Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Insurer AIA's first-half new business surges on HK, China growth

The first-half new business value was more than the company recorded for the whole of 2010

Leading US Life Insurance company enters Vietnam

The Ministry of Finance has granted establishment license of BIDV Metlife-a life insurance joint venture between the US Metlife Company and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and BIDV Insurance Corporation (BIC).

China trust suspended after manager goes AWOL

Trading in the £66 million ARC Capital fund, which counts Rathbones among its shareholders, has been suspended amid a breakdown in communication between its investment manager and board.

China Opens Its Onshore Equity Markets to Foreigners

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China extends global reach with $7.5 billion loan deal with Argentina

Under the deal, state-run China Development Bank will provide $4.7 billion yen for the construction of two hydropower dam projects in southern Argentina.

Malaysia’s AmInvest offers two feeders into Allianz’ funds

The US-Canada Income and Growth Fund offers income and to lesser extent long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 95% of its assets in the Allianz Income

Australia close to currency clearing deal with China -RBA's Lowe

Australia is close to signing a deal with China that would allow the establishment of an official clearing bank for the renminbi, a step towards the more open flow of money and investment into and out of the Asian giant.

Ex-Goldman Trader’s Bitcoin Exchange to Fill Mt. Gox Void

Yuzo Kano quit Goldman Sachs Group Inc. twice: once for a rival bank, the second time to open Japan’s first bitcoin exchange since the collapse of Mt. Gox.

Singapore Exchange opens office in India to attract listings

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said earlier this month the country would liberalise norms for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and American and global depositary receipts from domestic companies.

Piramal Fund Management launches'Indiareit Apartment Fund'

The target fund size is INR350 cr with an average deal tenure of 2-3 years per transaction.

LME approves BTG Pactual to operate warehouses in Singapore

Brazil's BTG Pactual has received a green light from the London Metal Exchange (LME)to set up warehousing operations in Singapore, marking the investment bank's first foray into Asia as builds out its physical metals business.

CIMB-Principal buys out Finansa Asset

CIMB-Principal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Bhd in Malaysia.

French Bank CDC Offers Samurai Bonds

Samurai issuance in 2014 so far is ¥1.66 trillion, not far short of the issuance for the whole of 2013, according to Dealogic. That is the highest on a year-to-date basis since 2008.

ASK Group inks first deal from new offshore fund

The financial services firm will invest Rs127 crore in a project in Noida being developed by ATS Group

Macquarie eyeing new Latin American fund

Macquarie Group is planning to launch a new infrastructure fund spanning key Latin American economies, as investors seek out higher yield in emerging markets.

How AIA Malaysia aims to keep the Gen Y close

Mid-last year, AIA launched a new brand positioning.

Chinese fund groups eye UK launches

Three of China’s largest asset managers are said to be mulling UK expansion and are close to launching funds in the country.

India Is High On Japan's Investment Radar

Japanese institutional investors have ranked India number one with regard to investment potential in comparison to key emerging markets

Bangladesh: LR Global honoured as top asset manager

The award was evaluated based on the performance in the past year including financial statures, investment policies and vision, long-term strategies and risk management techniques.

Chinese hedge funds could shape global industry, says CFA Asia-Pacific head

China’s burgeoning hedge fund industry has the potential to rival that of the US and become one of the world’s largest

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