Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

UBP Unlocks Private Equity Access for Onshore China

UBP will enable access to European private equity for its mainland Chinese clients onshore following a new partnership with Idinvest Partners.

US manager eyes Australia

Giovas and Maragiannis are both board members at local equities boutique Selector Funds Management.

Asia’s private debt market set for growth bonanza

Hedge funds and private equity funds assume mantle of lending to lower reaches of credit curve

Pinnacle boutique to shut fund

Returns at September end were -12.79% for the year, -6.14% p.a. over two years and -5.81% p.a. since inception.

Aware Super finds airport returns despite COVID-19

The Bankstown Airport site also includes an industrial park - offering the airport more resilience to COVID-19 than some other airports that have been hit hard by travel bans.

SS&C Leading Fund Administrator in Asia-Pacific-Focused for Private Capital Funds

Our commitment to and continued presence in the region along with the expansion of our service offices since 2007, has allowed us to grow our business to this #1 standing.

Korea Post seeks managers for US$200 million foreign infrastructure mandate

Applications are open until November 20, with evaluation and due diligence scheduled to be carried out between November 25 and December 16.

Man GLG launches Asia ex-Japan strategy

Former Blackrock Asia head has resurfaced to manage the Asia ex-Japan equities strategy for the UK hedge fund.

Cinven and GIC to Acquire Specialist Insurance Broker

GIC has invested in companies such as Rothesay and RAC in the U.K., Mass Mutual Asia in Hong Kong, and China Pacific Insurance group in China.

Invesco advances active non-transparent ETF

Invesco's proposed active non-transparent ETF model will publish key data metrics each trading day that shows the ETF's portfolio value without fully disclosing the holdings.

SGX to Launch New Derivatives, Expand CME Clearing Relationship

The effective date for adding the two new Price Return index futures contracts to the MOS will be announced in due course, upon fulfilment of the necessary rule amendment procedures, SGX said.

Super funds overlook digital engagement

This suggests that funds need to better engage their members at an earlier age, the survey found, adding that members overall want their super funds to improve their digital communication.

Pengana launches new Israel equities fund

It is a long-only fund with typical holdings in mature small or mid cap companies, including pre-IPO raises.

Charter Hall announces PGGM Industrial and Logistics Partnership’s fourth acquisition for its new $800 million strategy

The new CHPIP partnership is targeting a combination of core land rich investments and selective stabilised assets together with brownfield and value add opportunities including develop to core strategies.

Indian equity funds struggle to make returns

Ellerston India was the top-performing Indian fund at a loss of 5% since the start of 2020 to 30 September, 2020.

KKR Sees Significant Investment Opportunities in the Philippines

«We see significant opportunity in the Philippines and will continue to invest where we believe we can add value to companies and the economy,» Ashish Shastry, co-head of private equity for KKR Asia Pacific & head of Southeast Asia, said.

Mirae Asset launches active funds in HK

The Korean asset manager has diversified away from its recent passive fund focus with offerings of two actively-managed growth equity products.

China’s Ping An hires State Street as custodian for global private equity funds

The global equity selection fund is a fund of funds that invests into a portfolio of buyout managers in North America and Europe, and the global equity fund captures co-investment opportunities sourced from Ping An’s global network.

Settlement risk in Asian currencies causing increasing concern

Regulators, industry must work to expand FX risk mitigation, prevent market damage

Loftus Peak launches active ETF

Anshu Sharma, Loftus Peak portfolio manager, said the firm was always looking to position the fund for what they believed the world would look like in two to five years’ time.

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