Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hua An plans landmark cross-border ETF

A major step in providing Chinese investors direct access to the DAX index for the first time.

MAA Group to buy ANZ's wholesale mortgage distribution busines

Has signed an agreement to buy Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.'s wholesale mortgage distribution business.

UOB, SMU set up institute to help SMEs

A new institute has been set up to offer subsidised business consulting for small and medium enterprises

ANZ agrees to sell Origin to Columbus Capital

Established in 2006, Columbus Capital is a diversified non-bank financial group focused on mortgage lending and funds management.

Hong Kong start-ups lift Asia hedge fund industry - survey

The Asian fund industry is struggling to improve returns as the slowing global economy and European debt crisis weigh on stock markets around the world.

Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services to recruit 100 people

As part of its expansion plans, Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services would recruit 100 people across its delivery centres during the next fiscal.

Standard Life unveils new investment plan for locals, expats in Hong Kong

Harvest Wealth uses a direct fund approach, providing 295 investment choices from 24 of the world’s leading fund managers.

EFG set to launch Asia Pacific bond fund

EFG Asset Management (EFGAM), the asset management arm of EFG International, has launched the New Capital China Equity Fund, an open-ended equity fund that will invest in up to 50 Chinese and Hong Kong stocks across all capitalisations.

CVC Capital to sell 10% stake to 3 sovereign wealth funds

The private equity firm briefed investors on the move at its annual meeting in London last week

NAB to make muscle felt in online share trading

National Australia Bank is looking to take on its bigger rivals.

Australian Hedge Fund Industry Tops A$42 Billion

Institutional investors Down Under flock to the sector.

Schroder buys 25% stake in Axis Mutual Fund

The transaction provides Axis AMC access to Schroders’ global distribution network

Handelsbanken: a Nordic first in Australia

Handelsbanken is opening a branch in Sydney, Australia, thus becoming the only Nordic full-service bank in the world's sixth largest country.

Mergers & acquisitions of Southeast Asian firms may gain pace

Mergers and acquisitions of Southeast Asian companies may gain pace this year.

Bank Muscat named best retail banker of year in Asia

"The bank draws on its expertise to provide customers with the best banking products and services."

India’s booming real estate market beckons expats in Singapore

Realtors bring in their best as two-day India Property show opens in City State

Maybank a potential buyer of 33pc stake in Bank of Ayudhya

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has emerged as one of the potential buyers of Bank of Ayudhya pcl (BoA), Thailand's fifth-largest lender.

Asian hedge funds need to rise to corporate governance challenge

According to research carried out by the Carne Group, institutional investors rated the overall standard of governance on the boards of funds being managed from Asia as only 5/10 on average, compared with 7/10 for European funds.

Aviva exits China funds sector

Aviva ended this month a five-year effort to win a fund license in China as it quit a planned asset management venture with Central China Securities Co, the source who had direct knowledge of the deal said.

China-Canada bank merger hint at Nexen deal

Bank of Guangzhou takeover pending as Canada ponders response to Cnooc

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