Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

ClearView and Sony end Cooperation Agreement

The company announced to the Australian Securities Exchange today that it had terminated the arrangement because it had not received an offer from Sony.

East Asia to dominate insurance: Allianz

The top global performer last year was India, with bumper growth of above 30 per cent.

Jewellers see 10% export growth in FY19 after 5% decline in FY18

Growth in the sector was primarily driven by the cut and polished diamonds (CPD) segment, up 4.2 per cent to $23.7 billion in FY18

Hana Alternative invests $300 mn in Times Square hotel-backed debt

A pool of seven unidentified pension and retirement savings funds participated in the investment in the mezzanine debts secured against Marriott Edition Hotel and its site.

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

"As a global firm, we're getting to educate our colleagues offshore on active ETFs in Australia," she said.

IFM partners to launch global property manager

Commenting on the joint venture, McCormack said that the company would be driven by the 'investor-first' culture of its foundation partners.

OneVue and managed account provider add scale to advice firm

We were impressed with the flexibility of OneVue's technology.

The Asian Captive Conference Returns for Its Second Year

The conference will be held on August 1 and 2 in Kuala Lumpur.

Zurich is said to join US$2b wave of Malaysia stake sales

The sale of a 30% stake in Zurich’s Malaysian life unit could fetch about US$100 million, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Japanese Market Declines

In the tech space, Advantest and Tokyo Electron are declining almost 1 percent each.

Silver Rated Asia Fund Outflows Continue

The Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders fund is nearing £3 billion of outflows since long-time manager Angus Tulloch stepped down in mid-2016, but Morningstar's analyst is backing the new boss

Everything Is for Sale in Cyprus, and China’s Buying

The tiny Mediterranean island is throwing open the gates, while Germany and France build barriers.

Unions lobby super sector to cut big bank, AMP ties

In light of the revelations of the past weeks at the Banking Royal Commission, I am asking industry super fund chief executives to reconsider their commercial relationships with banks

HK retail investors have dwindling trust in financial advisers

It was conducted by the CFA Institute and US-based management consultancy Greenwich Associates in November and December 2017.

Integrating the ‘unbanked’ into a cashless society

The “unbanked” are described as adults without an account or a credit card at a bank or other financial institutions and are considered to be outside the mainstream for one reason or other.

Private Money Is Flooding This Frontier Market

Private-equity firms and sovereign wealth funds flock to Vietnam, following years of economic reform

Affin Hwang launches Global Target Return fund

"In an environment of heightened risks and increased volatility in markets, the role of an absolute return focused strategy has never been more relevant than it is now."

Allianz joins the party for $500m Scape student digs fund

As revealed by Street Talk last week, Scape expects to close its next $500 million fund within days.

Lasalle im sells korean warehouse to-deutsche-banks-dws-for-57m/

DWS made the acquisition on behalf of one its European funds in an off-market transaction, the firm announced this week.

Hua Xia Bank eyes asset management subsidiary

Following new rules on the sector, bank will invest US$80 million to create wholly owned independent trusteeship

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