Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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

Global mutual fund operators zero in on Japan's trove of cash

Maturing market attracts previously hesitant players

Aviva Cuts Jobs In U.K. But Grows In Asia

Despite the painful restructuring at the group level, the firm does not appear to be scaling back in Asia.

Perpetual boss mulls North American M&A target

Rob Adams is dead serious about "the right inorganic opportunities"

Robeco wins super fund mandate

Integrating ESG factors, which Robeco has expertise and experience in, was an important factor in receiving the mandate, the fund manager said

Industry veterans recognised

Kathryn Fagg, a board member for the Reserve Bank was recognised for services to business and finance, central banking, logistics and manufacturing sectors - as well as for her work in elevating women.

Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture

Folium Capital managing partner Albaro Aguirre said the firm expected to see attractive returns from the funds, even though they are in the early stages.

Growth prospects bright for Asia

Wilfred Wee, portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management, discusses his market outlook in our series featuring fund managers and financial experts.

Frustration grows as an Asian Tiger loses its roar

The country prides itself on two national traits: Discipline and precision.

Asian managers hope for European investors

European investor demand for Asia-focused equity and fixed income strategies may not translate into inflows for Asia-based managers.

Investors still have confidence in China’s economy

An op-ed from China Daily arguing that the trade war has not dampened the country’s economic prospect.

Australia’s private capital market assets hit record A$30 billion

Private equity and venture capital managers raised a combined A$6.6 billion in all of 2018, almost double the A$3.4 billion raised in 2017, driving their cash reserves or dry powder up 31% to A$11 billion, Preqin says in a statement on June 5.

Less great expectations

According to Mr. Rubenstein, “you just have to have lower expectations for rate of return”, and he’s surely right about where the industry is moving.

China may restrict tech access in spiraling US trade dispute

No details have been released about what China is calling a national technological security management list

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