Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Sony Life setting up shop in Singapore's insurance market

Japanese insurer renews overseas push

BNY Mellon and One Investment Group Create Strategic Alliance to Deliver Global Custody Services to Australian Fund Managers

This alliance creates a competitive alternative in the Australian custody market

Pengana enters in to strategic agreement with award-winning UK-based asset manager

Changes to the Hunter Hall Global Deep Green Trust and Hunter Hall Australian Value Trust

Top officials: Boost B&R finance links

IMF to set up ability training centers in economies involved in the initiative

Beijing mulls relaxing controls on insurers’ offshore investments

As FX levels stabilise China considers easing controls on cross-border acquisitions

Malaysia's equity market slightly overweight, says UOB Asset Management

Despite the positive catalyst, the asset manager also noted that key risks to the country's equity market include weaker oil prices, which could worsen current account position.

Korean banks seek new opportunities in Southeast Asia

This is the first of a series highlighting Korean banks' operations in Southeast Asian countries.

Korea’s KIC expected to open new office in Singapore

The KIC opened its first overseas office in New York City in 2010, and its second in London the following year.

Investors flocking to Asian bonds

Even the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate increase and hawkish tone, which came on the same day as the data, failed to substantially lift Treasury yields.

An evolution towards passive investing

A confluence of trends is leading to an increasing amount of asset flows around the world into passive investments.

Singapore State Fund Said to Confront Complaints in GLP Sale

Bidders competing with management group sought more disclosure

Manulife Continues Asian Expansion

The Toronto headquartered firm becomes the first trust corporation backed by the resources of a multinational financial services group in the Philippines, following the recent liberalization measures initiated by the BSP.

Savings bleeding out of Japan's graying regions to Tokyo

Regional banks paying high interest rates in hopes of retaining cash

Nomura Asset Management expands AI effort

This PoC is one of the first full-scale efforts made by a Japanese asset manager to analyze and score analyst reports using AI.

Macquarie goes to Rio with joint real estate venture

Macquarie already has a presence in the Americas, in Mexico, via the listed FIBRA Macquarie real estate investment trust and last year became a big player locally and in China.

PE Panorama: CalPERS to pull out of PE?

CalPERS has an allocation of just under US$26 billion to PE, representing just over 8% of its total portfolio.

Link in major UK acquisition

The balance of the Acquisition would be funded through a combination of existing cash and available debt facilities.

Harvest Global Investments first to qualify for Swiss-HK Mutual Recognition of Funds Scheme

The MRF scheme allows Swiss investors to allocate funds to Harvest’s China Equity and Asia Frontier strategies.

ING to expand deeper into China

Having spun off its insurance and asset management businesses, the bank now has free rein to engage such financial players in fund-raising and cash management.

QIC and Eagle Investment join forces

The new performance solution also includes a number of customised configurations to meet complex requirements and methodologies for reporting on international investments

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