09/18/2020
China trade tensions worry EM investors
Having increased their allocations to emerging markets, this has now left investors fearful over the trade tensions countries are having with China.
Alternative Investments
09/17/2020
Generation takes 37% of Lonsec
Coombe said that the investment in Lonsec would provide GDG with a highly strategic foothold in an attractive market niche of the financial services and wealth management market.
09/17/2020
Aberdeen Standard Expands Offering for Thai Investors
"As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallouts, investors are facing unprecedented challenges today and looking to build more resilient portfolios."
09/17/2020
How spooked super fund members crystallised their losses
It shows that superannuation funds lost as much as 20% of their value in that one-month period
09/17/2020
Venture Capital Firm Lightspeed Opens Southeast Asia HQ
Lightspeed has raised over $4 billion across three funds in 2020
09/17/2020
Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research
The research said that accumulated savings in a DC fund at retirement should aim to finance a desired level of consumption during retirement.
09/17/2020
CountPlus firm makes acquisition
AdviceCo managing principal David Evers said: "Our due diligence revealed Arch Capital to have a quality client base, which will bolster the account fee base of AdviceCo."
09/17/2020
Korea’s NPS sells domestic stocks after exceeding target allocation, report says
Since the NPS’s assets under management are “growing much faster than the speed at which the market grows, it will be more and more difficult to adjust their exposure without influencing the market in the long term”, Mr. Shin tells AAM.
09/17/2020
Myanmar plans to launch second exchange or pre-listing board, report says
“Most public companies do not meet the criteria for listing on the Yangon Stock Exchange. So, a pre-listing board will be established to fill this gap,” Mr. Win says in a report by the Myanmar Times on September 15.
09/16/2020
Nikko AM preps China bond ETF in Singapore
Singapore is now expecting two onshore China bond ETFs to be listed on the local bourse.
09/16/2020
Investors likely to raise allocations to active and smart beta ETFs, poll finds
"They are exploring their options and increasingly looking to diversify their use of ETFs beyond passive strategies," he says in a statement accompanying the report.
09/16/2020
Australia trails behind in equity performance
The country has fallen behind both developed and emerging market regions when it comes to equity performance.
09/15/2020
BIIP to help economy recover
The Government’s decision to reopen the Business Innovation and Investment Program is an acknowledgement of the role the program will play in driving the country’s economic recovery post pandemic, according to Atlas Advisors Australia.
09/15/2020
Winton Capital partners with Chinese firm
Winton Capital will act as an advisor for a PFM fund. Separately, Mirae Asset is also expected to launch its third PFM product.
09/15/2020
Melbourne boutique raising $70m for new fund
The first close is set at $70 million and the fund is for wholesale investors only.
09/15/2020
Boutique launches Aussie equities fund
The fund classifies income-generating companies as: growers, compounders, cows or yielders.
09/14/2020
[Decoding Shareholders] Is Shinhan breaking ties with Korean-Japanese shareholders?
Banking group announces capital raise involving Hong Kong-based equity in unlikely moment, prompting questions on motives
09/14/2020
AMTD fund invests S$11.5m in five Singapore-based fintech startups
The Asean fund was established by AMTD Group's Singapore-based subsidiary AMTD Digital, the group's charitable organisation, and non-profit entity Asean Financial Innovation Network.
09/14/2020
Singlife and Aviva Singapore Seek Merger
Singapore Life and Aviva Singapore will combine units in an insurance merger valued at around $730 million.
09/14/2020
Korea seeks performance measurement provider for 1.5 trillion won overseas infrastructure fund
The Korean government set up the fund in July 2019 to invest in infrastructure and smart city projects in fast-growing technology markets such as China and India.