Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

AIA First-Half Net Profit Jumps on New Business Growth

AIA Group Ltd.'s HK first-half net profit comfortably beat expectations

Vanguard global ETF assets hit USD281 billion

Vanguard is committed to educating the market on the benefits of ETF

Reliance Capital reports 194% rise in net profit

Primarily driven by increase in the topline of insurance and asset management businesses.

Singapore silver vault set to meet strong Asian demand

Precious metals storage firm Malca-Amit will open a new facility in Singapore this week that can hold up to 200 tonnes of silver

Billionaire Li’s Cheung Kong to Sell Mall to Fortune REIT

Billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. (1) has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell a shopping mall complex in Hong Kong to Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust (778) for HK$5.85 billion ($754 million).

Aviva in talks with Jardine to expand in Asia

Aviva is in negotiations to broker a deal with a division of Asia-focused conglomerate Jardine Matheson, which will lead to a fresh assault on Indonesia and other fast-growing Asian economies.

Gold Smuggling Takes Off in India

Curbs on Imports Aim at Supporting Rupee; The Case of the Golden Staples

SSgA invests $50m in Chinese fund manager partnership

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the appointments of Gui Songlei as chairman of the board, Wang Yao as inspector general and Li Xuesong as general manager. Li will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the joint venture.

China Sovereign Fund CIC Reports 10.6% Return

China Investment Corp., created to manage part of the nation’s $3.5 trillion of foreign-currency reserves

Hong Kong asset managers mark record year in 2012

Fund management assets in Hong Kong were 40% higher at the end of last year than at the end of 2011, according to figures released by the Securities and Futures Commission

BNP Paribas launches Strong Super reporting solution

Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a solution to the reporting standards

Global Prime Partners seeks to support emerging Asian hedge fund managers

Asia seems to have a massive divide between really good performers

Eight in 10 Asian investors not using ETFs

Institutional usage and understanding of exchange-traded funds in the Asia-Pacific region seem surprisingly low.

Singapore Central Bank Records $8.4bn loss as Singapore Dollar Soars

Singapore's Central Bank Posted a S$10.61 billion ($8.39 billion) net loss in its last fiscal year as the local dollar's gains against the yen and euro diminished the value of its foreign currency holdings.

Perennial Trio Lose 'Loss of Control’ Bid

Three of the Original Directors of Fund Manager, Perennial have lost their bid to extract a change of control fee resulting from Australian Wealth Management’s 2008 merger with Perennial parent IOOF.

Son-in-law of Chinese vice-premier sets up Hong Kong fund

Nicholas Zhang has become the latest family member of a top mainland political official to start an asset management business in the city

Former Deutsche exec launches investment firm

"Cyclical investing recognises cycles of price performance over different asset classes at different points in time and this is most obvious in equities with really large price movements," Kennedy said.

Korea closes in on funds supermarket

Cho Yong-byung, CEO of Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management, was named chairman of the committee.

EXS Capital to invest in Vietnamese real estate developer

EXS Capital began focussing on Vietnam in late 2011

Reliance Capital AUM rise

Reliance Capital Asset Management has increased the total assets under management (AUMs) by Rs 7,000 crore during Q1 of 2013-14 fiscal.

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