Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

John Abernethy says market manipulation 'just going to get worse'

Abernethy was commenting on the weird movements in a range of small and large cap stocks on Friday afternoon just before the market close

Hong Kong Firm Seeks $350M in Messy Plaza Snafu

More exciting finance drama at the always dramatic Plaza: a Hong Kong-based investment firm, JTS Trading Ltd., has accused three companies of squeezing it out of a deal to buy a majority stake in the Plaza,

The Green Issue

Demand for GBs is mostly from institutional investors

BlackRock tips RBA rate cuts Australian dollar below US70¢

Australia's dollar is likely to drop below US70¢ next year as a struggling economy forces the central bank to reduce interest rates by as much as half a percentage point, according to BlackRock.

IndAsia Fund, Iran’s Middle East Bank form joint venture to tap investment

Iran has $8.8 billion of interest-free funds lying idle in India because of the sanctions.

Online Banking News: Ant Financial Gets Funding As It Opens Its Services in China

Ant Financial will be able to service thousands of shoppers online by providing an easy way to pay their purchases online.

Asian Crowdfunder launches in Malaysia, looking to enter Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand

Equity-based crowdfunding platform Asian Crowdfunder has launched its operations in Malaysia this month

Asian B-schools to form a consortium

To launch programmes in ease of doing business in their respective regions

Global property giant to launch Asian expansion from Singapore

A global giant in real estate management aims to use Singapore as a launching pad to dramatically increase its assets under management across Asia.

Mitsubishi UFJ to Acquire UBS Fund Unit

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. will buy a UBS Group AG unit that provides services to alternative investment funds for as much as 30 billion yen ($244 million) to expand its administration business.

Activist investor Elliott set sights on Asia's family-run firms

U.S. billionaire Paul Singer appears to have paved the way for activist investors to fight for shareholders' rights where few hedge funds have ventured: Asia's biggest family-run firms.

ACE Life bumps up wealth management business in Hong Kong

The centre is intended to support the wealth management business in Asia with the offering of personalised consultation services for high-net-worth individuals and families, a statement from the firm explained.

Africa’s richest, Aliko Dangote, expanding his cement empire into Asia

Nigerian Aliko Dangote is a different kind of African role model

ACE Life targets HNW investors with HK wealth centre

The life insurer has opened a wealth management centre for Hong Kong high-net-worth investors

Savills IM teams up with Chinese institution for European fund launch

Savills Investment Management has partnered with China Minsheng Investment Capital to launch a European residential property fund

Indian giant to unleash concentrated best ideas fund into UK

One of the biggest firms in India is to launch a highly concentrated best ideas fund into the UK

Toyota paves way for return to Malaysia's sukuk market

The proposed programme from Toyota Capital Malaysia Sdn Bhd was rated AAA by RAM Ratings, and follows a 1 billion ringgit sukuk programme setup in 2008 that matured earlier this month.

LPC-Turkish borrowers target Asian loan investors

Turkish borrowers are targeting Asian investors in a bid to extend loan maturities after new bank regulation gave capital relief on loans with tenors of more than a year, but could find limited appetite, the sources said.

Australian Unity may list Office Property Fund

Any plans, which at this stage are not formulated, are subject to approval by AUFM's board

Pramerica set to acquire Deutsche AMC; YES Bank out of the race

Pramerica mutual Fund is likely to acquire India's assets of Deutsche Asset Management Company (AMC) for Rs 400 crore

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