Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Get China right, get emerging markets right

That might give European equities an upward surprise

Institutional investors cut stake in Maruti Suzuki

Institutional investors have been reducing their stake in Maruti since the March

Two fund managers drop out of NPS race over low fee

Fund management is a serious responsibility, but after evaluating the proposal in great detail we felt that the timing wasn’t right

BlueCrest Said to Seek Regulatory Approval for Hong Kong Office

James Chen, who joined earlier this year to lead its Asia equity investment, will relocate to Hong Kong from Singapore as part of an initially “small team,” the people said.

Mohammed Al Fardan Group Announces Joint Venture with Sustainable Wealth and Asia Plantation Capital in Bahrain

The new investment company Sustainable Wealth (Middle East) LLC will be operational immediately.

HDFC Fund raises $250 million for realty investments

The cumulative assets under management of HDFC Property Fund exceed USD 1 billion

DAX serves as basis for European ETF in China

We are pleased to launch the Germany DAX 30 ETF & feeder fund

Pepper, Bank of East Asia team up for StanChart's Hong Kong unit-sources

The support of the Hong Kong-based lender would put Pepper in a stronger position to win control of a business which sources have said could fetch between $500 million and $700 million. The other main bidder is Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

Olam's S$400 million bond snapped up by private bank clients

DBS Bank, HSBC and The Royal Bank of Scotland handled the sale.

Singapore IPO market to pick up later this year: PwC

The total amount of money raised via public floats worldwide hit a record high in the first half this year, but that did not spill over into Singapore.

JP Morgan AM to offer RMB share class on fourth fund

The new RMB share class in for the JPM ASEAN Equity Fund will be available from 21 July with a minimum investment amount of RMB16,000.

HSBC Global AM offers Chinese RQFII fixed income fund

The HSBC RQFII Chinese Fixed Income Fund launched in Hong Kong is available to both the retail and institutional clients in US dollar, RMB and Hong Kong dollar.

Birla Sun Life-ING deal gets Fair trade watchdog approval

It is observed that the share of the ING Portfolio Management Services in the total AUM is also insignificant

Bank of China Hires in Hong Kong as High-Yield Bond Trade Starts

Excluding Japan, companies from China accounted for more than half of the $106.4 billion-equivalent of notes denominated in dollars, euro or yen that were sold by Asia issuers in the first half of 2014

BNP Paribas wins first Taiwan foreign bond agency license

Previously, foreign banks had to market bonds to Taiwanese investors via offshore financial hubs such as Hong Kong, making the process cumbersome for both sides.

Mercer finds Regal winner among fund managers

The fund skyrocketed to the top spot in research house Mercer’s performance rankings after hovering at the 120th position in 2013.

Tata Capital PE fund pumps $80 mn in Shriram Properties

A private equity fund owned by Tata Capital today said it has invested $80 million (about Rs 468 crore) in South India-focussed realty firm, Shriram Properties.

Ex-Deutsche Bank Analyst Starts Japan Long-Short Hedge Fund

Tokyo-based Zone is targeting its assets to reach 5 billion yen within a year and 20 billion yen in three years, he said.

China fund managers join search for growth

The state must let go and encourage more institutional participation

Geojit BNP Paribas Q1 profit jumps 42.8%

Geojit BNP Paribas announced Tuesday a sharp rise of 42.81% in consolidated net profit to Rs 235.5 million for the quarter ended Jun. 30, 2014 as compared to Rs 164.9 million in the same period last year.

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