11/30/2020
Gold outperforms most asset classes
“With positive news about COVID-19 vaccines coming in now from three different sources, we see real yields becoming a bit more positive,”
Alternative Investments
11/27/2020
FPA announces 2020 award winners
"The judges commented that the team at HPH Solutions embody the essence of a true FPA Professional Practice and said that the leaders and staff should be congratulated for the valued work they undertake
11/27/2020
BlackRock Upbeat on Asian Risk Assets
The firm is most overweight in Indonesia and India, which it called «carry economies» that stand to benefit from improvising liquidity and fiscal stimulus.
11/27/2020
Sovereign Wealth Investments Into SPACs Soar
Traditional IPOs are also facing increasing scrutiny over how they are priced for trading.
11/27/2020
Resimac celebrates 35 years of innovation as a leading non-bank lender
This is a milestone we’re proud to celebrate.
11/27/2020
Another Win for Singapore's Family Office Hub Status
Last month, Dalio’s philanthropic arm made a $25 million grant to Singapore’s Wealth Management Institute to launch a program focused on sustainable investing.
11/27/2020
Korea Investment Management launches Vietnam futures ETF
Ji Zhuang, Bloomberg’s head of indices for Asia Pacific, adds that the fund also allows Korean investors to invest in Vietnam’s derivatives market without foreign investor limitations.
11/27/2020
Asia investors turn to private debt, including receivable financing, Altive says
The rise of e-commerce is another major driver of receivable financing assets, with Asia Pacific accounting for over 64% of global online spending.
11/26/2020
With record sales has China’s real estate market recovered from Covid-19?
But despite the trend for record sales, the Harbin local government encourages property developers to cut prices
11/26/2020
Citi to service Sun Life’s first Hong Kong fund
“Across Asia Pacific, we are witnessing steady growth in ESG funds, and I believe Citi is well positioned to support such funds given our focus on ESG,” said Stewart Aldcroft, chairman of Cititrust Limited.
11/26/2020
AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt makes UK ports investment with Peel Group
Investment management
11/26/2020
Manulife ousts HSBC as Hong Kong’s biggest MPF provider with Allianz tie-up
HSBC had a 25% share of the MPF market in September, according to a report from investment consulting firm Mercer.
11/26/2020
Income Partners debuts PFM product in China
The firm is also targeting the retail investor base in the mainland via the MRF scheme.
11/26/2020
BT Life to switch-off of pre-2013 SuperWrap life commissions
Some advisers were informed of the decision by BT more than a week ago, while others received notification only this week, leading to complaints that they have not been given sufficient notice to address the issue with their clients.
11/25/2020
World Bank data shows Malaysians not saving enough for pension, three-quarters will have less than RM1,050 monthly benefit at age 54
Its data showed that almost three-quarters workers at age of 54 have balances under RM250,000 in their retirement savings account.
11/25/2020
Korea Post seeks custodian, fund manager for mandate services
Korea Post has outsourced more than ten mandates thus far this year, including for private equity and infrastructure investments.
11/25/2020
Malaysia seen within reach of 40% Islamic financing target
According to Moody’s Investors Service, Malaysia remains the biggest Islamic finance market in Southeast Asia.
11/25/2020
US plans to invest US$2 billion in Indonesia’s first sovereign wealth fund
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told Reuters in a recent interview that the government hopes to raise $15 billion for the sovereign wealth fund, which is expected to be launched in January.
11/25/2020
UK’s Aikya scores first institutional mandate from Australia’s legalsuper
Melbourne-based legalsuper managed A$4.1 billion of total assets for 43,088 members of the Australian legal community as of June 2020.
11/25/2020
EQT wins endowment mandate
EQT's approach to deliver performance for clients is through in-house Australian equities and fixed income along with external domestic and international funds.