Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Former Soros Manager Said to Seek $750 Million for Macro Fund

Asia-based macro hedge-fund managers, who seek to profit from trends in equity, credit, currency and commodity markets

Why vice fund investing in cigarettes, booze and sin is sticking to its guns

We've been doing poorly over the past 12 months with the evisceration of the gaming sector

Multiasset strategies gaining traction in Asia, says Pictet

Institutional investors are treating their portfolios with a greater level of tactical awareness, a portfolio manager says, with multiasset allowing them to apply their risk budget to prevailing market conditions.

Nikko Asset Management Australia meets investor demand with offer of Global Share Fund

In recognition of the demand for high performing, concentrated global equity capabilities, we are continuing to deliver more of the firm’s global expertise to the local market.

MetLife opens new innovation center for life insurance industry in Asia

LumenLab breathes new life into Asia’s insurance sector with disruptive business models

Wealth Manager Golden Equator Lauches L/S Quant Hedge Fund

Golden Equator Capital is launching a quantitative long-short equity hedge fund to bet on and/or against stocks in Europe, Japan and the U.S.

Boutiques offer M&A without the price tag

Two-partner firm Talbot Sayer claims to have “struck a niche” by advising on lower-end M&A, private equity transactions and IPOs at a competitive price.

Alternatives AUM skyrockets globally

Total assets managed by the top 100 alternatives investment managers globally rose to US$3.5 trillion in 2014, with real estate and hedge funds taking the largest share of assets, according to Towers Watson.

UBS Grocon pays $92m for Pyrmont office tower

One of the latest is by LaSalle Investment Management, which has raised $91.9 million through the sale of the office at 19 Harris Street, known as Nokia House, in Pyrmont.

QIA and CapitaLand Work Together to Set up $600m fund

Qatar Investment Authority has entered into a joint venture with Singapore’s CapitaLand Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary Ascott Serviced Residence Investment.

BPI Securities inks alliance with NY investment firm

Jefferies signed a deal with BPI Securities Corp. last February to distribute to its global client base the latter’s equity research on companies in the Philippines on a co-branded basis.

China ETF Switches Its Strategy After Stock Trading Halts

The past month has been enlightening for investors and providers about how illiquid the Chinese A share market still is

Macquarie latest platform to add AB fund

The group reported that from inception to 30 June 2015, the fund achieved an annualised relative fund return of 10.5 per cent

Hermes eyes Asian equity, expands in Singapore

The UK firm will look at options after its Asia exJapan strategy hit capacity and closed to new investors. It comes as it adds a hire in Asia and launches a direct lending business.

Templeton mulls China WFOE with eye on institutions

The fund house says a potential wholly foreignowned enterprise could act as its institutional client servicing platform in mainland China, marking a step change from the representative office approach.

China IPO freeze opens door to alternative financiers

Open-ended halt to IPOs cuts an option for SME funding

Hedge fund exodus from Singapore predicted

The regulatory environment for hedge funds in Singapore is described as “volatile rather than accommodating” with a lot of people looking at alternative financial centres

Mercer appoints new custodian

Mercer has appointed Northern Trust Company as custodian for its $25 billion in investment and superannuation assets.

Citic Said to Lead Bidding to Buy Frank Russell Arm From LSE

LSE Group bought Frank Russell for $2.7 billion last year, primarily for its index business.

OMGI Asian equity fund to become income fund

Old Mutual Global Investors’ $212m Old Mutual Asian Equity fund will now become part of the firm’s equity income strategy.

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