Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Allianz X invests $35 million in leading Southeast Asian mobile platform GO-JEK

Allianz becomes GO-JEK’s sole international insurance shareholder

Mirae has a $1-billion fund to bankroll Asian startups

Mirae is setting up the fund with South Korean internet conglomerate Naver, best known for promoting messaging application Line.

Ant Financial said to be in talks to raise US$10b in Temasek-led IPO

Alipay has been instrumental in driving Alibaba’s core business and is increasingly employed in physical stores around the world, shadowing the movements of Chinese tourists.

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors to acquire Folger Hill Asset Management

Folger Hill has a total of about 100 employees and manages roughly $1 billion in assets.

William Lam's contrarian opportunities in Asia

Overall he feels Asian indices are undervalued, with too much focus on corporate governance worries.

This Hedge Fund Picker Is Betting Japan Inc. Will Change

Rogers expects more Japanese firms to reorganize their operations in the country’s drive to improve corporate governance, with his hedge fund picks profiting from the changes.

Australian boutique launches second UK fund

The fund will run a high conviction portfolio of between 30-60 stocks, with over 45% of its assets allotted to Asia and a significant underweight to the US.

UBS Goes Green in Asia

UBS' Crisis of Identity

Samsung Sec 'fat finger' debacle

deepens as pension fund halts trade

GPIF appoints Russell Investments Japan as a foreign bond transition manager

Russell Investments Japan, the Japanese unit of US-based asset manager Russell Investments, is also a transition manager for other GPIF assets.

AustralianSuper boosts digital capabilities for engagement

The added functionality has received an overall customer satisfaction score of 92%, with AustralianSuper also planning to integrate its existing 'Ash' chatbot with the app feature to efficiently help members with frequently asked questions.

Swedish EQT Partners eyes deeper Asia play with new mid-market fund

EQT’s Asia exposure is currently at only 3-4 per cent but over the medium to long term, the PE player wants to have more business lines come to Asia.

Sentry names winners of internal awards

Other award recipients included YV Financial Services’ Les King, who was named Senior Adviser of the Year, Byfields Wealth Management’s Matthew Yates, who took out Rising Star of the Year, and Lifecover Australia, which won Life Practice of th

Japanese funds betting on high yielding European real estate

Total assets under management were little changed over the same period, he said.

JPMorgan Asset Management rotates China exposure amid volatility and trade tensions, eyes health care

Re-rating has hit the returns that can be expected from IT and tech stocks, including Alibaba and Tencent, says chief investment officer for emerging markets in Asia-Pacific

Banking Sector Indonesia Remains Positive about Trade Finance

Trade finance, a facility to finance export and import activities, remains attractive for the banking sector of Indonesia in 2018. In the first two months of 2018 trade finance surged 20 percent.

Japanese asset manager Daiwa SBI to boost US$1.34 billion electric vehicle strategy

Daiwa SBI is growing one of Japan’s first electric vehicle funds, appointing RobecoSAM as sub-advisor

Genevieve Murray helps AMP Capital get back in the game

In their place was renewed focus on its clients and what they wanted; cost effective and active strategies.

Do not see valuations in Asia correcting meaningfully anytime soon: Allianz IM CEO

In Asia, the current insurance portfolio size that Allianz Investment Management is steering together with the local operating entities is around Euro 30 billion.

Active manager launches Aussie equities strategy

Man Group is an active investor that takes long-only positions.

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