Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

IAG continues Asian push with $480m buy

After flagging the move in December, IAG says its Malaysian joint-venture business, AmG Insurance, has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Kurnia.

ING starts sell off race for Asian assets

Bankers for ING sent financial details of the Dutch group’s $6bn Asian insurance businesses to a string of bidders late on Friday firing the starting gun on what will be a keenly fought contest for the units.

MIG Bank expands into Asia

MIG Bank is a leading Swiss bank providing online trading services for private and institutional clients

Barclays’ funds arm to offer execution services in Asia

Barclays’ Funds and Advisory business will this week roll out its Portfolio Solutions service in Asia, having already achieved substantial take-up in Europe and the US.

Singapore's SMX to launch new gold, silver futures

SMX, owned by India's Financial Technologies, is hoping to capitalise on the brisk trading interest in gold and silver futures contracts traded in India, the world's biggest gold consumer, and give potential players the opportunity to hedge via

Goldman-linked $13 billion hedge fund Capula expands to Hong Kong

While thousands of hedge funds across the globe manage nearly $2 trillion in assets, relatively few have so far established a large presence in Asia, despite the region's rapid economic growth in the last five years.

SIG adds Asia mandate to £1bn Global Dynamic Equity fund

Dalrymple will focus on investing in companies with the potential to benefit from growing consumer consumption in Asia.

More Steps Considered in Push to Open Yuan

Now, the People's Bank of China and other government agencies are weighing a quota-based system through which approved mainland businesses would be able to take out yuan loans offshore and remit the funds, the people said.

Ex-Millennium Traders to Start Asian Equity Hedge Funds

Both funds aim to raise about $150 million each in about a year, after which they will stop taking money from clients until they enhance the trading models, Ochi said.

Veteran funds manager slams the short view

The former Portfolio Partners manager, who now manages money in Melbourne for a mix of family offices and industry funds with Industry Funds Management, says long-term equity returns for investors are being undermined by a short-term focus that appears to

CIMB, Kotak Mahindra groups may revisit 'working alliance'

The tie-up also planned to tap merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities involving companies in India, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Singaporeans warming to ethical investing gradually

Things may begin to change, however, with Singaporeans increasingly catching on to issues of social responsibility.

OCBC to launch 6th credit-linked structured product next month

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd plans to roll out a new credit-linked structured investment (CLSI) product next month in addition to the five existing ones, due to its increasing popularity as an alternative investment option for the current times.

Australia and New Zealand could adopt single currency

Australia and New Zealand will consider adopting a single currency under a proposal jointly floated by the countries' productivity bodies.

Hedge Funds Go on Attack In India

After years of complaining about poor treatment as minority investors in India's publicly traded companies, some Western hedge funds are turning to activist tactics that have not often been tried here.

Former Tiger China Staff Said to Plan Hong Kong Hedge Fund

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approved a license for his Hong Kong-based company Karst Peak Capital Ltd., according to information posted on the regulator's website.

DBS to start talks for AFG stake

Vertical Theme, together with Langkah Bahagia Sdn Bhd, own 29.06% of AFG. Should the proposed acquisition go through, DBS would effectively take over Duxton's 14.2% stake in AFG via Vertical Theme.

Asian bond market transaction flows

Euroclear is working closely with the ASEAN+3 and markets and the ADB to improve post-trade services in Asia in order to increase the appeal of Asian debt securities to investors worldwide.

Report Says Singapore HF Tops in Asia

Yong’s Singapore-based firm Dymon Asia Capital outperformed all of the region’s hedge fund managers last year with more than 20% in returns after fees, according to a Bloomberg report.

SGX overhauls business structure

The bourse said it will reorganise into five key business units - derivatives, listings, market data and access, post-trade and securities - from May 1.

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