Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Gold, gemstones pile up in Singapore vault in quest for haven

Revenue has grown at least 45 percent in 2016 from a year earlier, he said in an interview last week.

Waldorf Astoria owner Anbang plans Hong Kong IPO of life insurance unit: sources

Chinese financial magazine Caixin reported in March that China's insurance regulator was likely to reject Anbang's bid for Starwood as it would put the insurer's offshore assets above a 15 percent threshold for overseas investments.

Cheung Kong puts The Center up for sale as Li Ka-shing trims Hong Kong assets

At that price, The Center will be Hong Kong’s most expensive real estate transaction.

ClearView Wealth posts 89pc jump in annual profit driven by life insurance unit

The company raised its final dividend by 19 per cent to 2.5¢, fully franked.

The sands of opportunity

Listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) Sierra Rutile has significant mineral sands mining operations in Sierra Leone

LGT Capital Partners: Alternatives set for continued rise in Asia

More flows are likely into insurancelinked strategies, private equity and trendfollowing strategies/CTAs, given the benefits of such investments, argues LGT Capital Partners.

Allianz Announces Bancassurance Agreement with Maybank in Indonesia

Three new life insurance products exclusively for Maybank customers

Chinese bank to set up South Asian branch in Sri Lanka: PM

“We expect to have discussions about the proposal with China.”

Schroders revamps Asian bond chief’s fund as credit vehicle

Strategy to be US-denominated approach focused on regional credit

UOB Trains More Than 100 Bankers on Alternative Financing

With the licence, OurCrowd is now able to market its equity crowdfunding platform in Singapore.

NiFCO to raise $50 million through offshore fund in 45 months

Our focus is on raising small funds and invest in midincome residential projects.

BlackRock takes an activist stance on voting rights in Hong Kong to foster corporate governance

Asset manager wants companies to split the roles of chairman from CEO, and will oust directors who attend fewer than 75 per cent of board meetings for two straight years

Football interest would fit China Everbright’s priorities

China Everbright was set up in Hong Kong in 1983 by the Chinese government to act as a bridge for trade finance between the mainland and outside world.

Hedge Fund Elliott Seizes on Bank of East Asia’s Slide in Profit

Elliott called six months ago for the bank to explore a sale of itself and ratcheted up its campaign by filing legal proceedings in July.

Nomura Back in Hiring Mode for U.S. Bankers After Cutting Costs

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire bankers in the U.S., resuming a push to boost investment-banking business in a market that remains a priority for Japan’s biggest brokerage following a round of cost cuts.

PE Panorama: TPG to acquire cable providers RCN and Grande

All this looks like an opportunity to scale, grow and consolidate.

How This Hedge Fund Robot Outsmarted Its Human Master

Nomura had anticipated a rally, but decided not to interfere, and his fund was paying the price.

Capitaland Reit Buys Chengdu Mall From BlackRock For $226M

While many China malls are struggling, the acquisition gives CRCT a top performing retail property in a second tier city that the trust’s parent group knows well from its own development projects in Chengdu.

More Chinese investments seen under Silk Road Initiative

The Silk Road has two components: land based and maritime-based.

Hedge Funds Back On Track

Benefitted from extra volatility

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