Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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

Beijing's policies create gap between perception, reality

The International Monetary Fund on Nov. 30 decided to add the yuan to the currency basket that underpins Special Drawing Rights, the fund's reserve asset.

Offshore Chinese investments surge spilling over into 2016

Chinese real estate investment overseas has continued to grow strongly in 2015, riding on the strong appetite for overseas real estate from both major and smaller investors.

Germany’s Allianz buys 51% of PH firm

PNB and Allianz have reached an agreement to enter into a 15-year exclusive distribution or bancassurance partnership.

Piramal Fund Management aims Rs 22K crore portfolio by end of March

This will include over Rs 16,000 crore of debt portfolio, equity and advisory business.

Zimbabwe to expand use of yuan as China cancels $40 million debt

Zimbabwe abandoned its own dollar in 2009 after hyperinflation

Global Islamic Crowdfunding 2015 - An Opinion Piece from Singapore

Last year, these two platforms Crowdfunded a total of more than US1billion!

Japan Staffing Firm Recruit Agrees to Acquire Dutch Peer in $1.55 Billion Deal

Acquisition of USG People is the latest example of Japan Inc.’s push for international growth

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company to launch Moneyback feature

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company has declared changes in SID and KIM of various schemes of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.

Super funds warned to take care with venture capital

Super funds need to continue to be highly selective in backing opportunities in the venture capital space and resist calls to dramatically ramp up funding to start-ups

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