Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

AIA Thailand investment unit’s assets to top 1 trillion baht by year-end, report says

The firm was set up in August 2020 with 847 billion baht of assets transferred from AIA Thailand, housed in five domestic funds and four foreign funds.

Japan’s structural reform to benefit investors

There are now more varieties of activist investors, including the old school “asset stripper” (greenmailer), entities focusing on constructive engagement and others that take a more hands-on approach.

Pictet Asset Management Launches First Qualified Domestic Limited Partnership Fund in China

The fund is an absolute return long/short credit strategy, focusing on financially stressed and distressed companies, predominantly in Europe.

Wealth management move for bfinance

The report says that high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) control an estimated US$88 trillion, which would make it about twice the size of the global pensions market.

China Wealth Connect With Hong Kong to Kick Off Next Month

Wealth Connect targets affluent region with 70 million people

Asian lockdown resists reopening

The good news is that most Asian markets benefit from low foreign holdings of domestic assets

China launches pension wealth management product pilots in four cities

The pilot products will last for a year from Sept. 15, and each institution involved can raise up 10 billion yuan ($1.55 billion) of products, the statement from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said.

Indebted China Evergrande vows to repay all matured wealth management products

Sources told Reuters on Thursday that some creditors had agreed to extensions on loan repayments, but market watchers say that may only buy the company a short period of time.

As They Hasten to Cozy Up to China, M+ Museum and Credit Suisse Have Let Freedom of Speech Fall By the Wayside

Artist Ai Weiwei responds to museum censorship and Swiss outrage over his dissident ideas.

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Psychological operations have always been a part of war.

StashAway, the largest digital wealth manager in Singapore, launches in Thailand

In addition, The World Economic Forum has recognised StashAway for its innovative technology, naming it a Technology Pioneer in 2020.

BNPP AM Australia recognised as a responsible investment leader

The report shows that just one quarter of investment managers are practising a leading approach to responsible investment

Wealth Management Connect: Waiting for the Floodgates to Open

The scheme creates a tantalising cross-border market of more than 70 million people for a wide range of financial products.

BNP Paribas in wealth management JV talks with China's AgBank -sources

The investment management arm of BNP Paribas will hold a majority stake

Tyndall name returns following acquisition

Tyndall would continue to be led by Brad Potter who would lead a team of 11 professionals, focused on high-conviction, diversified portfolios.

Most Hong Kong funds sold to Chinese investors through Wealth Management Connect will be in yuan, industry players say

More than 90 per cent of fund products to be sold through the connect will have yuan share class funds

Schroders and Robowealth form Thai partnership

The two firms are collaborating to offer digital wealth services in Thailand.

Mirae Asset (HK) signs up to TCFD

The move is part of Mirae Asset Global Investments efforts to integrate ESG into its investment process.

Investing drills for Paris

One common theme I observed when competitors were interviewed is the duration of the effort undertaken prior to the event, with training commencing for those with their sights on Paris 2024.

Wealth manager for the Rothschild family applies to open Hong Kong office

Expansion of Cambridge Associates in Hong Kong, its fourth office in Asia-Pacific after Singapore and Beijing, will allow it to capture opportunities in Greater Bay Area, executive says

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