Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Japan’s Zone Expands With Offshore Fund

Zone hopes to increase Tidal’s assets to ¥5 billion within a year and ¥20 billion within three.

Hong Kong brokers urged to diversify as they lose out to fund houses

Industry experts say city brokerage firms must develop their businesses and get extra support from government as fund houses outflank them

Ex-Macquarie Money Manager Kok Plans Global Hedge Fund

Xiao also plans to start a different fund later in the year, Kok said. Both funds will have a combined $10 million of assets under management, he said, declining to elaborate.

New Zealand P2P lender Harmoney gets FMA license

Harmoney today announced that it was the first lender in New Zealand to reach the standard required to obtain a Peer-to-Peer Lending License as granted by the sector's regulator, the Financial Markets Authority.

Malaysia's EPF, RHB hire advisors for bank merger talks

EPF owns about 41 percent of RHB

ICI Global welcomes Asian Fund Passport

The Asian fund passport is a "timely and exciting" initiative says a major US investment fund body

Money Flows In, Profits Shrink for China Fund Managers

China's mutual-fund managers' profits have slumped even as assets under management have hit a record high, reflecting Chinese investors' shift to money-market funds and a reluctance to fully embrace the nascent fund industry for the long te

BREDER SUASSO Sets New Standard In International Banking - Launches The First Offshore Bank Account For Mid-Size Clients With A Minimum Deposit Requirement

People who wanted to participate in International Banking always had to be prepared for a huge outlay of funds to get started.

Coconut Water Beating Hedge Funds Drives Ex-Trader To Drink

When former hedge-fund trader Jane Gottschalk went back to work in Hong Kong after having five children, the finance world wasn't her top pick.

Vietnam to launch first domestic ETF

To launch the VFMVN30 ETF, VietFund has received support from the State Securities Commission, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), and the Vietnam Security Depository in aspects including: co-operation in building the platform; investor education; trai

Arbitrage Alert Triggered as Shanghai-Hong Kong Gap Grows

Arnout van Rijn can’t resist a good arbitrage opportunity

International banks seek Myanmar entry

All three of Japan’s megabanks — Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Mizuho — have applied

Harvest to give Chinese access to Alibaba IPO

The fund is expected to raise more than $100mn

First Modi Budget Sets the Stage for Accelerated Economic Growth in India

Now is the time to invest in India

Offshore funds: Foreign investors get a much-needed tax clarity

This could boost investments in the capital market

GPIF-Picked Manager Doubting Abe Moves to Japan Bond Fund Top

Being a skeptic of Shinzo Abe’s policies is helping him win

HKMA Buys $1.3 Billion in Currency Defense on Merger Demand

Hong Kong linked its currency to the U.S. dollar in 1983 when negotiations between China and the U.K. over the city’s return to Chinese rule spurred capital outflows.

NRIs owned offshore companies can act as investment manager for FPIs

To act as an investment manager the company is required to be appropriately regulated

Standard Life acquires two properties in Tokyo

Standard Life Investments worked closely with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Managers face hurdles as RQFII scheme expands

RQFII fund managers face increasing pressure from the pending Stock Connect scheme and narrowing onshore/offshore bond spreads, which could reduce the appeal of debt products.

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