Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

CBRE wins US$3 billion property mandate from Singapore’s Income Insurance

As our investment is diversified across physical properties and funds in Singapore and abroad

BlackRock overhauls Australian equities business

Pendal Group had been tasked with working alongside BlackRock’s global manager research function within Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions (MASS) to align the BlackRock High Conviction Australian Equity Fund with its ‘Focus’ strategy.

Alibaba, Tencent fall after report of Beijing taking ‘golden shares’

Chinese state organs have for years invested billions of dollars into high-profile private start-ups, from Didi Global to billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group.

Standard Chartered explores strategic alternatives for aviation unit

The aviation finance business represents around 2 per cent of total Group income and around 1 per cent of Group RWA.

Calastone Opens New Office in Taiwan

Taiwan’s fund industry has grown steadily in recent years to $177 billion in 2021 and according to Calastone, the firm provides automated cross-border fund processing to over 80 percent of fund distributors in the market.

Shanghai Futures Exchange and Shanghai International Energy Exchange Release Trading Volume Statistics for 2022

Rebar and silver options were listed for trading on SHFE at 9 am on December 26, 2022.

HSBC makes “strategic investment” in China healthcare firm

London-based HSBC had US$2.9 trillion of assets as of September 2022.

HSBC invests in MediTrust in mainland China and will partner to offer a broad suite of healthcare solutions

HSBC and MediTrust will donate essential medical equipment for elderly in the second and third tier cities.

Philippines launches benchmark-sized global bond offer: term sheet

BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered Bank and UBS were tapped as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners.

Hong Kong’s eMPF falls behind schedule, contractor PCCW gets warning

“The contractor estimated the whole schedule will be delayed for eight months from the original plan,”

Hong Kong group urges portability of social security benefits across Greater Bay Area

“A greater portability of social security benefits will be needed across the GBA,”

Pan Malaysia Holdings sells stakes in financial advisory, brokerage firms for 90 million ringgit

“Pan Malaysia Holdings does not account for its share of results in Pan Malaysia Capital as its share of losses has exceeded the group’s interest in this associate company,”

Japan Closes the Storybook on Negative Rates

The extraordinary measures taken by central banks were intended to stimulate the economies. Meanwhile, the resulting negative yields, initially seen as a curiosity by investors, became commonplace beginning in 2014.

Indonesia fund management assets drop over 12% as rate hikes roil global markets

The bearish momentum may continue in 2023 as Indonesia’s central bank has room to raise interest rates, according to a fund manager at an Indonesian fund management firm.

Malaysia bourse and statistics department sign pact to share data

“thereby providing us with a unique and comprehensive database to facilitate the development of new products and services to the industry”.

Thailand ETF assets down 5.55% in 2022 as bears pummel stocks and bonds

The fund size of WISE KTAM CSI 300 China Tracker ETF gained the most in 2022 with an increase of 10.69%, while BCAP Mid Small CG ETF suffered the most with a decline of 30.57%

AIA Names English Soccer Star as Ambassador

AIA is committed to accelerating a movement across Asia to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030

Evergrande’s Hong Kong HQ Sale Fails Again

Evergrande’s Hong Kong office has been pledged against a loan of HK$7.6 billion from lenders led by the Hong Kong subsidiary of China Citic Bank.

Taiwan’s BLF funds hit as inflation, rate hikes slam markets

“Global financial markets were affected by the Ukraine-Russia war, inflation risk and global central banks’ rate hikes,” BLF says in a statement on January 3.

Standard Chartered becomes first foreign bank to trade bond futures in China

“We believe that the depth and breadth of global investors’ participation in China’s capital market will continue to increase” as more comprehensive risk management tools become available, its Asia chief executive officer Benjamin

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