10/22/2020
Singapore pension system still best in Asia in Mercer’s 2020 global index
Other countries with the same grade include Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. Netherlands and Denmark are the only countries with an A grade.
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10/22/2020
Savills Investment Management announces launch of Japan Residential Fund II (JRF II)
The fund will seek to capitalise on Japan's ongoing urbanisation and demographic shifts towards smaller household sizes, which support high occupancy rates and rising tenant demand for quality multifamily units in Greater Tokyo and the major regional
10/22/2020
Asia Pacific health care benefit cost increases expected to jump by 8.5% in 2021, Willis Towers Watson survey finds
Sharp rebound follows a slowdown in cost increases this year as COVID-19 affected care utilisation and overall costs
10/22/2020
Taiwan’s BLF hires European, US firms for US$2.3 billion bond mandate
The mandate is benchmarked against the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Corporate USD ex Controversial Industry Index.
10/22/2020
FSI fund receives ratings boost
Minbatiwala said they took a more holistic view of the investment options available, considering total returns and long-term earnings growth, in addition to dividend income.
10/22/2020
Siam City Insurance becomes FWD General Insurance
FWD General Insurance is a part of the digital general insurance offering of bolttech, an international InsureTech business under the Pacific Century Group alongside FWD Insurance, reported the firm.
10/21/2020
MyState announces strong start to FY21
This followed the loan book’s strong growth in FY20 when it increased by 4.7% to $5.3 billion.
10/21/2020
Active fund returns exceed passive funds
As far as global shares were concerned, the percentage of funds outperforming index stood at 41.4% and 51.7% for the past three months and the past six months, respectively.
10/21/2020
Invesco winds down fund
Invesco is winding down a listed property fund for wholesale investors as it fails to achieve scale.
10/21/2020
China’s Ping An raises US$875 million for global private equity funds
The Ping An Global Equity Selection Fund is a fund of funds invested in a portfolio of buyout managers in North America and Europe, while the Ping An Global Equity Fund is set up to capture co-investment opportunities via the unit’s network.
10/21/2020
Hong Kong’s Value Partners’ assets plunge on fund redemptions
Value Partners’ operating profit tumbled 30% year-on-year to HK$114.7 million ($14.7 million) in the first half of 2020 because of increased market volatility, the company said in its interim results on August 13.
10/21/2020
OnePath takes over group insurance mandate
It's been widely reported recently that Shaun Smith, a former AFL player, won a $1.4 million payout from his insurer MLC as a result of suffering a serious concussion during his career.
10/20/2020
Dealer group competition to attract advice practices heats up
As dealer groups compete to attract planning firms to their bands, publicly-listed Centrepoint Alliance has urged them to look at long-term viability rather than reacting to short-term incentives.
10/20/2020
Bond products lead HK fund flows recovery
Fund sales have risen in Hong Kong since record outflows in March, according to the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (HKIFA).
10/20/2020
AMP NZWM moves to passive structure
“The change in investment approach responds to broader and long-term trends in expectations from clients, regulators and governments for KiwiSaver schemes,”
10/20/2020
Four Philippine insurers face closure for failure to meet capital requirements, report says
“The Insurance Commission had ordered them to comply in the coming days,” Mr. Funa is quoted as saying in the October 17 report.
10/20/2020
China’s ChiNext listings buoyed by easing of rules, Xinhua says
Under the new rules, listings now only require the stock exchange’s approval instead of also having to be cleared by the CSRC, which can significantly shorten the time taken for companies to go public.
10/19/2020
Singapore-based financial firm offers flexible loans to MSMEs
He said MSMEs in Cebu can now avail themselves of customized loan options to survive and even expand during these uncertain Covid-19 times.
10/19/2020
Thailand fund industry draws 7.8 billion baht net inflow in third quarter, Morningstar says
Inflows into equities funds were largely driven by funds that invest outside of Thailand, with Chinese stock funds drawing 27.8 billion baht and global stock funds, 26.1 billion baht.
10/19/2020
Korea’s Samsung Asset Management lists Hong Kong’s first REIT ETF
The underlying index comprises 30 REITs listed in developed market across Asia, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan, with around US$71.9 billion total market capitalisation.