Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Chart of the day: Amateur investors in India are warming up to index funds

Investors are assured of the index performance, without the uncertainty of an active fund

Indonesian JV to kick off in two months

Matrix Concepts executive deputy chairman Datuk Lee Tian Hock, said this will be the property developer’s maiden venture into Indonesia and he is hopeful the project will be kicked off in the next two months.

Brunei Darussalam budget allocates B$21 million to set up first stock exchange

According to a Kuala Lumpur-based fund manager, the project is a positive move.

Hedge Fund Sees China Distressed Debt Yielding Juicy Returns

The beaten-down bonds are off to best start to year since 2012

South Korean pension fund deals blow to Elliott in Hyundai fight

The NPS vote decision was made at a meeting of its panel of outside experts, after South Korea’s leading proxy advisor, KCGS, recommended shareholders vote against Elliott’s proposals.

China takes moves to try to avoid pensions crisis

The announcement brings a sigh of relief to many smaller enterprises.

Ince & Co to launch major expansion in Asia

Ince’s three new partners will bring an additional 25 members of staff to the firm in Hong Kong on their arrival.

UOB issues Singapore’s first Panda bond

The integration of Asia’s financial markets gathers pace with the inaugural Panda bond emanating from Singapore, the second such bond printed via a Southeast Asian institution

UOB plans for the future; targets 3-5 mil regional digital customers over 5 years

Fees should also grow by mid-single-digits.

Despite EM risks, DWS upbeat on valuations

The emerging market index was double-digit negative in 2018, but DWS’s APAC chief investment officer says valuations in EM equities have rarely been cheaper.

Performance fees a drag on Value Partners’ 2018 profits

But the firm’s mainland business is growing, with onshore AUM surpassing the $1bn mark.

New World Capital Advisors invests in IslamicMarkets

The Islamic economy is the emerging market of the next decade and we expect the market to continue to flourish

Vietnam Digest: Vingroup mulls $1b private placement; SocGen exits SeaBank

Vingroup’s share are trading around VND120,000 per share – the highest level since listing.

Asian insurers scrambling to prepare for Solvency II

Fears are mounting that the new Solvency II regime will place an excessive burden on the insurance sector, as industry insiders fret over a lack of in-house expertise to cope

Institutional investors in Asia eye CIO delegation

Under challenging market conditions and straining cost structures, some Asian investors are increasingly enticed by the sophistication offered by delegated investment services

Graying Asia: How Pension Systems Fail to Respond to Dramatic Aging

As Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said at a G20 meeting on Jan. 17, 2019, the challenges posed by an aging population remain a key issue facing the region.

Singapore roundtable: A money magnet

Our panel discussed why the Singapore Variable Capital Company makes them bullish, what gives the onshore jurisdiction an offshore feel and “blood on the streets” from China’s slowdown.

Another stat says that Australia might be headed for a recession

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), household lending dropped by 2.4% in January 2019.

China transfer 6.8% stake in PICC to state pension fund

China’s local governments are facing increasing pressure to meet their pension obligations as the country ages and the government currently faces a shortfall of about RMB 56.6 trillion in the basic pension scheme of urban workers between 2018 and 20

China eases European investment levels in 2018

Falling Chinese investment in Europe is due to numerous factors, including increased security concerns, while the destination of investments is now spread more diffusely

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