Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Vietnam’s NPL attractive to foreign investors

Billions of dollars are waiting to run into Vietnam.

Henderson Far East Income slashes annual fee

In recognition of this the manager has decided to share some of this growth with shareholders

Korea State Fund to Spend Up to $10 Billion on Alternatives

Korea Investment Corp., the nation’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to spend as much as $10 billion to triple its allocation to alternative assets, diversifying its portfolio to smooth the fund’s returns.

Citi China Launches New Automated Solution for RMB Cross Border Settlement

Clients benefit from significant efficiency gains as documents associated with a cross border RMB transaction can now be transferred electronically to Citi.

BNP Paribas partners with alternatives manager

Permal, which is owned by Legg Mason, is one of the largest alternatives asset managers in the world with more than $23 billion in assets under management.

Pioneer announces partnership deal with Japanese giant

Investment firm announces tie-up with UK arm of Mitsubishi UFJ AM and assigns equity mandate.

British Insurer Looks to Sell Its 26% of India Venture

British insurer is exploring options to sell its 26% stake in its Indian insurance venture

Aviva may exit Indian insurance market

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Scottish firms look East

These firms recognise that India offers a significant business opportunity

U.S.-based private-equity giant Sights on Debt Investments in Asia Pacific

“We think there’s an opportunity because there aren’t that many focused on mezzanine [debt] in Australia. Senior debt is available but getting that middle part of the capital structure is hard to come by,” Mr. Reizes said.

Hong Kong funds set for China push

Building distribution networks a huge challenge for fund houses to tap "game changer" opportunity arising from mutual recognition scheme

High-yield Asia debt boom spurs trio of French ex-bankers

"Some people are getting out of Asia right now, so we are quite happy to get in," he added.

Thai tycoons plan to raise $891 million from property funds

CP Land Co Ltd, controlled by the country’s richest man, Dhanin Chearavanont, aims to raise up to 10 billion baht from transferring several office buildings to the leasehold fund, Krung Thai‘s chief executive officer, Somchai Boonnamrisi, told

Chinese broker buys Natixis commodities unit

One of China's top securities brokers has bought the commodities trading unit of French bank Natixis in the latest move by Chinese institutions to expand into natural resources markets.

Evercore Plots Southeast Asia Expansion in Challenge to Goldman

The region is luring investment banks as companies make more cross-border acquisitions and tap capital markets to finance expansion.

Hong Kong banks shun ILAS as tighter rules impact

Banks in Hong Kong appear to be turning away from the sale of Investment Linked Assurance Schemes, following the introduction of more onerous compliance rules and commission disclosure.

First Turkish bond sold by Singapore's DBS

Orders for the issue exceeded $1.1bn. The deal is the first Turkish bond arranged by a local bank and roadshowed to investors in Asia.

International propert investment manager moves into Japan

It will build upon the well-established existing business of Merchant Capital, an independent real estate-focused Japanese merchant bank.

Managers crimping profits by not diversifying: BCG

Asia-Pacific assets rose to $10.1 trillion last year, from $9.1 trillion in 2011.

Maybank ATR Kim Eng Financial sells investment banking arm

A unit of Malaysia's Maybank Group has taken over the investment banking arm of Maybank ATR Kim Eng Financial Corp

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