Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Members abandon bank-aligned group insurers

Non-bank group insurers on the other hand represented more than 85% of all NFP members.

Nippon Life names Nissay to oversee sustainable global equity fund

Under the plan, Nippon Life will invest as much as 2 trillion yen in new and emerging growth fields by the end of the first quarter of 2021.

Mercer acquires India Life Capital, to tap wealth & Investment space

The India Life acquisition will help Mercer to expand its existing wealth business in India

Malaysia EPF's investment income up, assets increase in first quarter

EPF Chief Executive Officer Shahril Ridza Ridzuan says the fund posted "consistent performance” in the first three months of 2018, “driven by domestic and Southeast Asian markets, which recorded positive growth".

Key areas for western investors as China ‘opens for business’

Investors must also take their time to conduct due diligence, learn appropriate business and cultural etiquette and get to know their target audience.

Major bank to divest life insurance business

OnePath Life customers in New Zealand will continue to receive cover under existing policy terms.

Axis Mutual Fund to raise Rs 500 crore

The proposed fund will focus on investing in mid-market residential projects across the country’s top eight property markets

Aberdeen Standard launches China onshore bond fund

Aberdeen Standard as a group has been investing in the Chinese bond market for many years for its regional fixed income portfolios.

Vietnam’s Vingroup plans to raise $880m through preference issue

Recently, Vinhomes became the second most valuable listed firm in the Southeast Asian country as the property player made its stock market debut at a premium.

Malaysia’s Kenanga teams up with Taiwan’s Yuanta to launch ETFs

Yuanta introduced Taiwan’s first ETF 15 years ago and has helped other countries launch their own funds, and Kenanga hopes to leverage on that expertise for its own products.

Take “stock picking approach” to Asia real estate, Franklin Templeton says

He sees prospects in Hong Kong despite the city’s reputation for expensive real estate.

ANZ sells insurance unit to Cigna for NZ$700 million

ANZ began a strategic review of its operations in March 2016 to streamline its wealth and insurance business in Australia and New Zealand.

New Airlie high-conviction equity fund open to retail investors

The Airlie Australian Share Fund will be launched on Friday.

Sustainable Investment Far From Mainstream

Feedback showed however that while investors professed to have an understanding a substantial knowledge gap remains as to what sustainable investing entails.

Vietnam's Techcombank pursues retail push after major IPO

The comments come after the Hanoi-based lender priced its April initial public offering (IPO) at the top of a marketing range, valuing it at $6.5 billion and making it Vietnam’s second-biggest listed bank after state-controlled Vietcombank.

Australian fund of hedge funds expands to New York with new Cayman fund

NWQ is a leading Australian funds management firm specialising in the identification, research and allocation to Australia's leading equity hedge funds.

Noah Holdings Reports Higher Income, Revenue

The Company estimates that non-GAAP net income attributable to Noah shareholders for the full year 2018 will be in the range of RMB1 billion to RMB1.05 billion.

Hedge fund giant sees more pain to come for Indonesian debt

The yield on Indonesian notes maturing in a decade has climbed as much as 136 basis points since the end of January, touching a 15-month high of 7.6% last week.

Korea’s NPS to raise overseas allocation to 40%, report says

The report is based on NPS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sung-joo Kim’s remarks in a keynote address at an investment conference on May 29.

Singapore exchange delays India derivatives products launch

The Singapore bourse adds that it "remains open to a collaborative long-term solution that will benefit Indian markets".

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