09/25/2019
Fee pressure and shifting index patterns
Fee compression is in response to “poor active management performance, a change in the advisor business model away from commissions to fixed fees
Alternative Investments
09/25/2019
Lyxor/Bridgewater debut alts fund in Singapore
The long/short fund co-launched with heavyweight Bridgewater will invest globally across asset classes.
09/24/2019
Strong appetite for investments that deliver social impact
This Report makes an important contribution to understanding how the demand for impact investing is shaping in New Zealand.
09/24/2019
China Investment Corp. Sees Flat Results
Rough year brought on by wild global swings and higher volatility, says CEO.
09/24/2019
AMP queried 'media threat' from customers in compensation claims review
The document is a type of checklist for staff conducting the reviews, including questions such as whether the advice was suitable, and whether compensation may be required.
09/24/2019
Investors shrug off PE risk to tap unlisted companies
This has corresponded with changing dynamics in how companies are raising capital.
09/24/2019
Insurance industry must tackle gender balance
Both the Middle East and the Americas highlighted gender equality as a key barrier to overcome, while mental health sits high on the agenda for Europe and the UK, Dive In said.
09/24/2019
VCCs to boost Singapore's Asia fund gateway status
The new fund structure will create more opportunities for Singapore's asset management industry as well as enhance the city's role
09/23/2019
Singapore M&A soars 70.6% to US$88.3b in 2019 to date: Refinitiv
In the third quarter of the year, M&A activity totalled US$24.6 million, a decrease of 35.1 per cent from the second quarter.
09/23/2019
China’s financial market reform opens up opportunities for Hong Kong, strengthens gateway role
Horth’s views echo those of the city’s leaders and regulators who see rising interest among foreign investors to tap the mainland’s markets, but are comfortable parking their money in Hong Kong.
09/23/2019
Malaysia firm sells stake in Indonesia toll road to joint venture partner, Canada pension
Khazanah’s wholly-owned subsidiary UEM Group holds 51% of PLUS Expressway, with the Employees Provident Fund, Malaysia’s largest pension fund, holding the other 49%.
09/23/2019
Chinese Expats Can Boost Growth for Western Brands
There have been particular cases (mostly in the U.S.) when shopping malls marketed directly to expatriates.
09/23/2019
Netwealth brushes off adviser exodus fears
Research house CoreData anticipates that as much as 42 per cent of registered financial advisers will exit the market by January 2026
09/23/2019
Boutique wins industry fund mandate
The firm's specific focus on ethical considerations as a core part of the investment process was an important consideration in manager selection, the super fund said.
09/23/2019
QIC launches China bond fund
QIC chief executive Damien Frawley said China has long been an important market for QIC.
09/23/2019
Businesses warned to avoid dud funds
A live poll conducted at the talk showed 76% of those who participated consider fees to be the most important factor, after performance, when selecting a default super offering.
09/23/2019
Crunch time for boutique funds
Zenith Investment Partners head of equities research Quan Nguyen points to the continuing bull market as a reason for boutique launches -- and in offering pointers to what could hamper future ones.
09/22/2019
Korean investors on track to pour nearly $1 bn into US, UK airports in 2019
Its limited partners are provided with co-investment opportunities for the Terminal One in proportion to their commitment to the latest global fund.
09/20/2019
Korea mutual funds' NAV growth slows to 0.3% in August as stocks fall
NAV of equity funds fell 2.3%, or 1.8 trillion won, to 75.2 trillion won, primarily due to net outflows triggered by the decline in the domestic stock market from growing uncertainties caused by the US-China trade conflict, KOFIA says.
09/20/2019
Nomura Individual Investor Survey
The Nomura Individual Investor Survey is a periodic survey conducted with the aim of better understanding investing activity by individuals and providing information on related trends.