Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Carlyle Group Asia fund beats $3.5 billion target

CAP IV will seek to make control and significant minority investments in well-established companies across Asia, ex Japan

China Insurance Asset Management Association formed to strengthen insurance sector

The insurance industry's gains from investments stood at CNY 365.85 billion

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

He explained that investors can hold term deposits, managed funds, direct shares and SMAs on Macquarie Wrap,

KDB to Sell off Daewoo Securities, DSME

The Korea Development Bank will sell off some financial subsidiaries under the KDB Financial Group such as KDB Daewoo Securities, KDB Capital, and KDB Life Insurance in January next year

Mirae Launches Asia Growth Equity Fund

Mirae Asset, an emerging market equity specialist with over $65 billion (€50.4 billion) in assets under management (AUM), is offering the fund as a Luxembourg Sicav product and it complements the manager's existing fund range.

Hedge funds seek SMSF action

The hedge fund industry sees room for action in Australia’s massive self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board plans to open India office

The proposed India office will be the second for CPPIB in an emerging market

Ruffer: the Japan love affair didn’t last long, did it?

Managers of the £325 million Ruffer investment trust continue to express optimism about Japanese shares, despite the wider investor flight from them.

Singapore’s CPF has room to improve, says EY

The report also suggested a holistic approach towards operational excellence

Value Partners targets China private funds market

“We are launching an initial public offering with Bank of China’s private bank for a QDII fund that will fit into our Hong Kong authorised funds,” said Albert Teoh, the company's head of corporate development.

Carlyle Raises $3.9 Billion for Fourth Asia Buyout Fund

Global investment firms are amassing new funds in Asia

New Zealand digital currency platform launches first real-time bitcoin exchange in the UAE

This is a significant move for the Australian headquartered company and its plans to tap into the UAE’s reported $25 billion remittance payments market*.

JP Morgan announces income fund investing in corporate debt

The new fund offer, which was launched today, will close on 17 September.

Bond investors wary of China property market

Managers of emerging market corporate debt have mixed views on the role FX moves will play amid the flood of US dollar issuance coming out of China’s property sector

ABN AMRO launches Asian corporate finance business for global Energy, Commodities & Transportation clients

The bank’s ECT Clients business is one of the most active lenders to companies in these sectors globally.

Aira in talks to expand businesses

Our goal is be one of the top five non-bank businesses in Thailand in terms of assets and profit margin

Trust companies in China seek transformation through QDII

Since the beginning of the year, many Chinese trust companies have sought permission to launch investments under the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor scheme, which is expected to become one of the key trust sales in China in the future.

United Overseas Bank in tie-up to launch $250 million mezzanine fund

United Overseas Bank (UOB) has tied up with Japanese financial services firm Orix Corp to launch a US$200 million (S$250 million) mezzanine fund on Thursday.

BHP Billiton demerger plans wins backing from major investors

Major BHP Billiton shareholders in the company’s three key listings are backing chief executive Andrew Mackenzie’s $17 billion demerger proposal, making it almost certain it will pass a planned shareholder vote.

China’s hedge fund industry takes shape

Favourable environment and government policy sees boom in ‘sunshine funds’

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