Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Fullerton Fund gains RQFII status to tap China financial markets

Singapore-based Fullerton Fund Management has joined the ranks of firms that will be allowed to tap offshore renminbi

Former SAC, Och-Ziff Manager Xu Said to Consider Own Hedge Fund

Ken Xu, a former managing director at SAC Capital Advisors and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, is considering setting up his own hedge fund in Hong Kong

Gulf and Latam banks tap Australian debt opportunities

Australia's A$1.5 trillion bond market is attracting interest from borrowers in Latin America and the Middle East, as they seek to diversify their portfolio and lower funding costs in the world's fourth-largest pension savings pool.

Alliance Financial net profit up 13.8%

Alliance Financial Group posted a 13.8 % increase in net profit to RM 158.01mil for its fourth quarter ended Mar 31, 2014 compared to RM138.82mil a year ago.

Create or destroy: hedge funds place their China bets

The growth slowdown is arguably already evident in the reported data

Collas Crill Advise Malaysian Investors On Buying UK Property

Malaysian investors looking to buy property in the UK are turning to Collas Crill for both conveyancing and advice on using the Channel Islands to structure their investment.

Singapore firms' Q1 profits soar 24.8 per cent to $9.6 billion

Listed firms were on a hot streak in the first quarter with earnings going through the roof.

ADB: Private investment lags in Southeast Asia

ADB says private role in financing Southeast Asian infrastructure has lagged since 1997 crisis

Singapore central bank warns on foreign property investment

MAS said in a statement that it is monitoring developments closely to ensure financial stability

OneVue acquires SMSF admin business

Renner has been with Super Managers Australia for twelve years

Blue Sky directors buy stake in Alternatives Fund IPO

Managing director Mark Sowerby has also sold a small parcel of shares in Blue Sky

Ex-Barclays analyst readies healthcare hedge fund launch

Former Barclays PLC analyst and healthcare specialist Jason Mann plans to launch his own hedge fund in June with a focus on the healthcare sector in emerging markets.

US-Based Citadel Completes Yuan Fundraising Under China Investment Trial

Hedge-fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin's Citadel LLC has become the first foreign firm to complete a yuan fundraising under a trial program that allows high net worth Chinese to invest abroad via foreign hedge funds.

Asian asset managers urged to raise standards

Growing investor sophistication will impose greater demands on fund firms, as Asia's middle class expands and pension schemes are reformed, argued panelists at an AsianInvestor forum.

ICICI Prudential and IDFC see highest growth in equity assets

ICICI Prudential, IDFC and Birla Sun Life emerged as the highest gainers in equity assets last fiscal.

HSBC unveils centralized FCY management solution for Shanghai FTZ corporates

It also enables the company to utilize a number of other techniques including netting and centralized foreign currency exchange to enhance efficiency of working capital management.

Vermillion Hedge Fund Said to Start in Shanghai Free Trade Zone

The unit of Vermillion, 55 percent owned by Carlyle Group LP, is for commodities trading and is led by Ian McGuinn, said three people with direct knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified because the issue is private.

Australia: Active management supplies only half of hedge fund returns

Hedge funds and alternative investments returns have relied in part on fee and market returns with active management contributing just over half of returns according to investment analysis.

India's Birla Sun Life to take over ING funds

The sale also marks another retreat by a foreign firm from India's asset management industry

Nomura eyes China market with JV in Shanghai

Nomura also aims to tap into the high growth potential

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