Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Ping An Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Shenzhen Stock Exchange

OneConnect to Foster Development of New Digital Ecosystem in Capital Market

Asia Pacific Private Equity deal value hit record high despite global Covid-19 disruption

Exits and fund-raising continued to decline; Bain & Company survey finds that despite Covid-19, high valuation continues to be biggest concern

Korea’s KIC, Hyundai to invest 1 trillion won in global tech firms

“Its expertise will add great value to our research and investment capabilities in the sectors,”

Malaysia’s EPF okays 52.48 billion ringgit of withdrawals from account, report says

The programme, which was introduced in November 2020, allows EPF members to withdraw savings from one of their two EPF accounts, which could not previously be touched until they turn 55 years of age.

APSS explores merger with Sunsuper

The merged fund will provide Australia Post with a corporate plan within its structure and maintain APSS's defined benefits scheme funded by Australia Post.

Investment bonds a good alternative to Wills: GDG

With investment bonds, when the investor dies, the beneficiaries can receive the payout in as little as two weeks.

AIA Nears Deal for BEA Insurance Unit

New premium income from BEA Life's whole life and annuity products soared 9.5-fold in 2020, according to its financial report, which drove an 83 percent increase in sales commission income.

Capital Group launches Asia (ex-Japan) strategy

This is the firm's first Asia-focused equity fund.

Singapore’s CapitaLand to revamp, list S$115 billion fund, lodging business

The company says CapitaLand Investment Management, the new firm that will house the fund management and lodging business, is expected to be largest real estate investment manager in Asia and the third-largest listed one in the world, with about S$115 bill

UAE to invest $10bn with Indonesia sovereign wealth fund

Trade between the countries currently stands at about S$3.7 billion.

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

The balance is the 11 offerings added to the list this year.

Quantitative Brokers Expands Algo Trading to Japan

The fintech company, which has operations in New York, London, Sydney and Chennai, is an independent provider of advanced execution algorithms and data-driven analytics for global futures and interest rate markets.

Sydney boutique to buy a slice of Investec assets

The transaction does not include Investec's resource finance, and project and infrastructure finance loan portfolios.

ETFS Gold ETF added to AustralianSuper platform

This was in light of the increased demand for the gold ETF

Malaysia’s PMB Investment launches fund targeting charitable causes

PMB Investment had 8.9 billion ringgit (US$2.16 billion) of assets under management at the end of 2020.

Why Luxembourg for Asian Investment Managers?

Luxembourg’s fund vehicles offer several viable alternatives for the types of structure traditionally used by Asian investment managers.

First negative-yield quote causes flutter in India's sovereign bond market

While there's a total $13.30 trillion of negative-yielding assets in the world, the phenomenon had been unheard of in an emerging market like India where the benchmark 10-year note trades at above 6%

SoftBank owed $1.5b in Greensill Capital collapse

SoftBank did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

LGIAsuper overhauls insurance, closes product

The fund said it paid over $35 million in claims to around 460 members and their families the last financial year.

China ETF market hits ten-year high

Another interesting finding from the survey is the growing interest in cryptocurrency ETFs.

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