Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

JLT India to hire 300 for Pune office

The Pune office will provide services to JLT Group’s global Employee Benefits businesses, as well as support the Group with Applications Development services.

China delivers ‘holy grail’ to asset managers

Beijing’s move to give international asset managers greater access to Chinese investors has been hailed as the “holy grail”

China sets up largest gold fund

A gold sector fund involving countries along the ancient Silk Road has been set up in northwest China's Xi'an City during an ongoing forum on investment and trade this weekend.

Malaysia welcomes Japan’s proposal to provide Asia with US$11b infrastructure financing

Malaysian companies would be able to capitalise on these additional sources of funding, it said.

Activist hedge funds have family-run banks in their sights

Bank of East Asia's fight with activist fund revives debate of how long banking dynasties can exist

Hanergy secured $200m loan ahead of solar group stock tumble

The loan is the latest in a series of corporate loans involving British Virgin Island entities owned by HTF’s parent Hanergy Group, a Financial Times investigation has found. Through its BVI transactions, Hanergy pledged billions of shares in HTF &a

Australian bank eyes India, China for commodities trade growth

A recent entrant in Asia's commodities markets, Australia's Westpac Banking Corp is ramping up to take advantage of a commodities "supercycle" that it says has at least another 30 years to run.

China Embraces Foreign Bond Investors

Central bank accelerates approvals for overseas participants in country’s debt market

Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass deploys big data algorithms to sink pharma patents

His latest target is Horizon Pharma's Vimovo, which combines anti-inflammatory and stomach acid-reducing medications.

NPS revamp Panel for removing cap on equity, suggests new asset classes

The NPS has cumulative assets under management worth Rs 83,917.12 and 91,21,588 subscribers by April 30, 2015.

Old Mutual Targets 800 Million China Labor Force in Sales Revamp

It intends to broaden that to online and direct-sales channels, Ralph Mupita, chief executive officer of the insurer’s emerging markets business, said in an interview.

China Opens Door to $97 Billion of Fund Sales Via Hong Kong

China and Hong Kong will start cross-border sales of funds on July 1, widening access to financial markets and capital in the world’s second-largest economy.

US asset management firm becomes Nintendo's top shareholder

Capital Research manages foreign pension funds for mid-to long-term investments

German boutique launches Asian high dividend fund

This new fund follows the launch of the Assenagon Substanz Europa fund in April 2013

BlackRock keen to buy out JV partner Hemendra Kothari’s stake in MF business

India's 44-member mutual fund industry manages assets worth Rs 11.8 lakh crore.

Manulife Arm Plans Singapore Listing for U.S. Office Assets

CalPERS And QIC Announce US$764 Million Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Partnership

The partnership represents CalPERS' first Asia-Pacific infrastructure commitment and adds another of the world's largest pension funds to QIC's infrastructure client base.

Thai companies bullish on ASEAN, investment flow doubles to $3.8b in last fiscal

Thailand based corporates are bullish on the ASEAN and their investment in the region is expected to grow at a much higher pace, once the AEC comes into play.

China eyes Sharjah to boost trade

Having identified the UAE as an important partner, China is looking at engaging individual emirates to boost its economic and trade ties with the second-largest economy in the Arab world that has a GDP of over US$400 billion.

Korea’s $6.2 Billion Army Fund Seeks American CLOs in Yield Hunt

With the abundance of liquidity raising competition in the local market, we’re planning to diversify away from domestic investments by looking abroad

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