Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

HDFC Property Fund invests in new deals, to raise another fund

The fund has has closed three transactions with developers in Mumbai, Pune and Chennai

RBC completes first cross-border payment on new trading hub

The cross border bank-to-bank payment follows the inauguration ceremony of Canada's RMB Trading Hub, held in Toronto on March 23. At the ceremony, RBC, alongside other Canadian banks and government delegates, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with

Invesco China JV raises $1.77 bln for investment via Stock Connect

According to comparative data from fund consultancy Z-Ben advisors, this marks the second-largest fund-raising by a Chinese mutual fund

Mainland funds shut up shop amid Hong Kong rally

New subscriptions for several mainland Chinese investment funds focussed on Hong Kong-listed stocks have come to a halt as southbound investors continued to snap up high-flying offshore Chinese stocks.

iShares launches China A share tracker

BlackRock has launched a China A-share exchange-traded fund for international retail and institutional investors.

GE Capital global sale unlikely to hit Australian consumer benchmark

The value of the finance arm that GE will continue to own and operate will drop to about $US90 billion

China's Greenland raises debt online with Alibaba affiliate

The money will fund a redevelopment project

Deutsche cuts China ETF fee as BlackRock enters market

Competition among exchange-traded fund providers offering exposure to Chinese shares has heated up as iShares, the world’s largest ETF provider, enters the market and Deutsche Bank’s ETF arm plans to cut its fee on a rival product.

Mirae Asset Funds Win 2015 Lipper Fund Awards

The Lipper Fund Awards program honors funds and fund management firms that have excelled in consistently delivering strong-risk adjusted performance

Australian Trade Minister Promotes Business In Middle East

He will also use the visit to urge the resumption of negotiations for a free trade agreement

Ripple Labs Expands to Asia Pacific Region

The company behind the consensus network and currency, Ripple, has announced a new office in Sydney, Australia as part of a push further into the large Asian and Pacific markets.

CITIC Capital launches selldown

CITIC Capital Financial Holding launched on Thursday an up to $156 million selldown in bad debt manager China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd

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In Dubai, DTI wins over investors

At present, the country has a marginal share of less than 5 percent of the Halal trade in the Asean

Malaysia's i-VCAP launches first regional Islamic ETF

Malaysia's i-VCAP Management Sdn Bhd launched its first regional Islamic exchange-traded fund (ETF) to include stocks from the Southeast Asia region.

Nippon Life seeks acquisition targets including asset management firms

Nippon Life Insurance Co is looking for acquisition targets both in developed and emerging markets,

Hong Kong poised to overtake Japan as world's No. 3 stock market

Hong Kong is set to overtake Japan as the world's third-largest stock market, spurred on by surging Chinese demand for shares in the former British colony.

Aviva cites high renewal costs in the end of DBS bancassurance relationship

Manulife will pay the amount upfront to the Singaporean bank

Stanford endowment holds off on Asia plans

Stanford Management Company , the firm which manages investments for the US’s Stanford University, has pulled back from plans to expand into Asia as its long-time leader prepares to leave

Babson Recognized as Most Active Non-Bank Investor in Asia-Pacific Region

Babson Capital Management, a global asset management firm with more than $212 billion in assets under management, today announced it has been recognized as the most active non-bank lender in the Asia-Pacific region in 2014 by the Asia Pacific Loan Market

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