Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hedge Funds Lend More in Asia

Nervousness among investors creates opportunity to serve cash-strapped companies

China-UAE trade to hit 100 bln USD in 2015: association

Bilateral trade between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will reach 100 billion yuan (around 16 billion U.S. dollars) this year

Mainland Tycoon Tops Li Ka-shing As Asia's Richest Man In Latest China Milestone

Wang’s rise marks the first time that an individual born, raised and resident in the mainland since the Communist Party came to power in 1949

PE Panorama: Pressure piles up on GPs

Two recent high-profile articles point out the difficulties that those poor struggling buyout kings face in today’s highly priced and highly competitive M&A markets.

SSgA appointed to rebuild Findex investment strategy

The group's chief investment officer Kieran Canavan said that Findex is looking to bring certain services in-house, including managed discretionary account administration and research services.

Indian Tech Billionaire Tops Wealth-X List Of Asia's Wealthiest Entrepreneurs Under 40

Arun Pudur, the owner and president of software firm Celframe, takes the title of Asia's wealthiest entrepreneur under the age of 40 with an estimated net worth of US$4 billion

Asean’s new consumer class could change the financial world

Southeast Asia’s economic boom is creating a new middle class

Banks compete to hire bilingual China-savvy analysts

China’s stock trading fever is spreading to Hong Kong’s job market, as banks and brokers scramble to sign up analysts capable of bridging the gap between China and the global investment community.

UBS defends change to report on Australian power privatisation

UBS has defended its decision to amend a research report into the partial sale of an Australian electricity network — a client of its investment bank

Singapore firms rush to Myanmar, a slice of good life in hand

A distinguishing feature of the second wave of Singapore companies moving into Myanmar is their decidedly lifestyle bent

BSP found most predictable Southeast Asian central bank

THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas has so far been the most successful among four central banks in Southeast Asia in communicating policy to the market, enabling the latter to better anticipate conditions ahead, according to American financial giant Goldman

These Asian Bankers Face $43 Billion Dead Deals After Oil Plunge

It’s a tough time to be an investment banker in Southeast Asia.

Taiwan’s Ma Ying-jeou Believes AIIB Rejection Due to ‘Political Considerations’

The Taiwanese government didn’t insist on using the name Taiwan or its official title of the Republic of China.

‘There’s optimism, cyclical upswing in realty now’

Anuj Puri is the Chairman and Country Head of property consultants Jones Lang Lasalle, India.

Banks cautioned on vertical integration

The big banking groups operating in the financial advice space have been warned they need to appropriately align product manufacturing, advice and distribution activities to minimise the possibility of future consumer detriment.

The $364 Billion Real Estate Threat Inside China’s Biggest Banks

Fitch Ratings has called real estate the “biggest threat” to Chinese banks as surging loans tied to properties coincide with defaults and falling sales

Asian Families Turn to Financial Software for Next-Gen Education

Financial software such as StockTrack allows individuals to manage a virtual portfolio of stocks

Insurers pessimistic about investment prospects in 2015

Most insurance CIOs and CFOs foresee a deterioration of investment conditions this year

Family Office Oclaner Says Dollar May Climb a Further 20%

Oclaner Asset Management Pte, a Singapore-based family office, is betting on the dollar as it expects the currency to gain as much as 20 percent versus the euro until the end of next year

Global Real Estate Investors Expect to Increase Acquisitions in 2015 - REASEARCH

Responses were obtained from more than 700 real estate investors in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific

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