Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

BMO GAM launches China A-Shares fund

The fund focuses on companies that will grow due to the trends of urbanisation, income growth and technological advances.

Pensioners can store electronic Pension Payment Order in Digi Locker

This system will enable any Pensioner to obtain an instant print-out of the latest copy of their PPO, from their Digi Locker account.

Global fund manager enters Australian market

Sydney-based Robert Harrison and Steven Larkin co-founded and recently launched 3PD.

Hedge Fund Citadel to Open Singapore Office

Citadel first established its Asia presence via the Hong Kong office opened in 2005. As of July this year, the hedge fund has $34 billion of assets under management globally, according to its website.

Japan’s life insurers seek profits in healthcare, foreign assets

The insurers have also been diversifying overseas to reduce their reliance on the domestic market since 2008, focusing on countries like Australia and the US which have growing populations.

Challenger launches new lifetime annuity

Challenger has launched a new lifetime annuity with payments linked to the cash rate.

VanEck to launch four new ETFs

VanEck is set to launch four new ETFs, capitalising on innovation in healthcare and major worldwide trends such as eSports.

BlackRock, Temasek to set up China asset-management joint venture

BlackRock chief executive officer Larry Fink said China remains one of the firm’s top regions for growth despite uncertainties brought on by tensions with the US and the virus.

Singapore grows rapidly as one of the top offshore RMB hubs

The growth of Singapore as an offshore RMB centre comes at a time of ongoing exchanges between senior Singapore and Chinese officials

Biggest forex buyer in emerging Asia builds on record buffer

“desire to build a bigger buffer amid India’s deteriorating fiscal position to safeguard against a further downgrade in the sovereign rating.”

Suncorp wealth business down

Suncorp has been battered by extreme weather events

Retail investors surpass one million

The majority of these first-time investors were under the age of 40 (70%), up 19% from the previous year.

US asset manager Thornburg hires Concord Capital as Taiwan placement agent

The company has a distribution channel that includes over 30 banks, six insurance companies and 12 securities brokers.

DBS PB’s barbell strategy returns 7% this year

In contrast, mixed-asset products offered by third-party fund managers have only returned around 0-2% so far this year.

Taiwan regulator launches new plan to promote green finance

Greenwashing refers to the practice where a company focuses more on marketing itself as environmentally friendly than on actual measures.

Malaysia life insurance premiums shrink over 12% in first half amid lockdown

The lockdown imposed on March 18 barred most businesses other than essential services from operating, strictly limited individuals’ movements, prohibited inter-state travel, and shut the borders to international travel.

Charter Hall Group FY20 Results

This success in partnering with our tenant and investor customers has been rewarded with strong equity flows across all equity sources.

New Investor Growth in China Hits 2015 Pre-Crash Peak

Since its 2020 low in March, the Shanghai Composite Index climbed nearly 30 percent including a 10 percent increase in July.

First Luxembourg-based infrastructure fund for Vietnam

Tecco, PHI Group team up to deploy capital for road, port, industrial zone and airport projects

Allianz Grows Tokyo Residential Portfolio

Continued strong performance of our existing multi-family residential portfolio in Japan has validated our conviction about the resiliency of the asset class.

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