04/12/2023
JPMAM to rebrand mainland Chinese fund business
The asset manager gained regulatory approval to rebrand China International Fund Management, the joint venture it took control of in January.
Alternative Investments
04/12/2023
AGBA Group Holding Limited to acquire Sony Life Financial Advisers Pte Ltd in Singapore
The AGBA Group has a unique collection of complementary businesses that blends market-leading businesses with emerging businesses models.
04/10/2023
AGBA expands into Singapore with acquisition of financial adviser
The purchase of Sony Life Financial Advisers is intended to give the Hong Kong firm access to the growing mass affluent market in Southeast Asia.
04/06/2023
Challenger to sell $3.4bn real estate arm
"Elanor's track record in originating high-quality real estate opportunities, combined with Fidante's award-winning distribution capability, will allow us to meet more customer needs,"
04/06/2023
Are There Enough Quality Ventures to Invest in Singapore?
The Singapore government needs to build a financing investment environment for the local companies and family offices to put money into.
04/06/2023
Acquisition of Precepts Group deal completion by BMH
BMH group is the oldest independent Singapore licensed Trustee services group that is listed on the SGX.
04/05/2023
AXA launches "5-Year GoalSaver"
Short premium payment term to achieve financial goals with ease
04/05/2023
"BOCHK Greater Bay Area Climate Transition ETF" debuts
The “BOCHK Greater Bay Area Climate Transition ETF” is the sub-fund of BOCHK’s ETF Series, with BOCIPAM as fund manager and BOCHKAM as investment adviser.
04/04/2023
Morningstar Announces Winners for 2023 Morningstar Fund Awards - China
The selection criteria for fund awards include both quantitative screening and qualitative evaluation.
04/03/2023
Financial Advice Association Australia officially launches
The FAAA unveiled a new leadership team comprising David Sharpe as chair and Michelle Veitch as deputy chair.
03/31/2023
Cboe completes 18-month tech migration
The completion would enable it to better meet current and projected future capital markets trading volumes for the entire Australian equities marketplace, the firm said.
03/29/2023
Morningstar Announces Winners for 2023 Morningstar Fund Awards - Korea
The Morningstar Fund Awards commends funds and asset managers that served investors well by delivering top notch risk-adjusted performance for investors in 2022 and over longer time periods.
03/29/2023
Hamilton12 appoints Apex Group for new fund launch
Apex Group has been appointed to provide Fund Administration, Transfer Agency and Custody services, with K2 Asset Management Ltd acting as trustee to the fund.
03/27/2023
Thailand unscathed by Western banking turmoil
Solid fundamentals and Bank of Thailand supervision protect local banks from fallout of debacle in US and Europe
03/23/2023
Australian household wealth down 3% over 2022
At the end of the December 2022 quarter, Australian household wealth was about $14.4 trillion, down 3% over the year, according to the ABS.
03/23/2023
Sun Life rolls out wealth accumulation plan in Hong Kong
To help clients protect their assets against market fluctuations
03/23/2023
AMP’s simplification moves into its next phase with sale completion
The revised structure enables the transfer to Dexus of most legal entities, holding the majority of AMP Capital domestic assets and management rights.
03/22/2023
IGI Life Insurance to launch pension fund with Mahaana Wealth as investment advisor
It added that it will act as an investment advisor of the fund pursuant to the regulatory approvals from the SECP.
03/21/2023
Krungsri Asset Management Adopts Charles River’s Strategic Cloud Solution
Krungsri Asset uses the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) for their mutual, private, provident, and property funds supporting equity, fixed income, and derivative asset classes.
03/20/2023
Dexus Finance Pty Limited: Dexus and AMP agree binding documentation for Collimate Capital acquisition
Dexus and AMP have finalised binding documentation for an alternative Transaction structure under a two-stage completion process, with First Completion on 24 March 2023.