Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

J.C. Flowers to Acquire Chi - X Australia , Japan and Chi - Tech

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 2016, pending regulatory clearances.

Bangkok ditching rate cuts to focus on currency, spending-led growth

Detailed statistics on government outlays are not available. But Bangkok seems to have stepped up spending since the summer of 2015

Scarred investors might stay out of Asia markets, despite low valuations

The rally was tantalizing but brief, as slowing Chinese growth, its weaker currency and falling oil prices combined to end it.

Keppel Corp says to consolidate asset management businesses

The managers of Keppel Infrastructure Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Keppel REIT and Alpha Investment Partners will be consolidated under one subsidiary.

Indian life insurance underperformed Asian peers: McKinsey

Says it is due to sector serving a miniscule segment of users, mainly to meet narrow investment needs

Hong Kong-based hedge fund firm to start accepting money

The macro hedge fund is focused on betting on currencies and interest rate and makes both long-term investments using fundamental analysis and also utilizes shorter-term tactical investments.

YES Bank signs MOU with The London Stock Exchange

As a catalyst for Green Infrastructure finance, allowing investors to facilitate funding towards renewable and clean projects in India, YES BANK is also the first Indian Bank to have made a commitment to funding 5000 MW of renewable energy.

Japan Prepares for Pension Fund to Invest in Stocks

The plan has raised concerns among some business leaders and politicians who say the giant fund could distort markets with its stock picks or act as a tool for politicians to exert influence over companies.

India's gold bonds seen luring investors in search of safe haven

The price of gold has risen 4 percent so far in 2016, while India's benchmark has fallen nearly 7 percent.

China's Postal Savings Bank sets $15 bln Hong Kong IPO in motion

PSBC could be looking for a simultaneous Hong Kong and China A share listing, though no final decision has been made, the person added.

DBS Group launches first Basel III-compliant bond issue

DBS said that the net proceeds from the issue of Notes will be used for the finance and treasury activities of DBSH, including the provision of intercompany loans or other forms of financing to its subsidiaries.

Hedge Fund Octagon Returning Outside Money to Run Family Office

Investors will receive their money early next month, co-founder Lam Poh Min said in an instant message exchange from Singapore.

Mandarin Capital Secures $218M For Second Fund

The second fund has already deployed nearly €40 million in two completed deals and is in the process of completing three more.

CapitaLand Trust seeking to sell Singapore office tower

The tower, bought in 2008 for S$1.17 billion $816 million, was valued at S$975 million as of Dec. 31, 2014

UOB Asset Management Launches United Trigger Equity Fund

The fund adopts a bottom-up approach to stock selection, picking companies based on their fundamentals, and is suitable for investors with a high-risk appetite and short-term investment objectives.

AIA on lookout for infra investments in PH

Philam Life chief investment officer Arleen May S. Guevara said Philam Life was open to participating in all infrastructure concerns such as energy, power generation, toll roads and water utilities.

Singapore's Next Bond Default Looms Amid Pacific Andes Skirmish

The Hong Kong-based firm said it received a letter from bond trustee HSBC Holdings Plc alleging breaches on the 2017 securities, in a Singapore exchange filing Jan. 10.

Lombard International to launch brokerage business in Asia

It has also ex-Jardine Lloyd China head Tammy Lu Tsui as chief executive officer for the Asia region.

Former LTCM Managers Start Firm to Tap China Hedge-Fund Demand

Sycamore is officially opening for business later this month

Hedge Fund Veterans Who Blew Themselves up Now Courting Chinese Investors

LTCM’s founders are banking on Chinese demand for hedge funds.

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