market's Preeminent Asset Management Companies

Combined entity expected to be the dominant, global provider of research and consulting services to the investment management sector

VentureCrowd closes property deal

The $900,000 funding round gives investors a total of 49 per cent equity in the residential project, where the block of land will be subdivided for 35 new homes. The targeted returns for investors exceed 100%.

Modi Govt to launch its first CPSE exchange traded fund

The ETF would also enable the government to sell its stake in listed private sector firms.

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