Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Malaysian firm partners with Alliance Bernstein

RHB AM expects that it will be able to attract RM 100m ($23.7m) for its US-focused income fund in the next couple of months.

OPIM launches Global Macro Fund named Waterflow Fund SPC

"The fund encompasses the collaboration between top risk managers and cyclical strategists to construct repeatable investment process with a strong focus on volatility regime changes." Mr. Minghan JIANG explained.

Manulife launches enhanced retirement fund in Hong Kong

The company’s enhanced distribution retirement investment series is “an investment-led offering that combines different investment risk levels to give investors in various stages of life a flexible and adequate way of managing their finances.

The Sovereign Group shares insights on the Singapore Variable Capital Company

Whilst Singapore has long been a location of choice for fund managers to physically base themselves

Active managers: Opportunities abound

Sharps said there are opportunities in securities that are starting to become disconnected from longer-term fundamentals.

MLC changes super fees, adds menu

In January last year, MLC lowered administration fees on its wrapplatforms.

Fee cuts hack at fund manager margins

During this period, fees for both passive and active strategies declined by an average of 5% annually.

Covid-19 crisis seen adding US$100 billion to Asian bank credit costs

Asia accounts for a bigger share of pre-tax banking profits than any other region, according to a report from McKinsey & Co.

Willis Towers Watson, Aon to merge

The move sees the unification of two highly complementary businesses into a technology-enabled global platform that is more relevant and responsive to client needs, Aon said.

SSGA targets gender diversity laggards

In Hong Kong and Singapore, to address board diversity the firm will use its voting power, but won’t go as far as divestment.

Singapore asset manager ARA buys majority stake in Australia's LOGOS

LOGOS currently has over five million square metres of property across Asia Pacific with a completed value of S$8.2 billion (US$5.9 billion).

Super fund slashes fee

The news comes at a time when other major funds are increasing fees and Hostplus said its move will likely increase pressure on other parts of the super industry.

Prudential Financial announces inaugural green bond issuance

The green bond issuance expands Prudential’s support for sustainable investments aligned with the company’s Global Environmental Commitment, which established a wide range of business, operational, and investment goals to preserve and protect

Small administrator eyes large funds

This will provide the Australian business with a superior technology solution, allowing our New Zealand clients access to the Australian market in future.

Susan Kasser: «You Might Pry Open a Window»

So all things are a combination of good choices – and also luck.

Singapore’s Quadria Capital closes second fund at US$595 million

The fund has already made at least two investments in India, including $70 million in AKUMS Drugs and Pharmaceuticals and an undisclosed sum in the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology.

Australia's First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

The merger “could help us create even better member outcomes through enhanced services and broader investment opportunities that deliver strong, sustainable investment returns.

Pendal global equities fund cut at Morningstar

Morningstar will cease qualitative research coverage of Pendal Global Share on or about 3 April 2020 in order to reallocate our analysts to research other funds

Clime launches new SMA portfolios

The four portfolios will provide a managed portfolio solution to self-directed investors; those who managed their own wealth rather than seeking professional financial advice.

Asian outbound commercial property investments down 17% in 2019

CBRE says Korean investors were the ones that largely fuelled Asian outbound commercial property investments last year, driven by low financing costs and hedging premiums between the Korean won and the euro.

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