Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Investec to close Aussie business

Secondly, Investec Australia plans to fully transition the loan book (and associated investment portfolio) to the UK operations.

Aberdeen Standard pulls plug on Aussie fixed income

The fund manager declined to comment on total funds under management of the Aussie fixed income team, the timeline for return of funds to investors, and the future employment of the team's investors.

AMP launches new retirement offers – MyNorth Guarantees

Super and retirement

Korea’s POBA seeks manager for US$100 million global REIT

Applicants must have domestic offices in South Korea.

Kiwi firm rejects AustralianSuper takeover bid

Yesterday, the super fund revised it to NZ$7.43 per share, factoring in a 28.1% premium on IFT's closing share price on December 4.

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

"Despite this, they remain relatively under-researched and less efficient than developed markets, so we believe they offer ample opportunities for investors over the economic cycle."

Expert Insight: The State of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Market

From East Asia to Australia, five top brokerages share how the pandemic is affecting luxury real estate in their regions and predict what the future may hold

Japan Pledges $4b to Indonesia's Sovereign Wealth Fund

Luhut led an Indonesian delegation that includes State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir and Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi and held a marathon meeting with Maeda and no less than 20 other potential Japanese investors in the finance and

AllianceBernstein Australia eyes ETFs

Driscoll said she expects the ETF's investors to come primarily from SMSFs and financial advisers who prefer listed funds.

Ant, Grab become first tech firms to run banks in Singapore

The permits are coveted given the city’s status as a rapidly growing wealth management center and a gateway to Southeast Asia, where the digital lending market is expected to quadruple in five years.

Robeco keeps faith in China equities

Higher corporate earnings as the economy recovers underpins China stocks, according to Robeco.

MRF funds suffer two-way outflows in October

Mainland investors have been avoiding northbound funds in favour of domestic products.

Korea Post seeks managers for US$200 million overseas direct lending mandate

The ten-plus mandates it has outsourced thus far in 2020 include alternative or non-mainstream strategies such as private equity and infrastructure.

Australia's Macquarie Group to buy Waddell & Reed Financial for $1.7 bln

The deal is expected to close in the middle of 2021.

CFA Society Hong Kong Reaffirms Commitment to Investment Management Industry with its New Brand Identity

CFA Society Hong Kong states that it shares the mission of CFA Institute in raising the professional and ethical standard of financial analysts and investment practitioners through continuing education and advocacy effort.

IML backs Telstra

To avoid losing market share, Telstra lowered prices, simplified mobile plans and cut costs to offset loss of earnings.

Aware Super completes WA Super merger

Stewart said the merger would increase hours of service and support following the integration of the WA Super service centre into Aware Super's telephone-based member service centre.

IOOF abandons AET sale

IOOF retained the corporate trust business, which provides private client trustee services, estate planning and compensation trusts.

Industry funds confirm CEOs earning over $1 million

This then compares to CareSuper’s Julie Lander who received a comparatively modest package of $588,136.

Nomura Quarterly Update

Our analysts forecast a y-y decline in aggregate FY20 dividends for the constituents of the Russell/Nomura Large Cap Index, reflecting the difficulty of business conditions under the pandemic.

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