Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

Pension Markets in Focus 2020

A special feature forecasts the evolution of the value of retirement assets to Q3 2020 and examines the funding position of DB plans in 2020.

AXA Insurance announces community challenge in Singapore

This is the fourth edition of the AXA 'For Good' challenge which is designed to engage the community in doing good together with AXA and to foster a spirit of solidarity in Singapore.

Singapore life Insurance industry reports rise in 3Q new business

Sales of single premium products continued to perform well, recording a 36% YoY increase in weighted premiums amounting to S$1.21bn in total for YTD 3Q2020.

AMP break-up worth up to $8.4b: UBS

AMP's most valuable division is its funds management arm AMP Capital, which has around $190 billion in assets under management.

Malaysia allows pension fund withdrawals to help those who lost jobs

He said it was expected to lighten the financial burden of some 600,000 affected members.

China mutual fund assets at record high in third quarter, powered by IPOs

According to the report, some large fund managers that failed to build out their active equity capacity lost nearly one-fifth of total assets because of the shift from bond funds to equity funds.

Thailand’s National Savings Fund aims for average 3% annual return, report says

Ms. Jaruluck says the NSF is permitted by law to invest up to 20% in high-risks assets such as stocks, while fund’s board allows a maximum 7% of assets to be invested in stocks.

Van Eck targets China’s retail fund market

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