Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asia's High Dividend Stocks Start to Lose Their Appeal

The global de-risking that is going on is also forcing investors to reduce their exposure

Korea Teachers Pension choses Kyuhong Lee as CIO

He says Mr. Lee will serve for a two-year term, which may be extended for up to three years based on performance.

Business confidence for Q4 hits near two-year low

CIMB Private Banking economist Song Seng Wun said both manufacturing and wholesale trade were the most exposed to the trade war on the global demand side.

Singapore Woos Banks in Battle of Asia’s Biggest Forex Hubs

Singapore has enticed UBS Group AG, Citigroup Inc, Standard Chartered Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the past year to set up FX pricing and trading engines so that investors can reduce the time lag from routing trades elsewhere

Qantas chief Alan Joyce tops CEO pay table

The next-highest paid ASX100 boss by this measure was former chief executive of Macquarie Group, Nicholas Moore ($23.86 million), followed by Treasury Wine Estates chief Michael Clarke, whose realised pay was $19.02 million.

Northern Trust chair defends Woodford loan

As of September 4, WPCT had withdrawn £113.7 million of it.

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

As such, the research team will place a greater significance on the timing and conditions of work exit in this iteration of Earl's research.

Australian pension funds’ major ‘wall of money’ to go overseas

The nearly 2:1 ratio is the highest among major developed economies, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and the imbalance is growing — as is the range of overseas markets and assets attracting those funds.

A little sunlight would help India's shadow banks

A central bank led-review could restore confidence in the quality of their assets and help reverse India’s sharp consumption-led slowdown

A dose of easy money for ailing global economy coming, with side effects

More often than not, such announcements give a short-term bounce to equity markets.

Altico Capital default hit debt funds, side pockets created

On the following day, 13 September, Altico Capital’s long term issuer rating was downgraded to ‘D’ by India Ratings and Research.

JP Morgan inclusion of China bonds benefits Chinese market, overseas investors

"Global bond managers, much like their equity counterparts, will need to have a China opinion," said Ahern.

UAE-based investors to develop 5 Economic Zones in Bangladesh

UAE-based investors present 25 investment projects at the Bangladesh Economic Forum

AXA Investment Managers expands impact investing options

The new strategy is seeking to raise between US$300-US$400 million from a broad base of professional investors and is expected to launch in the coming months.

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

CFSGAM will henceforth be called First Sentier Investments, with "Sentier" a French word meaning "path".

Hong Leong and TPG Agree on Hospital Deal

The two buyers will each own 50 percent of the newly acquired assets.

Lifting of QFII, RQFII quota expected to boost HK, China ETF markets

Removal of quotas can revitalize the China ETF market as overseas fund managers could launch new ETFs and reallocate their portfolios more easily

HKE vows to press on with $39b LSE bid after rebuff

The LSE said earlier on Friday, as it rebuffed the Hong Kong approach, that it was sticking with its $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company Refinitiv - a deal that the HKEX offer had required the London exchange to abandon.

Hong Kong Exchange makes US$39 billion bid for London Stock Exchange

The price offered by HKEX translates into a 23% premium over LSE’s closing price of £68.04 ($83.9) on September 10.

Majority of Hong Kong people aren't retirement ready

Over half of HK respondents haven't started saving for retirement, while 40% of those over 50 have not begun preparations, according to Franklin Templeton survey

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