Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Bloomberg offers new gender-equality index to promote women’s roles in business

Sun was in Hong Kong, Tokyo and other Asian markets last week to introduce the index and encourage more Asian companies to join the index.

FBR seeks details of those named in Panama, Bahamas leaks

FBR sought coordination with other agencies, especially from Finance Division, SBP and SECP to discharge its assigned task for probing PanamaLeaks

Number of Hedge Fund Start-Ups Plummets

Asia hedge funds are opening at the slowest pace since the turn of the century

Japan’s nomura bullish on PH economic growth prospects

The target to raise infrastructure spending to 7 percent of the gross domestic product by 2022 also augurs well to sustaining economic growth.

China’s New Billionaires Worry About Leaving ‘Untested’ Heirs in Charge of Their Money

These billionaires have reason to worry, as current economic turbulence means that their wealth can be fleeting in China.

Private equity fund managers should take lead in investment

Big investors will take these pursuits in-house and save the fees.

We’re bullish on investing in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore: Vishal Harnal, 500 Startups

Their first regional fund, 500 Durians, was launched in 2013 with an original corpus of $10 million.

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is about to start taking more risks

This would mean that roughly 70% of the fund's assets are held in stocks, up from just less than 60% right now.

Foreigners Piling Into Hong Kong Homes Help Drive Price Rebound

The revenue department does not give a breakdown on nationality, analysts and developers say mainland Chinese are the biggest foreign buyers.

Baha Mar's new owner is affiliate of project's primary lender

The resort to whomever it wishes, subject to the proposed purchaser being acceptable to the government and other bodies performing their public function.

3 reasons the emerging market rally is not over yet

First, emerging markets' macro recovery appears to be gaining strength. This time the boost to growth is not just com¬ing from stimulus in China.

Investors still upping real estate allocation, but more defensively — survey

The 2016 Allocations Monitor focuses on the role of real estate in institutional portfolios, and the impact of institutional allocation trends on the investment management industry.

The root of evil: Australia's problem with banker bonuses

HSBC replaced sales targets for front-line staff back with customer satisfaction targets in 2013, following a move by Barclays in 2012.

RW Q&A: Singapore’s CIO weighs in on IoT and smart cities

His comments have been edited for length and clarity.

Japan investment trusts lure hungry investors

Although the Bank of Japan could well end up tightening liquidity at some point, other fundamentals remain supportive

Australia is the APAC hedge fund capital: Preqin

The top-performing Australian hedge funds over that time were Tribeca's Global Natural Resources fund, KIS Capital Partners' Asia Long Short Fund.

Hong Kong ideally placed to become hub for ‘Belt and Road’ contract law and dispute resolution

City needs a champion to push its ability to take on the twin goals

More Opportunities in China Beckon Foreign Managers

This report was preceded by two supplementary reports in the first half of 2016; all three parts formed the China research initiative.

Asia's rich investors embrace social-impact investments, not wealth managers

Asia-Pacific wealth projected to top US$42 trillion by 2025, led by emerging Asia markets

China’s Rich List Reveals the Rise of a New Wave of Wealthy Chinese

Today it is about using the capital markets for financial investment.

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