Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services to recruit 100 people

As part of its expansion plans, Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services would recruit 100 people across its delivery centres during the next fiscal.

Standard Life unveils new investment plan for locals, expats in Hong Kong

Harvest Wealth uses a direct fund approach, providing 295 investment choices from 24 of the world’s leading fund managers.

EFG set to launch Asia Pacific bond fund

EFG Asset Management (EFGAM), the asset management arm of EFG International, has launched the New Capital China Equity Fund, an open-ended equity fund that will invest in up to 50 Chinese and Hong Kong stocks across all capitalisations.

CVC Capital to sell 10% stake to 3 sovereign wealth funds

The private equity firm briefed investors on the move at its annual meeting in London last week

NAB to make muscle felt in online share trading

National Australia Bank is looking to take on its bigger rivals.

Australian Hedge Fund Industry Tops A$42 Billion

Institutional investors Down Under flock to the sector.

Schroder buys 25% stake in Axis Mutual Fund

The transaction provides Axis AMC access to Schroders’ global distribution network

Handelsbanken: a Nordic first in Australia

Handelsbanken is opening a branch in Sydney, Australia, thus becoming the only Nordic full-service bank in the world's sixth largest country.

Mergers & acquisitions of Southeast Asian firms may gain pace

Mergers and acquisitions of Southeast Asian companies may gain pace this year.

Bank Muscat named best retail banker of year in Asia

"The bank draws on its expertise to provide customers with the best banking products and services."

India’s booming real estate market beckons expats in Singapore

Realtors bring in their best as two-day India Property show opens in City State

Maybank a potential buyer of 33pc stake in Bank of Ayudhya

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has emerged as one of the potential buyers of Bank of Ayudhya pcl (BoA), Thailand's fifth-largest lender.

Asian hedge funds need to rise to corporate governance challenge

According to research carried out by the Carne Group, institutional investors rated the overall standard of governance on the boards of funds being managed from Asia as only 5/10 on average, compared with 7/10 for European funds.

Aviva exits China funds sector

Aviva ended this month a five-year effort to win a fund license in China as it quit a planned asset management venture with Central China Securities Co, the source who had direct knowledge of the deal said.

China-Canada bank merger hint at Nexen deal

Bank of Guangzhou takeover pending as Canada ponders response to Cnooc

AIA leads race for ING's $2 bln worth SE Asia insurance units-sources

AIA and ING in advanced talks but not in exclusive talks yet -sources

HSBC seeks to boost its presence in Singapore

HSBC Singapore currently has nine branches and over 10 locations providing self-service terminals.

HSBC to sell its banking business in Pakistan

The British lender said the sale, which it expects to complete in the final quarter of the year, represented further progress in its strategy to shed non-core assets to slash group costs.

Mandiri to expand brokerage business in Singapore

Bank Mandiri finance director Pahala N. Mansury said in Jakarta on Monday that the bank would allocate about US$4 million to expand Mandiri Sekuritas, which was already operating in Singapore under a limited license.

J.P. Morgan wins custodial services mandate

Mosaic is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX - listed wealth manager SFG Australia, with which WSS has held a similar mandate with since 2011.

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