Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Nikko AM to Launch 2 Australian Government Bond ETFs

Japan’s first Australian Government Bond ETFs* To be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 17 February

ESR buys Singapore’s ARA Asset for US$5.2 billion

“With the successful completion of the transaction, ARA’s diversified business is combined with ESR’s platform under a unified ESR brand, uniquely positioning the group to capitalise on the largest secular trends in Asia Pacific,”

Bell adds emerging companies strategy to CFS FirstChoice

Bell Asset Management said the inclusion to the FirstChoice Investment menu reflected the growing demand it was seeing for this strategy from advisers seeking to diversify away from mega cap global equities.

ETFs grow 44% over 2021

Passive products represented most flows, making up 92%.

T. Rowe Price launches RIAA certified impact equity fund

It excluded industries and companies that the manager believed did not conform to the fund’s impact mandate, such as fossil fuels, tobacco, gambling/ casinos, and for-profit prison companies.

Amundi's China wealth JV garners $11 billion in 15 months since launch

Chinese banks dominate the distribution of proprietary and third-party wealth products in the country.

Sequoia Capital India makes Gulf debut with $33 million investment in Saudi fintech Lean Technologies

Sequoia’s funding for the Saudi fintech’s Series A round is joined by other international investors including New York-based Liberty City Ventures and former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt.

American Century launches Global Small Cap Fund in Australia

“We believe our differentiated growth approach is well suited to global small cap investing. We also benefit from a well-resourced, experienced team,”

Munro climate change fund launches on ASX

“The investment strategy is designed to identify sustainable growth trends that are under-appreciated and mispriced by the market, and invest in the resulting winning stocks,”

Korea’s NH NongHyup Bank seeks bids for 180 billion won entrusted assets

NH NongHyup Bank, one of Korea’s largest agricultural banks, operates ten branches across eight countries, including the US, China and Vietnam.

CMB-Backed Firm First to Test Hong Kong SPAC Market

According to the filing, the CMB-backed Aquila is targeting to acquire «a technology-enabled company in 'new economy' sectors (such as green energy, life sciences and advanced technology and manufacturing) in Asia, with a focus on China&am

Africa Finance Corp. secures new funders from South Korea, Dubai

While the funds mostly replaced maturing debt, the fund raising attracted new lenders from South Africa, the Middle East and South Korea.

Malaysia fund industry assets climb as stocks gain, bonds fall

The gains in stock funds were partly due to investors reallocating from bonds to stocks as Covid-19 restrictions were eased, according to a fund manager at a Malaysian asset management company.

India’s ICICI Prudential Asset Management teams up with First Trust to launch fund of funds

First Trust had US$186 billion of assets under management as of end-September 2021, while ICICI Prudential had 4.7 trillion rupees ($63.5 billion) of assets under management as of end-June 2021.

Oliver Wyman grows presence in Australia

The premium Perth-based boutique management consulting firm’s 20 employees will be integrated into Oliver Wyman’s Australia practice. The acquisition advances Oliver Wyman’s build up in Australia and deepens its Energy and Natural Resour

SMSFs drive DomaCom to $100m FUM

“The strong growth reported in the fund’s FUM over the past few years is attributable to a willingness to invest in a wider range of assets going beyond the standard residential property, which dominated the fund’s investment portfolio i

RHB Asset Management launches climate fund with J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RHB Asset Management had 42.6 billion ringgit of assets under management as of end-July 2021.

Transamerica Life Bermuda Honoured by Industry Peers at the Benchmark Wealth Management Awards

The award marks the fourth time the Company has been lauded as a leader in the Industry

Japan’s GPIF hires Mitsubishi UFJ Trust for private equity mandate

GPIF, the world’s largest pension fund, had around 194.12 trillion yen (US$1.69 trillion) of assets under management as of September 2021.

GIC Receives Huge Inflow From Parliament Bill

A major global investor, GIC focuses almost exclusively on investing outside of Singapore and has generated an annualized 20-year rate of 4.3 percent in returns after inflation.

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