Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Unicredit taps Asian markets with Singapore dollar bond

It has a maturity of 10.5 years with a callable option after 5.5 years, and pays a coupon of 5.5 percent.

Aberdeen launches two Shariah funds in Malaysia

Aberdeen Asset Management Sdn Bhd General Manager Gerald Ambrose said this was a natural step forward for the company.

HKMA: Exchange Fund Had Second-Highest Full-Year Gain in 2012

The fund that manages Hong Kong's foreign-exchange reserves and backs its currency registered the second-strongest full-year gain in 2012, thanks to robust equity gains and bond returns.

Hong Kong Exchange Fund 2012 investment income record

The investment income for the full year in 2012 is the second highest on record.

BT Investment Management reports net outflows

"The flows were flat at the group level but from a revenue perspective the outflows we've been experiencing are in low margin products and the inflows we've been getting are in the higher margin segment."

Appleby advised Peak Reinsurance and IFC

“The joint forces of a China-based investment group and an international financial institution will no doubt provide a strong competitive advantage in Peak Re’s emergence into a world-class reinsurer."

HK has upper hand in yuan business says HKMA

Hong Kong has two major advantages in taking the leading role as an offshore yuan trading hub, said Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief Norman Chan Tak-lam.

ABN AMRO Clearing awarded in Asia Pacific

ABN AMRO Clearing in Asia Pacific has announced that it has been awarded on the SGX Broker Appreciation and Awards Night, 8 January 2013.

ICBC Named 2012 Golden Custodian Bank

The award evaluation process uses a comprehensive methodology that involves the evaluation on the strength of different categories of financial institutions from various dimensions

StanChart appoints head of Hong Kong/China equity research

He joins Standard Chartered from BNP Paribas where he has held various positions.

Sun Life, Khazanah to buy Aviva's Malaysian operations

The consortium of Sun Life Financial Inc and Khazanah Nasional Bhd edged out rival Manulife Financial Corp to win the eight-month old auction, sources familiar with the sale process said.

Regulator awards fresh QFII, RQFII quotas

The largest qualified foreign institutional investor award went to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Pramerica moots pension plan in India

The government has its National Pension Scheme which has private players as fund managers

Marlborough hires head of Asian equities for fund range expansion

She will join Marlborough on 1 February, returning to the fund management industry after leaving City of London Investment Management in 2011.

Hong Leong Financial Offers to Buy Out Investment-Banking Unit

It offered 1.71 ringgit ($0.567) per share for the investment-banking unit

Lloyd George Management Frontier Markets Funds Surpass US$250 Million in AUM

Significant growth demonstrates ability of frontier markets to generate higher, long-term returns for institutional investors

Aviva bid for Singapore’s PIAS 'still on'

The deal, which had been conditionally expected to be completed by the end of October, would give the FTSE 100-listed, UK-based Aviva the ownership of one of the largest financial advisory firms in Asia.

Asian and Indian clients catered for in Standard Life’s new Singapore range

Another unique feature is an app that will permit customers to access their plans on their iPhones and iPads.

Asia Millionaires Buying Private Jets Boost Demand

Millionaires in search of new toys are set to fuel a fourfold jump in Asia’s share of private jets in the next five years.

Many Asian Hedge Funds Shun Insurance Coverage - RESEARCH

Asian hedge funds may be catching up with their Western peers in a lot of ways, but insurance isn't one of them.

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