Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

K-Sec seeks to dethrone No.1 Maybank

Plan is to tap KBank's online customer base

Pakistan’s National Investment Trust Limited Releases Results

National Investment Trust Limited has declared financial results

Perpetual offloads loan servicing business to AMAL Asset Management

FUND manager Perpetual has continued its drive to reduce costs with the sale of its loan servicing business to AMAL Asset Management. Sydney-based AMAL Asset said the deal meant it would acquire contracts worth around $1.3 billion - including more than 1

BNY Mellon forecasts Asian hedge fund stars will continue to attract capital this year

It added that new entrants are expected to focus on ultra high net worth investors, family offices and their own friends as money from institutional investors is hard to come by these days.

ICBC appointed as yuan-clearing bank in Singapore

MAS said that it would work closely with PBC and ICBC to implement the RMB clearing arrangement in Singapore.

China Brokers Seen Joining $2 Trillion Structured-Product Market

The Securities Association of China said in December it won regulatory approval for a trial over-the-counter trading program for products designed by local securities companies.

Macquarie and Tikehau complete maiden financing deal

The first deal to be completed under a joint credit programme set up last year.

Neptune gets Peak Capital to lure Asian business

“This development has been prompted by the rise of private banking in Asia and the consolidation of wealth management in a few key centres."

Fixed income investment management firm obtains QFII license in China

By establishing the QFII program in 2002, China began the process of opening its capital markets to foreign investors. In 2012

Templeton Asian Bond Fund Launched In Malaysia

The Templeton Asian Bond Fund is a Malaysia-domiciled fund that invests in a full-range of fixed income instruments.

TAIWAN: Onshore Banks to Start Taking Yuan Deposits Wednesday

Taiwan's central bank said onshore banks will start taking yuan deposits Wednesday, as part of a direct yuan-clearing system between Beijing and Taipei that was formally established late January.

China’s ICBC Launches New Aussie Dollar Bond

The lender last issued bonds in Australia in July 2011.

Hong Kong Debt Adds to Home Risks as Cooling Steps Eyed

Hong Kong monetary chief Norman Chan said more measures are possible to cool the city’s housing market as elevated household debt adds to risks from property- price gains over the past four years.

BNP Paribas Securities Services has joined the Singapore Exchange as a new CDP Clearing Member

This is a significant milestone for the bank, which continues to expand and solidify its presence in Asia, in particular as it reinforces the bank’s strong global client network and infrastructure.

Bank of America’s Hedge-Fund Clients Boost Leverage in Asia

Hedge-fund clients of Bank of America Corp.’s Asian prime brokerage unit have increased their leverage since October as the market outlook improved, according to the second-largest U.S. bank by assets.

UBS sneaks into CB deal

“I’ve seen this happen in blocks, but never seen it on the CB side before.”

RBS launches IP Asian High Income Bond Fund with Income Partners

Income Partners’ co-founding Partner and CIO, Emil Nguy, said: “We are pleased to expand on our close collaboration with RBS in Asia and Europe, by working with the bank’s Structured Funds team and its existing, robust UCITS offering in

Healthy Banks Could Boost Indonesia ETFs

There are signs that two emerging markets ETFs tracking the same country could benefit this year from large allocations to bank stocks.

HSBC Sells $7.4 Billion Ping An Stake to Thai Billionaire

Ping An shares have gained 23 percent in Hong Kong trading since Dec. 4, the day before the sale was announced.

NAB celebrates three new mandates for the New Year

Investment firm Atrium Investment Management invests across asset classes and has $600 million in funds under management

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