Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Malaysia’s KWAP to extend ESG mandate to alternative investments

KWAP CEO Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad said the pension fund plans to increase external international fund managers for its ESG allocation from four to six.

China property investment softens in June

Investment in real estate development in the first six months of 2018 grew 9.7 per cent, solidly higher from the 8.7 per cent rate seen a year prior but 0.5 percentage points lower from the year through May.

Golden Equator Capital and Korea Investment Partners launch S$120m startup fund

The fund has 65 per cent committed capital to-date, and expects to fundraise the first phase of its fund by end-August and final phase by end-2018

China hands over billions of dollars to revive growth in Middle East

The relationship between the bank consortium, financial aid and overall loan package was not clear.

Hogan Lovells’ New Asia Pacific and Middle East Head Has Big Plans in an Interconnected World

Miguel Zaldivar is the first American partner to oversee the region for the firm. He wants to improve the interconnection between the firm's practices in the Asia Pacific/Middle East and its practices in the U.S. and Europe.

India's troubled Fortis picks IHH as its preferred suitor

IHH, Asia's largest private healthcare operator, will acquire a controlling stake in India's second largest hospital chain

Why China’s plan to launch the highly touted CDR scheme is still on hold

Tech firms’ unwillingness to accept certain terms related to the issuance of CDRs, a stock market rout and weakening yuan in the face of trade war with the US, has forced Beijing to indefinitely the launch plans on hold

Sun Life invests in ‘Mabuhay Green Bonds’

Last month, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, floated approximately $90 million worth of 15-year peso-denominated “Mabuhay” green bond.

Green Finance Is Flowing, From Paris To The Pacific

Climate finance is all about balance and fairness, allowing industrialised countries that have benefited from high greenhouse gas economies to help finance efforts by poorer countries to cut their emissions and adapt to climate change.

Art Basel Owner Chases Asia's Rich With New Singapore Fair

Swiss parent MCH Group starting regional expo next year

Singapore’s GIC posts lower 20-year annualised return

GIC's 20-year annualised real, or inflation-adjusted, return dropped to 3.4% in the financial year ended March 31, 2018

China shifts investment focus from North America to Europe

The figures were released by global law firm Baker McKenzie and highlight the economic impact of recent policy divergence.

IFM reports solid FY18

Speaking about the firm's global position, IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury said the firm was focused on leveraging its position to improve investor returns.

Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

The Financial Planning Association of Australia's policy lead Ben Marshan believes the current AFS licensing regime is standing in the way of financial advisers delivering greater value.

Samsung Asset Management opens ETF doorway to Chinese internet giants

The addition of the Samsung Asset Management (Samsung AM) offering has further diversified the market.

Sovereign wealth funds pull back from private deals

The world's largest and most sophisticated investors may have spied that real estate and infrastructure are looking pricey

Tiger Global Management builds $1bn stake in Japan's SoftBank

The Tiger Global Investments hedge fund and the Global Long Opportunities fund built the stake over the past few months.

Mercer looks to expand new fund rating service across Asia

Mercer unveiled plans for the Singapore launch on July 6 but didn’t provide a specific date.

Australian core funds post double-digit total return

The income component returned 4.49%, 580 basis points less than in the previous period.

Japan pension funds raise alternatives exposure to record high in 2017 survey finds

JPMAM polled 123 Japanese defined-benefit pension funds and mutual aid pension funds between March and June this year for their asset allocation strategies.

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