Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Family offices brace for volatile post-election period

Asia's family offices believe market volatility will dominate the coming few months, amid a fractious US presidential transition and resurging Covid-19 cases across the world.

Korea’s Mirae Asset gets nod to sell China, Asia funds in Hong Kong

Seoul-based Mirae Asset had US$162 billion of total assets under management as of September 2020.

Distressed companies sought by $300m fund

The fund had nearly 20% of its $300 million in committed capital and would open a Dublin structure to allow it to be accessed via offshore investors.

Significant value waiting to be unlocked in Japan by Junichi Takayama, Nikko AM

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Best Private Bank Hong Kong: BNP Paribas Wealth Management Wins For The 7th Year Running

BNP Paribas Wealth Management wins five awards in all as it is crowned Best Private Bank Hong Kong for 7th consecutive year by The Asset.

BEA expands wealth management offering

The bank is now targeting Hong Kong investors with HK$5m.

Avaloq brings data science and AI to bear on wealth management

Avaloq Insight is built on an open, modular platform that minimizes complexity by integrating data input from various sources.

Asian Fixed Income Monthly - October 2020

Overall, we favour countries with high carry such as Indonesia, where flows have begun to return.

Baillie Gifford debuts onshore fund in China

Singapore’s APS AM is also launching more PFM funds in the mainland.

Digital wealth firm Stashaway expands outside Asia

Several other robo-advisers have begun targeting investors outside their home markets.

Wealth industry set for growth

“The fact that financial services providers continue to innovate and engineer products that attract investor demand is encouraging,” he said.

Karam Hinduja named Family Office Magazine’s Person of the Year

Mr Hinduja, appointed this year as CEO of SP Hinduja Banque Privée (SPH), led a list of winners comprising the leading institutions serving family offices and ultra-high net worth clients.

The family office boom: Contrasts between East and West

This report examines the different approaches of family offices in the East (the Asia region generally) and West (Europe and North America) and explores the role culture, family and wealth generation play in terms of their structure and management.

The Goldman Sachs 2020 Partner List

27% of this year's Goldman partner class are women. 7% are black. 5% are Hispanic/Latinx and 17% are Asian.

Malaysian asset manager Principal sees upside in Asian stocks, especially techs

Securities Commission Malaysia has issued seven robo-advisory licences since 2018, and Mr. Chang hints that Principal may have its own plan to join the fray.

Walkers Offshore Fund Finance Update – Asia, Europe & US Markets

On the lending side, borrower relationships are key with new names entering the creditor space, alongside an increase in alternative lender activity.

The $5tn club: Merger mania sweeps asset management industry

Only half of investment houses will still exist by 2030 as size becomes crucial to success, research predicts

DBS Private Bank sees strong demand for family-office services

The family offices that DBS PB has helped to establish have on average assets of around US$150 million.

DBS aims to manage US$10b of family office assets by 2025

The number of family offices in Asia has surged in recent years as the region’s wealthy clans seek professional money managers to look after their assets.

Japan woos foreign firms with new entry office

Foreign AM firms entering Japan will be allowed to complete the registration process in English. Separately, the country has also been courting global asset managers established in Hong Kong.

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