Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

European platform seeks Asian boutique managers

With shareholders including Amundi, the IM Square platform aims to acquire minority stakes in “entrepreneurial” asset management companies in the US, Europe and Asia.

UK rolls out the red carpet for Chinese fund managers

The message was crystal clear: come to London and do business.

GLP raises $3.7bn for new China logistics fund

Singapore-based property developer says sovereign wealth funds are among the institutions to have committed to the logistics fund.

ICH Gemini launches private equity fund in Singapore

ICH Gemini said in a statement that its "wide footprint" in China will provide its investment companies with "access to the booming Chinese capital markets" and offer them exit strategies via a public listing or trade sale.

Old Mutual Asian Equity Fund sets sights on income

Old Mutual Global Investors has announced its intention to refocus the strategy of the group’s Asian Equity Fund.

Japan Post to launch investment trust JV with Nomura, SMTB

The company said it would start the joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd and Nomura Holdings Inc. It said the venture plans to start selling investment trusts at post offices in February 2016.

Milford to raise performance hurdles

The fund manager wrote to investors this week to tell them it will have to beat the official cash rate plus 2.5 per cent to earn its bonus on the fund from September 1.

Banking giant ANZ readies plan for India ops expansion

Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ), the Melbourne-based bank with a market capitalisation of A$85 billion and assets of A$772 billion, said that India will become the growth engine for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Global Logistics Properties sets up US$7 billion China-focused fund

The proceeds will be used to develop 13 million square metres of warehouses in four years. GLP, which is the largest warehouse developer in China, Japan and Brazil, is the fund manager and holds a 56 per cent stake.

BlackRock steps up China drive with new license to raise onshore funds

U.S. fund giant BlackRock Inc has won a special new licence that will allow it to raise funds in China directly for the first time

Swiss Asia Adds 17 Hedge Funds as Assets Reach S$2.5 Billion

Swiss-Asia, which on average added one fund per year during the 10 years since its inception in 2004, is benefiting after the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2012

New Zealand Super hails sea change in ESG observance

Private equity has seen the most change and it has become very common for asset owners to integrate ESG factors into their selection process, says NZ Super's

K2 Asset Management launches new fund

Mr Neal added that the fund has a “trust structure” as opposed to a close-ended LIC structure and would be actively managed.

BrisConnections $1.5b sale to hit the road

The sale required months of negotiations with BrisCon's lenders to get them to agree to a standstill agreement in an effort to ensure the auction's integrity. A "yes" vote was finally attained last month, as revealed by Street Talk.

Change in ownership at Bank of Baroda Pioneer MF

Global merger to introduce Santander, others into the mix

NPS to invest W1 tril. in hedge funds

The NPS is focusing more on diversifying its portfolio into a wide range of asset categories, both domestic and international.

IOOF set to merge two licences

A number of well-known financial planning groups will relinquish their licences, with advisers set to move across to other groups

Japan's pension fund flexible on reaching new asset targets

Pension fund in no rush to move mechanically on buying more domestic bonds if redemptions push weighting below goal, says chief executive

UTI rolls out Indian equity fund

UTI International Singapore said the fund is designed to mirror the firm’s best performing equity strategy by focusing on industries with stable and secular growth prospects, high revenue and profit growth.

Private equity funds join hands for big-ticket deals in India

The co-investment model works better in larger deals, which may often involve a controlling stake

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