Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

TPG acquires minority stake in Asian secondaries manager NewQuest Capital Partners

The transaction gives NewQuest access to TPG's business capabilities.

OPIM partners with Brazos Capital to launch its first natural resources fund

Resources is not an easy sector for generalists and investors will appreciate accessing this space through a focused sector strategy and an industry expert.

Samsung selling Commerzbank’s £425m London HQ

The South Korean investment fund has asked London property firms CBRE and Knight Frank to advise on the sale.

Foreigners Relocating To Bali

The low cost of living and favourable climate makes plenty of foreigners want to make Bali their home. It is difficult to determine the exact number of expats living in Indonesia, but according to a Labour Ministry report, there were 43,816 foreign worker

Changing landscape

How the ABCD of fintech is altering China’s financial services

MassMutual Japan is now majority-owned by Nippon Life Insurance

Eddie Ahmed, chairman and chief executive officer of US-based MassMutual International, believes MassMutual Japan’s policyowners and customers will benefit from the deal.

Insurance challenges in the Drone Age

By its nature, this risk extends to the unmanned aerospace systems and unmanned underwater vehicle industries.

Outlook for FY18-19 corporate earnings

The FY17 ROE figure was the highest in 37 years, or more specifically, the highest since the ROE of 12.1% reached in FY80.

Global real estate AUM up 12% in 2017, survey finds

The top five managers had assets of over $100 billion each.

Hitting the sweet spot for investors in Asia

Self-storage, data centres, student accommodation, education and aged care facilities offer higher yields than traditional real estate investments

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.

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