Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Mizuho, Dai-ichi Life to create one of Asia’s biggest asset management firms

The integrated company will be held 51 percent by Mizuho Financial in terms of voting rights and the rest by Dai-ichi Life.

Nikko Asset Management offers Asia ex-Japan Equity UCITS fund for regional investors

Nikko Asset Management has launched a Luxemburg-domiciled Asia ex-Japan Equity UCITS fund that will allow Middle Eastern investors to tap into investment opportunities in Asian markets.

APS China Hedge Fund Posted Loss Last Month as Rout Continued

The rout has spurred losses for long-only managers and has prompted the nation’s regulators to scrutinize practices they deem harmful to the markets, such as short-selling shares.

APS Asset Management's Two China-Focused Hedge Funds Slammed in September

APS’s $79 million Greater China Long/Short Fund, meanwhile, dropped 2.9% in the period, and remains up 24% for the year to date.

'Abu Dhabi state fund may shun RHB rights issue'

Malaysia's markets have been hit this year by a worsening of its trade position due to weak prices for liquefied natural gas exports

Beachside and resort properties in Asia have 'enormous potential'

Bali is the only regional representative in the top 10, writes Peta Tomlinson

AltaCorp Capital announces strategic partnership with Nanjing Securities of Nanjing, P.R. China

We see great potential in the Chinese market and the partnership will help us better access that market

Shibulal eyes hotels in western Europe for acquisition

Also building four-star hotels in South India. Read more at: http://www.vccircle.com/news/consumer/2015/09/29/shibulal-eyes-hotels-western-europe-acquisition

Capital Group may foil hedge fund hopes of tycoon Li sweetening $11.6 billion deal

Power Assets shareholders will vote on the deal

Friends Provident International to exit UK offshore bond market

Aviva-owned Friends Provident International is to withdraw from the UK offshore bond market as part of a restructure that will see the business move within Aviva Asia.

Excel Funds Management Inc. announces change to its sub-adviser line-up

China AMC is the largest mutual fund manager in China with an impressive performance track record and first-class client services.

Withholding tax on masala bonds set at 5%

To buy corporate bonds one needs to be a registered FPI but to buy masala bonds registration is not compulsory due to which these bonds will have good demand

NZ Super: How to Buy Illiquid Equities

The self-sufficient sovereign wealth fund reveals its approach to investing in smaller stock markets—in particular, its own.

Shaky China markets prompt fund manager warnings

The legal measures illustrate the degree to which China’s market intervention is set to have a tangible long-term impact on investor confidence.

QDII funds to be endorsed for onshore investments

The China Securities Regulatory Commission is set to permit Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor funds to invest in the onshore market, as well as offshore, according to a senior executive with the regulator.

Fullgoal to launch Luxembourg platform

The Chinese asset manager will set up a range of Luxembourg Sicav funds by the end of the year in a move to target European investors.

How Hong Kong can be a key player in the new Silk Road

China is experiencing heightened volatility, so are global financial markets.

Australian bonds a 'buy' at Fidelity Worldwide as dollar falls

International investors' appetite for Australian bonds has waned as the local dollar tumbled.

How do fund managers manage their own money?

Just the way they manage yours—by investing in equity and debt schemes, through the mutual fund route, and avoiding direct investment in equities

Japanese consumers want to continue with the cash and passbook system with banks they have trusted for decades.

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