Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Amundi courts HK investors with new theme

An education-themed fund will be a first in the Hong Kong market and the firm also expects to offer it to mainland investors via the MRF scheme.

Nikko AM Awarded Gold Rating in the PRIDE Index 2019 for Efforts to Create an LGBT-Inclusive Workplace

PRIDE is an acronym for elements scored under the index: Policy, Representation, Inspiration, Development, and Engagement/Empowerment.

Nikko AM Hosts Internship for Syrian Refugees

Two of the participants had a three-week internship in the Corporate Sustainability Department

IOOF acquires OnePath at a discount

The agreement included termination rights for both IOOF and ANZ us the remaining condition of APRA approval is not met.

Insignia Ventures closes second fund at $274.1m

Insignia's call to adventure from day one has been to nurture the growth of early stage companies in South-east Asia.

Acclime rebrands 3 partner firms in Hong Kong

We are confident that Hong Kong will continue to surpass expectations and will remain as a leading equity and debt capital market.

China to scrap foreign ownership limits for fund companies from April

The regulator, however, did not specify whether this meant managers could submit an application for mutual fund licences starting in April or earlier, or whether the first such licence could be handed out as soon as April.

Greensill Capital takes flagship fund fail in stride

Greensill's $US49.4 million ($73 million) after-tax profit reported in financials lodged with the corporate regulator late Friday followed a $US20.8 million net profit in 2017, and came off revenue of $US273 million, which nearly doubled from 2017&am

Thai investors flee foreign funds

Thailand fund activity in the third quarter was marked by outflows from foreign equity and bond funds, according to a recent Morningstar report.

Money market flows rise in Hong Kong

Investors in Hong Kong are putting capital into money market funds, although total AUM of the products remains relatively low, according to Fitch Ratings.

Chinese investors make a beeline for Vietnam’s luxury real estate, until their passports run into a wall over South China Sea dispute

Since Chinese passports depict the disputed Paracel Islands as Chinese territory, buyers from mainland China typically encounter difficulties in securing ownership from Vietnam’s authorities

Mutual Fund Top Trumps – India equities

The higher the IR, the more consistent the manager is.

Twenty-Four AM positions for recession

Fixed income portfolios should shun risk and erect liquidity buffers against future shocks, argues Twenty-Four Asset Management’s founding partner.

Some cocos are still risky, Merian says

The European banking sector has strengthened, but Merian Global Investors believes that not all contingent convertible (coco) bonds are attractive.

BT Financial Group enlists research provider

BT Investment Solutions will provide governance and oversight for the products.

Schroders to debut another onshore FOF

The firm expects to launch a second fund of funds onshore in China.

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

For the fourth year running, the Distributor of the Year award was presented to Pinnacle Investment Management, with Zenith saying it was impressed by its suite of boutiques and varying investor platforms.

Couillault returns to funds business

Warren Couillault's Hobson Wealth has teamed up with Anthony Edmonds' business to create a range of new funds to fill the "advice-gap"

China sets foreign-ownership limits date

Separately, a number of foreign firms are set to hold a majority stake in a Chinese retail mutual fund business

Labuan IBFC: The Best Asian Captive Domicile 2019

The Awards, held in Singapore on 10 October

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