Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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

Korea's Mirae leads group buying US hotels for $5.8 billion from China’s Anbang, reports say

It will be Mirae’s first major property purchase since May 2018, when it acquired US private equity firm Blackstone's London office building for $460 million.

More Than Half of Hong Kongers Yet to Start Saving for Retirement

This differs from western counterparts where government or company-sponsored retirement plans are popular options.

Bouris’ YBR partners with US asset manager

Following the announcement, YBR executive chairman Mark Bouris said: “We are pleased to team up with a group of Magnetar’s calibre.”

First State aims for Singapore retail

First State Stewart is awaiting regulatory approval for three products aimed at retail investors, including a China A-shares fund.

Samsung Display Implementing Early Retirement Program to Downsize Workforce

The company will provide applicants with tuition fees for their children until they graduate from university and is considering additional compensation.

Hedge funds fight tech titans for talent

While the rise of quantitative investing has triggered a technology arms race, top hedge fund managers said the priority remained finding high quality individuals to design and manage trading strategies.

Hong Kong Exchanges proposes £29.6bn takeover bid for the LSE

The proposal is a fascinating prospect, but far from a done deal.

Proctor Game Rich Corporate making the world more financially stable one client at a time

Proctor Game Rich Corporate has grown over the years to become one of the world's leading independent investment companies.

ComplyAdvantage Marks Asia Expansion with New Singapore Office

With digitalisation being a cornerstone of the modern economy, compliance cannot be viewed as a business option, but a strategic necessity.

Lowy family, ex-Westfield COO Michael Gutman, Alceon team for new fund

The Lowy's family office is the cornerstone investor for the new Assembly vehicle, the Australian Diversified Property Fund 1.

AIIB and Amundi launch USD500m climate bond portfolio

Amundi and AIIB have developed a first-of-its-kind Climate Change Investment framework, which takes into account three variables; portion of green business activities, climate mitigation and resilience to climate change, to analyse issuers’ ability

China scraps QFII and RQFII investments quota to allow unrestricted access to world’s second-largest capital market

China’s currency regulator has announced that it would scrap the investment quotas under the QFII and RQFII programmes

Singapore's GIC leads US$500 million investment in Vietnam's VCM

GIC has been an active investor in Vietnam in recent years.

Asia-Focused Corporate Services Provider Launches with Six Acquisitions

Company is Led by Industry Veterans and Combines Local Expertise with Global Standards.

Global manager wins Zurich mandate

Its total return component targets sources of income which are "less reliant on the broad direction of the markets" according to Insight.

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