Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Maybank Kim Eng Thai, Philippine ops win FinanceAsia’s Best Broker award

Maybank Kim Eng’s Thailand and Philippines operations have been awarded Best Broker by FinanceAsia in its Country Awards.

Asian asset managers lose interest in Europe because of AIFMD

Matt Feldmann, partner at Clifford Chance, believes that the AIFMD, which is scheduled for implementation in 2013, is the primary concern of most Asian asset managers for erasing Europe off their radar.

Private Wealth Fuels Record Singapore-Dollar Bond Sales

Top-rated Singapore’s appeal among private-banking clients has risen as the local currency gained 12 percent since 2009 and Europe’s financial turmoil deepened with Greece’s new government struggling to meet targets for cutting its defic

Hedge funds eyeing some exotic alternatives

How exotic? How about portfolios betting on Chinese companies embroiled in fraud probes? Or funds looking to arbitrage prices in the electricity market?

Maybank capitalising on Australian property market

The new scheme would finance completed or off plan residential properties developed in Melbourne by Malaysian and Australian developers in the form of term loan, overdraft or a combination of both, it said in a press release Friday.

Nomura Permal Alpha Japan Neutral Fund launched on UCITS platform

Nomura, the global investment bank, and Permal Group one of the most experienced and established hedge fund investors,

BNP Paribas Australia Launches Custody, Settlement Business

"We looked at where we anticipated growth would be and Asia looked like a particularly worthwhile place to invest," Pierre Jond, managing director of BNP Paribas Securities Services in Australia and New Zealand, said Monday. "In the context

Geojit BNP Paribas launches QFI Investment service Close

In the context of global financial turmoil, the Indian economy offers tremendous long term investment opportunity to foreign investors who are looking for diversifying their investment portfolios, he said.

Japanese hedge fund industry is becoming Japanese-speaking

The roundtable was sponsored by law firm Bingham McCutchen and by Eurex, and took place in May at Bingham's Tokyo offices.

Japan is a hedge funds’ paradise, surrounded by misconceptions

The roundtable was sponsored by law firm Bingham McCutchen and Eurex and took place in May at Bingham's Tokyo office.

Golden boy Anthony Bolton's China fund nurses big losses

The confession by legendary fund manager Anthony Bolton on Tuesday – tucked away in the second annual report of Fidelity’s China Special Situations fund – was as stark as it was honest.

Hong Kong to offer renminbi loans to banks

Liquidity squeezes have shaken the offshore renminbi money markets on three occasions since the start of the year, with short-term interest rates spiking as lenders scrambled for funds.

Standard Life gears up for move into Asia’s expanding markets

David Nish, the group’s chief executive, said the changes would allow the business to target “exceptional opportunities” in the region.

HKEx to Acquire London Metal Exchange

"The deal could immediately prop up HKEx to become one of the major global metals and commodities exchanges," Hong Kong Exchanges Chief Executive Charles Li said.

Hedge Funds Fall 1.5% In May‎

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished Down 1.33% in May

Sparx Wins Sovereign Fund Money to Start Japan Property Business

Sparx Asia Capital Management Ltd. will be responsible for the five-year fund, which will have maximum capacity of 40 billion yen ($507 million) and will start in August or September, Abe said in a telephone interview from Tokyo.

Which is the world's most expensive city? Cost of living survey 2012

Tokyo is the world's most expensive city for expatriates according to the latest ranking by Mercer.

Demand for cognac in Asia lifts Remy profits

Western Europe, where cash-strapped consumers in austerity hit Greece, Spain and Italy are cutting down spending, accounts for around 20 per cent of group sales.

TMF Group sponsors Malaysian Wealth Management Forum

The Wealth Management Forum is hosted by Hubbis, an independent provider of editorial content and training for the wealth management industry in Asia. The forum is the leading event of its kind in Malaysia, and dedicated to the wealth management and priva

CIMB Group, Maybank head list of top 10 companies

The poll was to find Southeast Asia’s top companies and the others listed were Public Bank, Telekom Malaysia, Maxis, IOI Group, Tenaga Nasional, YTL Corp, AirAsia and Petronas Chemicals.

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