Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Nomura Retaking Top Samurai Spot Sees Bank Buffers as 2016 Theme

Sales fell 25 percent from a record in 2014 to 2 trillion yen last year

Sleeping with the enemy: big banks skirt confrontation to embrace fintech startups

Disruptions in the financial services space spur partnerships for apps and systems to detect fraud

Taiwan’s pension mandate outsourcing review

It has granted the funding of $520 million to each of managers under the three pension accounts.

Japan central bank turns activist investor to revive economy

We're willing and considering to add such a product

Major insurers on hunt for M&As

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. is also “aiming for M&A deals in the United States”

Union Bank Gets CCI Nod for 49% Stake Buy in Asset Management Joint Venture

The fair trade regulator, which keeps a tab on unfair business practices across sectors, has approved the acquisition as the deal may not have an adverse impact on competition in the country.

Malaysia’s pension fund to sell UK building for £270 million

The sale proceeds are expected onshore in the first quarter of next year

Nine mutual funds get green light for HK

The funds have a net asset value of between 260 million yuan HK$310 million GF Juyou Mixed Assets Fund to 7.43 billion yuan ChinaAMC Return Securities Investment Fund.

Troubled Malaysian fund 1MDB in $1.7bn property sale

Investigators in the US, Switzerland and Hong Kong have all launched probes linked to the fallout from 1MDB’s troubles. 1MDB has said it has found no evidence of criminality in its past multibillion-dollar international dealings from the Middle East

Top Asia Junk Bond Funds All Bought China Builders After Default

They see more opportunities as the nation prevents rising delinquencies from sparking a crisis.

Exclusive: Indian VC firm GVFL gets regulator nod for $38m startup fund

The fund is targeting a final close by December 2016.

Investors give up rights for shares in startups

Institutional investors began buying common stock—generally owned by employees of startups—often directly from workers or from platforms that sell employee shares

Chinese property investors set for hotel grab in 2016

Chinese property investors might have favoured residential property in Australia but that is all about to change.

Mid-Levels apartment shatters record for Asia’s most expensive flat ... at HK$594 million, that’s HK$100,000 per square foot

The duplex comes with a 1,754 sq ft roof top.

World's Biggest Pension Fund to Add Board in Governance Overhaul

The management committee will have one representative of labor, one from the business world and at least one full-time member, according to the ministry’s proposal. They will have five-year terms.

HSBC to focus more on state units’ baht-denominated bonds in 2016

HSBC has only one branch in Thailand, so it has a clear strategy to make deals that could be of interest to institutional investors, because they hold 50 per cent of bonds.

Big bid for KDB Daewoo pays off for Mirae

The secret to Mirae Asset’s success with its bid was an aggressive bet made by Park.

UAE to set up Chinese yuan clearing centre

. Markets | Sat Dec 26, 2015 11:20am EST Related: Currencies, Markets UAE to set up Chinese yuan clearing centre DUBAI Dec 26 The United Arab Emirates plans to establish a centre for clearing transactions in the yuan, the central bank said on Saturday,

Baring fund launches S$450m takeover bid for Interplex Holdings

Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI is making a cash offer of S$0.82 a share for Interplex, which is 15.5 per cent higher than the last traded price of S$0.71 on Dec 22.

Foreigners holding nearly 10% of Japanese government bonds

The balance of JGBs and treasury bills held by foreigners reached 101 trillion yen at the end of September, up 16.5% on the yea

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