Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asian insurers ramp up M&A activities beyond Asia

The shifting dynamic, according to an interactive report by DLA Piper entitled What’s driving M&A in the Asia-Pacific insurance industry?

Hedge funds back off bets on China devaluation

It would seem China would like to hold the line, for a while maybe.

China should transform disputed island 'into British Virgin Island'

Suggestion comes amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between China, its neighbours and the US

Funds of funds in good graces of investors again

In an era when once-thriving, prominent institutional hedge funds-of-funds firms such as Aurora Investment Management LLC are sold

Arm of Singapore’s Temasek agrees £417m deal for UK student digs

The transaction — the biggest UK student accommodation deal this year and one of the four largest so far

Hong Kong manager launches event driven hedge fund at peak of global M&A activity

Wegener has 15 years of experience in global M&A advisory and event-driven investing

Blackstone to team up with Ganesh Ayyar for Mphasis stake

Tech Mahindra, Apollo Global Management too in race to buy Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 60.55% stake

Pfingsten Partners closes fifth fund at $382m, to invest in China, India

Much of the funding has been raised from wealthy individuals and family offices.

Vietnam: S Korea’s Shinhan Investment sets shop; French airport is sole strategic partner at ACV

The $6.47 million company in charter capital will provide investment banking, initial public offering, and M&A consultancy services, the Tuoi Tre News reported.

NH Financial expands into Indonesia

With our knowhow in the field, we will contribute to boosting financial services in Indonesian agriculture

Nomura becomes first Asian issuer to list exchange-traded funds on SIX Swiss Exchange

The “NEXT FUNDS” range of ETFs has been available on the London Stock Exchange since 2015. The ETFs on SIX will track the performance of the JPX-Nikkei 400 Total Return Index and Nikkei 225 indices in currency-hedged versions.

Hedge Fund That Beat 98% of Peers Says Buy in Vietnam, Not China

The fund surged 20 percent in the past year as Asian stocks tumbled.

Wilbur Ross’s private equity firm in talks with banks to assess stressed

Ross is among several investors who see an opportunity in investing in stressed assets, but can be revived with capital infusion and change in management

KKR, other investors swoops in as distress in India’s property market worsens

KKR, Piramal, GIC are among funds flocking to India, lured by the prospect of acquiring property at deep discounts from down-and-out developers

Private equity's China moment

Its roots go back to 1989 when it began to invest in US alternative assets

Investment analysts overpaid and mostly redundant: Moore

Most of the investment world runs on process

Mercer issues super fund imperatives

Investment strategies should be flexible and tailored to the specific needs of each member

Hedged Bond Assets Surge at $78 Billion Firm After BOJ Move

The demand from retail investors has helped Nissay Japanese Bond Alpha

Qrops bounce back in Australia after HMRC cull

The number of Australian Qrops recognised by HM Revenue & Customs has leapt to more than 100 schemes in its latest updated list.

Investment via P-Notes slumps to 16-mth low of Rs 2.31 lakh cr

P-Notes, which are mostly used by overseas HNIs (high net worth individuals), hedge funds and other foreign institutions, allow investors to invest in Indian markets through registered foreign portfolio investors, the key driver of Indian markets.

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