06/23/2023
Global Banks Eye Growth Opportunities in Japan
A growing number of global banks are seeking business expansion in Japan to tap opportunities linked to the nation’s modest but stable economic growth amid growing uncertainty worldwide.
Alternative Investments
06/23/2023
HKEX Opens New York Office
The New York office opening follows an announcement in March about HKEX's plans to launch a London office in the first half of 2023.
06/22/2023
Rockpool Capital plans to expand regionally with SG office
The Hong Kong multi-family office is opening up shop in Singapore, saying having booking centres in both financial centres is crucial to properly service Asian clients.
06/21/2023
Malaysia’s new fund launches down nearly a third in 2022 amid inflation, rate hike concerns
There’s still liquidity but retail investors were more cautious in buying new funds.
06/16/2023
Citi Selected as End-To-End Service Provider for Fubon’s Latest Hong Kong ETF
Citi was the first to provide OFC custodian, fund administration and ETF services
06/16/2023
Jian Shi Cortesi of GAM Investments Discusses Chinese Equities, Government Support, and Earnings Growth
Several factors have contributed to a lack of investor confidence in Chinese equities.
06/16/2023
North enhancements supporting advice practice efficiency and better retirement outcomes
MyNorth Lifetime offers retirees and those transitioning into retirement the highest level of lifetime income in the market
06/15/2023
Korea’s Mirae Asset injects US$150 million capital into India brokerage unit
The infusion of capital from headquarters underscores our unwavering commitment to India.
06/15/2023
Introducing Armstrong Capital: A Tailored Investment and Asset Management Solution Firm
At Armstrong Capital, the mission is to offer a fully customized approach to asset management.
06/14/2023
Evelyn Partners Core MPS team increases exposure to European equities at expense of UK and Japan
“Despite all the changes and exits of ETFs, the overall OCFs of the portfolios remain pretty much unchanged.”
06/13/2023
Sequoia backs budding investment manager
The selection of the underlying investments will be managed by Hird, Sammut, Edmonds, and a team of external investment consultants.
06/13/2023
Korea money market fund assets reach record high
According to Fitch, Korea’s money market funds are more volatile than in the global market, so asset managers need to hold sufficient liquidity to meet unexpected redemptions.
06/12/2023
ADB raises $4 billion from global bonds
In a statement, the ADB said it raised $2 billion each from the issuance of two-year and 10-year global bonds.
06/12/2023
Manulife Investment Management explores opportunities for investors to reinforce portfolio resilience in its latest Global Intelligence report
The report serves to build confidence in positioning a resilient portfolio – especially during times of extraordinary challenges.
06/12/2023
Hang Seng Bank and Qianhai have collaborated on a joint-venture mutual fund aimed at capitalizing on cross-border opportunities in China
The company, which is primarily owned by Hang Seng Bank, is the first mutual fund in mainland China to be controlled by a Hong Kong entity.
06/09/2023
Fidelity China Special Situations reduces fees by 5bps
NAV up 2.6%
06/08/2023
Europ Assistance announces new acquisitions in Asia-Pacific
With these acquisitions, Europ Assistance confirms the importance of this region to its sustainable growth strategy.
06/08/2023
Philippine pension fund SSS to launch new voluntary scheme, report says
The SSS had 710.43 billion pesos of assets as of end-June 2022.
06/08/2023
Family offices plan to grow alternatives exposure – Preqin
The alternatives data provider's report shows a dispersion in planned allocations to alternatives depending on the asset class.
06/07/2023
Philippine Congress passes law to create sovereign wealth fund
The passage of the legislation comes seven months after it was introduced in the House of Representatives last November by Romualdez and Representative Sandro Marcos.