Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore Raises Growth Forecast

At the same time, the ministry cautioned that growth in the key Southeast Asian economies in the second half of 2021 is likely to be slower than earlier projected.

La Trobe Financial releases two new investment products

The new products were launched on 23 July 2021.

ASX celebrates 20 years of ETFs

Global equity ETFs had the most AUM with $57.5 billion, followed by Australian equities at $30.5 billion and Australian fixed income at $8.9 billion.

Active ETFs primed for explosive growth

“An active EFT is really about a portfolio manager or firm trying to differentiate themselves from what the broader market is returning,”

Suncorp delivers strong profit and returns capital to shareholders

The Group has announced a strong FY21 result that demonstrates the program of simplifying and refocusing Suncorp is gaining traction.

Taiwan bull market run helps BLF funds return to the black

The combined assets of the eight funds as of June 2021 was NT$5.35 trillion, up from NT$4.74 trillion a year ago.

EY Australia shrugs off Covid to grow 9 percent to $2.3 billion

As a breakdown, EY’s Tax and Law business contributed $570 million to the total revenues, with Assurance delivering $530 million.

Japan’s Chikyoren invests in GLP’s Japanese logistics fund

Property assets in Japan and the broader Asia Pacific region are attractive to large asset owners like Chikyoren, according to an investment consultant in Hong Kong.

SGX reports FY2021 net profit of S$447 million

The Board of Directors has proposed a final quarterly dividend of 8.0 cents (8.0 cents) per share, payable on 22 October 2021.

Noah Holdings' Outlook Upgraded to Stable by S&P Global Ratings; Investment Grade "BBB-" Rating Affirmed

The stable outlook also reflects reduced litigation risk associated with Camsing incident," stated S&P in its research update.

China’s Elite Role in Emerging Markets Has Traders Creeping Back

Unsubstantiated rumors that Washington was going to restrict funds from investing in China and Hong Kong exacerbated the rout last week

Lioner International Group Launched To Redefine the Concept of Wealth Planning

Lioner is committed to help clients organize their wealth

Nomura Moves On From Archegos Saga With Swing to Profit

Nomura reported net income of 48.49 billion yen for the first quarter.

Hong Kong’s Tracker Fund shut to US investors from June 2022

US persons are defined as US citizens, permanent residents and companies.

World's biggest pension fund cuts US bond weighting by record

Bloomberg's analysis indicates the shift came largely through boosting holdings of European sovereign bonds, rather than selling Treasuries into a falling market.

Japan FSA consults on corporate social bonds

The Japanese Financial Services Agency is consulting on guidelines for the issuance of social bonds by the private sector.

Korea’s Mirae Asset lists three thematic ETFs in Hong Kong

The firm now manages 21 ETFs in Hong Kong with US$2.67 billion of total assets under management.

New global small-cap fund launches in Australia

At the same time, the fund would not invest in securities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Delta points to 1% bond yields within weeks

Looking over the longer term, Iggo said there would be focus on whether companies continued with the working-from-home trend or whether they returned to the office.

AMP to increase advice practice fee

“Those fees are benchmarked against the market and we’re below what we survey as the current average in the market today.”

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