Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Private equity boosts sales

Mid-market private equity from New Zealand and Australian funds is in a good place for baby boomers with succession plans.

SoftBank Is Said to Eye Another $100 Billion for Fund 2.0

The people said the planned fund would likely draw a wider pool of investors than the first one, in which most of the contributions came from sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Alphinity Investment Management launches differentiated Sustainable Share Fund

The fund seeks to address the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals agenda in its investment.

Australian investors diversify abroad with new global fund

With increased contributions and an ageing population, it’s an increasingly tricky task in a constrained domestic market to identify investment grade assets, forcing investors to look abroad.

PIMCO and Allianz begin hiring spree for new business

PIMCO is also searching for a chief executive to lead the new business; in the interim, PIMCO head of Australia and New Zealand Adrian Stewart will fill the role.

The Global Luxury Real Estate Report

Luxury Defined, Christie’s International Real Estate’s sixth annual white paper, seeks to answer these questions and provide exclusive insights into the world’s greatest luxury property markets.

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life picks up stake in Union Bank’s mutual fund arm

The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

SGG Group strengthens its presence in Asia

SGG Group has grown rapidly over the past two years through an ambitious buy-and-build strategy to reinforce its presence in key markets.

Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base crosses 1 crore in 3 years

APY, a guaranteed pension plan for the citizens of India, was unveiled by the government on May 9, 2015 and the current number of its subscribers stands at 1.10 crore.

China MSCI debut is about to put new stocks in your pension

On June 1, MSCI will add more than 200 locally listed Chinese companies to benchmark equity gauges that guide the investment of US$12 trillion

Hong Kong Insurer FWD plans China majority JV

Two unnamed partners would hold the remainder.

Mahathir Is Ramping Up Pressure on Malaysian Bonds

Plan to scrap GST, reinstate subsidies may hurt fiscal balance

Canadian pensions look east to Asia

Caisse invests in private equity, infrastructure, real estate and equities.

Bank of China Eyes Move to Geneva

This is very good news for the second Swiss financial center, which in recent months has seen more foreign bank departures than arrivals.

Aurora's Victor Siciliano isn't invested in his own fund any more

Not only did Aurora executive director Victor Siciliano last week sell every single one of his 54,862 units in the Aurora Absolute Return Fund, but by selling them on-market instead of through Aurora's slower redemptions process.

Japan’s PE firm Advantage Partners closes Asia fund at $380m

Advantage claims the fund had attracted a diverse set of existing and new investors, including leading Japanese corporations, banks, family offices, global funds of funds and pension funds.

India Sotheby’s realty raises Rs 37 crore

These international offices will sell India luxury properties and will be controlled by India operations.

Vanguard launches first ETF in Hong Kong in three years

Foreign companies dominate the city’s ETF market, but local competitors have been actively rolling out products in recent years to gain market share.

China's financial opening up attracts global investors

China released guidelines in late April allowing foreign investors to set up securities trading firms with holding status as part of China's opening-up efforts.

Advisory firm targets affluent Singaporeans with expansion

Clients will pay a service fee of 75 basis points, around half that of many private banks and premier retail bank offerings, according to Crossbridge.

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