Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Dozens of US-Listed Chinese Firms Don't Qualify for Hong Kong Bourse

US and Chinese regulators continue negotiations to reach an agreement with the hopes of preventing mass delistings.

APAC private equity is entering a brave new world and smart strategy is vital

Pricing in particular, as well as legal considerations of the detail of the limited partnership agreements, needs to be carefully considered as part of the transactions.

Singapore’s GIC chief warns inflation headwinds put 40 years of gains at risk

GIC was born in 1981, when US inflation approached 10% and long-term interest rates were at 14%.

Evergrande: Unit ordered to pay $1.1bn over unpaid debt

in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Thailand mutual fund assets slump as rate hikes prompt bond outflows

According to a fund manager at a Thai asset management firm, investors were spooked by global interest rate increases and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

Korea’s Teachers’ Pension seeks bids for 400 billion won blind fund mandate

Applications are open until August 23 with evaluation and manager selection scheduled by the end of September.

Philippine pension fund GSIS eyes local infrastructure investments, report says

GSIS will discuss the plans with other government agencies and the private sector.

Fintech Q4 Associates joins EY

EY opened its New Zealand hub in April 2022 and said it planned to “expand rapidly”.

Thematic Investing and the Asian Private Client – Why, What and How?

It is against that backcloth that Hubbis assembled a panel of four experts to deliver their views on the why, what, and how of thematic investing for Asia’s wealthy private clients, as they reshape portfolios for the world ahead.

Korea’s Mirae Asset lists high dividend ETF in Hong Kong

Mirae Asset Global Investments had over US$204 billion of assets under management as of June 2022.

Sun Life Hong Kong Announces Latest Sun Life Retirement Mastery Index

This year, the deficit between the perceived importance and the real performance of retirement planning narrows overall.

ADDX lists private credit fund managed by Helicap Investments to promote financial inclusion in South-East Asia

Since 2018, the flagship Helicap Fund I has disbursed more than US$100 million in loans and has achieved a net return of around 10% on an annualised basis

Labuan IBFC And LIIA To Jointly Host Asian Captive Conference 2022

These indicators clearly reflect Labuan IBFC’s increasing prominence as the captive market of choice regionally and globally.

Macquarie Group 2022 Annual General Meeting and first quarter 2023 update

The contribution from BFS was broadly in line with 1Q22.

Nomura’s Malaysia unit launches shariah compliant global semiconductor fund

After that, prices fluctuate according to the basket of stocks invested by the fund. It will not be listed on the stock exchange.

Australia’s Mercury Capital picks State Street for A$1 billion private equity fund administration

It will target partnership investments alongside private business owners and management teams in companies valued between A$150 million and A$500 million.

Korea Post opens tender for foreign bond investment adviser

Korea Post has around 150 trillion won of assets under management.

Hong Kong’s Value Partners launches global emerging markets ETF

San Francisco-based EMQQ has three emerging and frontier markets indexes which are licensed to ETFs listed in global markets, including France, Germany, Hong Kong, the UK and the US.

CICC’s asset management arm lists seventh fund in Hong Kong

H-shares are stocks of Chinese companies that are traded on the Hong Kong bourse, while A-shares are firms listed in China’s onshore market.

Singapore and New York bourses to collaborate on dual listing, ESG, ETFs

“It aims to create a more connected ecosystem to facilitate access to capital and the development of new investment solutions to address growing complex needs of market participants and investors,”

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