Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asia bonds shine through cloudy landscape

Dedicated Asia-Pacific bond funds show strong relative returns and an allocation to Asian credit may add value to diversified portfolios, according to fund managers.

Fiducian Group to acquire MyState’s financial planning business

Fiducian is an ASX listed leading national financial services company with more than $2.7 billion funds under advice and 40 practices nationally.

Aircraft financing firm sees Singapore getting 29 private jets worth US$1b in next 6 years

Like the rest of Asia, Singapore is also waking up to the benefits of using (loans) to purchase business aircraft, as opposed to just paying cash,” Mr Miller said.

Global Investors Back Oriental Structural’s Infra Investment Trust

Investors include AIIB, DEG; Delhi infra firm raises ₹2,300 crore through offer of units

New trends in asset allocation: Mercer report takes the pulse of retirement plans across the globe

Janet Li, Mercer’s Wealth Leader for Asia, said many countries in Asia were seeing evolvements and imminent changes in their pension systems.

Investors rethink China strategy as Beijing opens up bond market

Index inclusion will accelerate global financial integration

Lion Global sells 70% in Malaysia’s Pacific Mutual Fund to Bank of Singapore

LGI has signed a conditional agreement with Bank of Singapore for the 70% stake sale, Great Eastern Holdings says in a filing to the Singapore Exchange on June 11.

Malaysia fund management industry assets up nearly 2% in April

Bandar Malaysia is a 196-hectare integrated property development project with an estimated gross development value of 200 billion ringgit.

More Australians retire with big mortgages

Wood explained that the trend towards more Australians retiring still owing a significant amount of money on their mortgages has worrying implications for superannuation and government policy.

FPA, AFA partner on life insurance

"The FPA and AFA collectively represent many, many thousands of financial planning professionals, who in turn serve millions of Australians who care about life insurance.

New private equity firm Asia Partners eyes South-east Asia startups

The firm’s advisory board is chaired by former Temasek Holdings president Hsieh Fu Hua.

MAX awards recognise industry excellence

There was more to come for BTFG though, with its flagship wealth platform BT Panorama scoring Fintech Platform of the Year while the group took out the coveted Financial Literacy Campaign of the Year.

Amundi preps HK’s first education-themed fund

The firm plans to bring more thematic products to Hong Kong investors with help from subsidiary CPR Asset Management.

New Fund for Southeast Asia Tech Hits First Close

The debut fund from Asia Partners seeks to invest in startups in what it sees as an underappreciated market

US Citadel faces probe for alleged market disturbance

A KRX official said it has been investigating the case since August and will hold its market monitoring committee on June 19

The New Wave of Alts Investors

Pension funds in developing markets are shifting money away from the fixed-income assets that have dominated their portfolios, a Mercer study finds.

Tribeca's Fenton to set up shop at Channel

Fenton is joined by Peter Moore, a quantitative analyst at Tribeca who resigned on April 8, only a couple of days after Fenton's resignation was made public.

AMP recognises outstanding financial advice and advisers

The awards also recognised the emerging generation of financial advisers as well as stalwarts of the industry through the Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Singapore insurance industry at an inflection point

Companies in Southeast Asia are reacting to growing need for flexible, sophisticated insurance products due to rising life expectancy and growing wealth

Ping An Bets on Bond ETFs to Catch Up as Vanguard Entry Nears

Chinese insurer seeks breakthrough in fast-growing ETF market

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