Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

GE finance breaks down Japan barriers

One of the barriers to foreign developers in the lucrative Japanese PV market has been broken thanks to the efforts of US industrial giant GE and others.

China grants further $2.4 billion in QFII quotas

SAFE had granted a total of 304.5 billion RMB in RQFII

China’s NSSF returns 11.43%

NSSF allocates around 13% to alternative investments such as private equity

The top fund firms by Asia-Pacific AUM: 76-100

AsianInvestor's 2014 ranking of fund houses by assets sourced from Asia Pacific indicates a slowing in overall asset growth, but a pickup in pace among firms headquartered in the region.

New QDIE managers set out product plans

A total of four firms have now won approval under Shenzhen's qualified domestic investment enterprise scheme, under which local asset managers can sell overseas alternative funds.

AMP Capital realigns Infrastructure Equity business to meet changing client needs

AMP Capital has announced changes to the Global Infrastructure Equity team to support the business’s next phase of growth, international expansion and the needs of an increasingly global client base.

Hang Seng Bank Said to Weigh Industrial Bank Stake Sale

Hang Seng Bank Ltd., the Hong Kong lender controlled by HSBC Holdings Plc, is considering selling its 10.9 percent stake in China’s Industrial Bank Co

Investa sale process gains momentum as bankers test Asian interest

Bankers test Asian interest in Investa

HKMA laments fund woes

Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam said the de facto central bank will adjust the mix of foreign currencies and bond maturities for the Exchange Fund.

UK’s Man Group secures investment into QDLP fund

UK-based alternative investments and hedge fund manager Man Group has become one of the first foreign entities to secure a significant investment into its Qualified Domestic Limited Partner (QDLP) fund,

Van Eyk collapse leaves investors ‘$20m out’

It is now more than three months since the van Eyk Research funds management group was liquidated but there is still more than $20 million of mostly retail investors’ funds that haven’t been repaid, according to insiders familiar with the situ

China’s top pension managers see EA assets surge

China’s EA market has grown steadily since the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security introduced tax concessions on individual contributions to annuities in early 2014 in a bid to lure more private enterprises to take part in the scheme.

Anbang Insurance spends over 75bn yuan in equity investments

The deal to acquire a stake in Minsheng Bank is the latest step for Anbang Insurance in its expanding investment portfolio.

Everbright Securities Said Set to Buy Sun Hung Kai Broker

Everbright Securities Co., China’s eighth-biggest brokerage, is nearing an agreement to buy control of Sun Hung Kai & Co.’s securities and wealth-management businesses for about $500 million

Synergy in Singapore! Britain opens dialog with Asian tiger on renminbi

The Dialogue facilitated deeper financial and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Kaisa CEO leaves, hopes of near-term rescue deal dashed

China's Kaisa Group said on Monday that its chief executive officer has resigned

Commodities collapse could wipe out entire year's profits at Standard Chartered

Macquarie analysis predicts that 1980s-style oil price slump and default spike will mean huge losses at under-pressure bank

RQFII quota tipped for Dubai, Africa, LatAm

China is tipped to expand the RQFII programme to up to 10 more cities this year and may approve additional quotas of up to Rmb200 billion, predicted Standard Charterd's Becky Liu.

Industry weighs risks of China's private funds

The mainland's nascent private securities fund industry is growing fast, with foreign institutions keen to access potentially high returns, but wary of the accompanying risks.

Chateau Mouton Rothschild to auction wines in HK

Chateau Mouton Rothschild, one of the world's luxury chateaus, held an event to savor its collection of bottles from 2003 to 2012.

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