07/28/2022
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.
Alternative Investments
07/28/2022
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.
07/27/2022
Korea Post opens tender for foreign bond investment adviser
Korea Post has around 150 trillion won of assets under management.
07/27/2022
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.
07/26/2022
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.
07/26/2022
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,”
07/25/2022
Sun Life Hong Kong re-launches 2 x guaranteed return savings plans due to client demand
Varley also said that one of the things SLHK is proud of is the ability to give clients strong guaranteed return savings plans that provide flexibility and accessibility for the Affluent and HNW client.
07/25/2022
Centrepoint Alliance reports strong adviser growth
The growth of Centrepoint’s lending business remained a key strategic focus
07/25/2022
Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy
"We are leveraging Perennial's large and experienced investment team to find companies that are shaping a better future while pursuing strong, consistent returns for our investors,"
07/22/2022
Global ETF assets shrink but capital flows stay strong
ETFs have long found favour with retail investors because of the low management fees.
07/22/2022
Thornburg Investment Management Obtains QDLP License in China
Thornburg Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited has assembled a dedicated team in Shanghai with deep expertise in business development and operations to serve the QDLP business.
07/19/2022
KPMG & HSBC’s Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific report identifies potential regional unicorns and their growth drivers
Identifying potential regional unicorns and their growth drivers
07/19/2022
Sovereign wealth funds see inflation as top threat, shift into private assets, Invesco poll finds
The findings are based on its poll earlier this year of 139 chief investment officers and heads of asset classes at 81 sovereign wealth funds and central banks.
07/19/2022
Malaysia’s Principal Asset Management aims to put new products on TnG e-wallet platform
According to Principal Asset Management Chief Executive Officer Munirah Khairuddin, who is also the country head for Malaysia, the fund has helped to expand the company’s customer base to 2.4 million now from around 300,000 as of end-2020.
07/19/2022
abdrn converts three funds to Article 8
$2bn Asia Pacific Equity fund
07/19/2022
BetaShares revises down ETFs FUM forecast
The first half of 2022 had been “far less buoyant”, the firm said, with inflows insufficient to offset market falls.
07/19/2022
Update on AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund
Investment management
07/18/2022
Ping An Co-CEO Jessica Tan: Diversity key to changing evolving Ping An's business models to serve 200 million+ in China
Ping An, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, transformed from traditional P&C insurance business to integrated financial service provider with ecosystems in financial services, healthcare, auto services, and smart city
07/18/2022
Australia's ANZ in advanced talks to buy Suncorp's banking arm-media
A Suncorp spokesperson said the company does not comment on market speculation.
07/18/2022
Rockefeller’s Fleming sees banks’ caution growing over China
“All the major financial firms in the US were trying to build a presence in those markets and now you have a retrenchment back to home markets, on both a financial basis as well as on trade,”