Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Korea’s GEPS seeks bids for 400 billion won foreign bond mandate

GEPS, a quasi-government body that provides pension services for civil servants, manages around $17 billion of assets for 1.25 million members.

Canadian alternatives firm Northleaf picks Korea for third Asia office

The pool of wealth in Asia Pacific waiting to be deployed into investments has been getting deeper over the years.

Five asset managers launch Asia protein transition platform

The institutional investors, which run a combined $3tn, will work with investor engagement firm Asia Research & Engagement to establish a series of targets encouraging a transition to greater use of meat alternatives by 2030.

AZ NGA acquires stake in SCM Financial Group

Paul Barrett, AZ NGA chief executive, termed SCM a “very impressive, diversified business” with ambitious plans for the future.

Proposed Alternative Arrangements for Meetings Following the Cessation of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Orders

Listed entities will have to observe SGX’s guidance on the holding of general meetings. For more information, please refer to the SGX website

VI Asset Management appoints Apex Group for private credit fund administration

VIAM is an established asset management group with over US$11 bn of AUM across multiple asset classes and key business centres in Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea.

Korea’s GEPS seeks securities brokers for foreign investments

GEPS, a quasi-government body that provides pension services for civil servants, manages around US$17 billion of total assets for 1.25 million members.

Value Partners launches Hong Kong’s first asset management App — “Value Partners Invest”

Bringing the city’s asset management services to a new era: Make investing much faster, simpler and more convenient

Finalisation of proceeds and earn-out from Global Equities and Fixed Income sale

Our business

Philippine pensions dropped as funders of sovereign wealth fund after backlash

Many members of GSIS and SSS, the largest pension funds in the Philippines, had objected to the original proposal, arguing that the pension money belong to them, and voicing concern about potential mismanagement.

FTSE Russell and Ping An Insurance launch new China ESG benchmark

This partnership affirms FTSE Russell’s commitment to this market and we look forward to working closely with Ping An to advance the expansion of sustainable investing in China

Indonesia’s INA and Danish fund to seek US$500 million of green investments

IFU CEO Torben Huss says the pact with INA provides a “good platform for assisting private companies to engage in greening the Indonesian economy".

UK alternatives firm ICG forms Asia Pacific infrastructure team

ICG says the Asia Pacific infrastructure market is expected to expand 7%-8% a year over the next decade, and that forming the team “underpins the firm’s commitment to growing its investments in sustainable infrastructure globally”.

Japan’s economy could enter a recession in 2023, economist says

That would mean it’s already headed for what is commonly categorized as a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Taiwan’s PSPF sees NT$59.79 billion investment loss after ten months of red ink

The pension fund’s internally managed equity portfolio lost NT$33.8 billion through October 2022.

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

"Natural resource stocks provide such revenues, and - despite the performance of underlying commodities - are still arguably under loved given underserved global energy and materials demand,"

Crescent Wealth responds to PDS error criticism

Crescent Wealth stated that for most of its members, the fund's misreporting against RG97 has had no effect on account balances.

Singapore on the Rise as Hedge Fund Hub

The sharpest increase occurred in the second half of 2019 during the peak of political unrest in Hong Kong.

HKEX Launches Hang Seng TECH Index Futures Options and Further Enhances Existing Hang Seng TECH Index Derivatives Products

Investors holding an OOF will now have the opportunity to manage their risk with reference to a futures position on HKEX, prior to the settlement of the underlying futures contract.

APRA publishes first guide for bank board directors

APRA Chair John Lonsdale said the guide will be a useful reference point for boards as they navigate the dozens of different prudential standards and prudential practice guides (PPGs) that make up APRA’s prudential framework for ADIs.

Alternative Investments