Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Nomura Chief Risk Officer, Senior Traders Exit

Chief risk officer Lewis O’Donald has left the brokerage

Malaysia’s iFAST Capital launches “game changer” bond platform for retail investors

The launch comes almost a year and a half after Securities Commission Malaysia unveiled a framework in November 2017 aimed at boosting retail participation in the local bond market.

Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. Announces Information Regarding Reorganization

The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company that seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of Asian-Pacific issuers and in debt securities issued or guaranteed by Asian Pacific governme

Nigeria and India Become the Fastest Growing Export Markets for UK Goods

The UK exported £350bn in goods in 2018

Mitsubishi-Morgan Stanley latest Japan brokerage to cut network

MUFG unit will reinforce urban presence in broader realignment

The impending Chinese asset boom

Against this backdrop, it is no surprise that global asset managers are attempting to establish a foothold in China.

Korean Asset Management Business buys Edinburgh office space for £55 Million

9 West, an Edinburgh-based investment firm has introduced the funding for an off-market £55.2m deal for a South Korean asset management business to acquire commercial property in Scotland.

Regal to cornerstone ThinkMarkets raising; Citi to launch deal

Street Talk understands Regal will cornerstone a $15 million pre-initial public offering funding round for ThinkMarkets, with the expectation it should see the company funded through to a listing in the coming 12-months.

Malaysia’s high household debt may weigh on unit trust investments

Residential housing loans accounted for over half, or 53.2% of the debt, with the balance incurred from personal consumption, including car purchases, credit card debt and personal loans.

China sees approved QFII quota up in March

China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's securities watchdog, has started consulting public opinion on new rules that will combine the above two existing schemes.

Heart over head, Chinese retail investors rush into municipal bonds

China piloted the first batch of local government bonds targeting retail investors in recent weeks at bank outlets in six regions including Beijing and Ningbo, raising a billion dollars.

Foreign selling widened to RM416.7m last week, says MIDF Research

Adam said the local bourse followed suit to decline by 0.9% to settle at 1,628.7 points, a level not seen since late December 2016.

Big-time investors are snapping up China’s junk bonds

Chinese property developers dominated the issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated junk bonds in the first three months of 2019, according to a report by research firm CreditSights.

China may open door to WFOE public fund sales

Foreign-owned fund managers could be given regulatory approval to raise public funds in 2021: sources

Southeast Asia Launches $1 Billion Facility For Green Infrastructure

It will mobilise a total of $1 billion, including $75 million from the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF), $300 million from the ADB, $336 million from KfW, 150 million euros from the European Investment Bank, and 1 million euros from Agence Francaise de Dev

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