Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Amundi launches FMP in Singapore

The French asset manager launches its first fixed maturity product in the Lion City this year.

Singapore fund management assets may get a boost from new structure for funds

Traditional asset classes may have taken a hit amid the weak global investor sentiment, but alternatives or non-mainstream investments are seeing steady growth.

Evergrande’s debt woes herald China's shift to new economy

Future growth to depend less on property, more on technology

‘Stay focused’ on China’s new tech ETFs even if you can’t invest yet, money manager says

These ETFs could be some of the first to access the highly anticipated Ant Group IPO.

Australia's EG wins A$400 million property mandate from Singapore's GIC

"The strategy targets commercial, industrial and retail assets in close proximity to transport and community infrastructure in Sydney and Melbourne," Sean Fleming, associate director of EG, says in a statement on September 29.

The £342m of UK investments that will help fund Chinese debt as Communist Party bonds are upgraded by the London Stock Exchange

UK funds have already invested £3billion in Chinese sovereign bonds

How Malaysia achieved a thriving domestic bond market

Few EMDEs have succeeded as well as Malaysia in developing its domestic bond market.

Korea’s Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance picks HSBC as custodian for foreign portfolio

Earlier this year, China’s Tianhong Asset Management appointed HSBC as global custodian for a new mutual fund launched under a scheme for qualified domestic institutional investors.

CIE board says shareholders should take no action

The board also noted that it was significant that CIE shareholders approved the new global long short investment strategy, managed by WCM Investment Management at the recent extraordinary general meeting.

Lazard launches new fund

The fund will be managed by Arnaud Brillois and an investment team based in New York and Paris.

Apex Launches Australian Corporate Solutions Business

The addition of corporate solutions capabilities is an exciting development and clearly demonstrates our continued commitment to providing new and existing clients with our single-source solution across Australasia.

Banking-as-a-Service Startup to Expand in Singapore

The company said it is also planning to launch other financial solutions this year that will cover verticals such as SME finance, green finance, Islamic finance, and supply chain finance.

Integrity Life raises $43m in series B funding

The investment provides Schroders’ investors with a rare opportunity to support a digital-focused business that provides access to diversifying life insurance risks, such as mortality, critical illness and disability.

Outage Hits Tokyo Stock Exchange

The issue also affected exchanges in Nagoya and Sapporo, though the Osaka Stock Exchange was functioning normally, JPX said.

Income from equities requires long-term outlook

“COVID-19 has hit different industries in different ways, and reinforced the notion that returning cash to investors is only appropriate when companies have some level of comfort about the future.

Perpetual successor fund transfer to go ahead

CareSuper, which has more than $16 billion in funds under management, was selected by Perpetual as being in the best interests of members

GMO launches global equities fund

Nearly 45% of the portfolio was invested in 10 stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, UnitedHealth Group, Accenture, Coca-Cola, Oracle, Johnson & Johnson, Facebook and Medtronic.

How will the new FIL regime impact multinational businesses operating in China?

To assist companies navigating the new regime, we are launching a series of articles focusing on the impact of the FIL.

Nomura Rebrands NEXT FUNDS Range of ETFs on 25th Anniversary of Japan's First ETF Listing

NAM had the top domestic market share by transaction volume and AUM, and ranked fifth3 in the global ETF ranking.

Man Group quant arm nabs QFII license

In China, the London-headquartered firm manages two PFM and two QDLP products.

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