Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore’s ETF assets soar 57% in 2020, market players predict further growth

"Retail investors' adoption of ETFs accelerated in 2020 as the total number of ETF retail holders jumped by 75% year-on-year,"

Chinese issuers get second wind in Asian G3 bond market

Trade tensions have little impact as firms’ credit ratings remain stable

Winners of the 2021 FSA Fund Awards in Singapore are…

We present the Platinum and Gold award winners in Singapore.

Ping An Bank No. 1 in Euromoney's Survey for China Family Office Services

The survey to select the most competitive companies is open annually to private bankers and wealth managers.

Asia Pacific Banks shrug off commercial property risks for now

Office rents have stayed below the pre-crisis level of Q4 2019 in most APAC economies. Hong Kong and Singapore have fared the worst and retail rents in both cities remain under immense pressure, which could weigh on capital values.

Equipsuper merges with corporate fund

The product has been on APRA's underperformance radar for delivering sub-par returns over a five-year period, according to the latest heatmap results.

First Sentier funds appoint new RE

First Sentier managed $220 billion in total assets at December end.

APRA releases quarterly private health insurance statistics for December 2020

The stronger growth in premium revenue compared to benefit claims resulted in an improvement in gross margins.

Amundi introduces three funds in Singapore

The offerings include two products explicitly focused on sustainable investment.

Impact investing should be ‘mission-driven’, Regnan says

Ex-Federated Hermes team is bringing its new impact strategy to Asia. Regnan is also hiring Fidelity PMs to manage a sustainable water and waste strategy.

ClearView reports solid HY21 result, underpinned by strong claims performance

The Group’s multi-year transformation program aims to ensure that it continues to be easy to do business with and is strongly positioned for future growth.

Korea’s NPS invests US$150 million in Stafford Capital timberland fund

“Timberland investment not only aligns with the NPS investment philosophy of pursuing stable returns over the long term, but is also an attractive investment from a sustainable investing perspective,” he says in a statement on February 19.

Growing Digital Divide in the Workplace is Forcing Employers to Rethink the Ways They Communicate with Employees

Due to COVID-19 precautions, many employers continue to limit or prohibit in-person workplace interactions among non-essential workers.

HUB24 reports record first half

The acquisition of Ord Minnett PARS was completed at the end of November 2020, with the PARS team moving across to HUB24.

Legg Mason Brandywine fund added to Macquarie Wrap

The fund’s manager also said that as different asset classes, sectors, industries, and parts of the capital structure came in and out of favour

Hong Kong’s MPF pension managers consider investing more in China’s A shares after rule change

MPF schemes achieved in 2020 an annualised internal return of 4.8 per cent, matching the level in 2017

Vanguard to launch retirement income tool

A Vanguard spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that the tool is set to launch in the coming weeks.

Capital Group launches European Opportunities fund

Asset manager pursues ‘ambitious growth plans’ in Europe and Asia

Japan bourse sees institutions buoy ETFs even as BOJ trims

Japan’s total ETF assets grew more than 22% year-on-year to 54.8 trillion yen in 2020.

Indonesia pension industry assets up almost 8% in 2020 as bonds gain and stocks rally

The stock market rally was fueled by growing optimism that the coronavirus pandemic may end soon given progress in the development and distribution of vaccines, according to a fund manager at an Indonesian asset management company.

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