Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore's Temasek in KKR-led group that buys 6% of Vietnam’s Vinhomes

Vinhomes was listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in 2018.

Hong Kong’s ESR forms US$1 billion joint venture to invest in Korea logistics assets

The joint venture will be seeded with land in Incheon, South Korea’s third largest city.

Singapore’s GIC leads US$102 million fundraising in Israel’s Pagaya

Pagaya says it will use the money to hire more data scientists, develop its technology, and invest in new asset classes such as real estate, loans, mortgages and corporate credit.

Which listed financial is up 230% since the market crash?

One listed financial stock has demonstrated a spectacular turnaround to report 230% returns after seeing losses of 69% earlier this year.

Fitch cuts India’s sovereign rating outlook to ‘negative’

The agency said the medium-term fiscal outlook is of particular importance from the rating perspective, but is subject to great uncertainty and would depend on the level of GDP growth and government’s policy intentions.

Islamic capital market expected to be busy from June to August

Mohamad Safri said on the back of the public health crisis, the financial industry expects to see lower revenues and profitability this year and the impact would be quite massive to the industry.

Philippine pension fund SSS launches coronavirus calamity loan scheme

The pension fund’s loans for other calamities such as floods, earthquake, tsunamis and hurricanes are typically repayable over 24 months at 10% interest a year.

Pre-pandemic trust in financial industry holds steady across Asia-Pacific

Only half of investors express confidence in their advisers

Singapore’s Alpha Investment teams up with Indonesia firms to invest in logistics assets

The partners are targeting $200 million of investments in Indonesia’s logistics property sector.

Fulcrum launches exclusive real assets solution for Sumitomo Mitsui

Fulcrum was founded in 2004, and boasts a global reach, with over 60 employees making up the firm’s team.

VanEck makes case for equal weight investing

The diversification across securities reduces concentration risk and exposure to mega-caps, he said, which traditionally dominate market cap indices.

JPMAM promotes China bond fund

The benchmark-agnostic product can invest in onshore and offshore China fixed income securities to generate high income, according to the fund managers.

India Is Seeking Inclusion in JPMorgan Global Bond Indexes

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the nation’s ratings this month to the lowest investment-grade level.

Alts Association Defends Hong Kong’s Hedge Fund Hub Status

According to AIMA, it has 251 members in Hong Kong that manage more than $100 billion.

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

The fund would offer investors a strong source of diversification against global equities, he said, as well as significant growth potential.

Malaysia's EPF gross investment income up 26% year-on-year in first quarter 2020

“Thanks to the EPF's SAA, the fund managed to outperform many equity funds despite the market downturn,” he says in a statement on June 13.

Emerging markets look to rediscover balance

The equity index now looks to have failed in its attempt to hold meaningfully above the 200-day average, after rising above it last week for the first time in three months.

Australia managers’ global property assets at record high in 2019

Goodman had A$35 billion of assets in the region, or slightly more than two-thirds of its total.

KKR-Led Consortium Enters Into a US$650 Million Investment in Vinhomes, a Vingroup Subsidiary That Engages Primarily in Real Estate Development

The KKR-led consortium has collectively invested VND15.1 trillion (US$650 million) which translates into a c.6% equity stake in Vinhomes.

Japan firm opens door to merger as outlook dims

The nation’s top-three producers – JFE, Nippon Steel Corp and Kobe Steel Ltd – all swung to annual losses in the last financial year.

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