Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Aust Unity looks at capital raise via MCIs

The ability of Australian Unity and other mutual to raise funds via MCIs was made possible by the passage early last year of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mutual Reforms) Act 2019.

EM corporate debt overlooked

The diversity of buyers, it said, made it also more inefficient than the rest of the EM sector, meaning price movements were likely to be greater in response to country or corporate news and events.

Allianz Global and Manulife form alliance for Hong Kong fund business

Under the strategic alliance, the sponsorship of the Scheme will be transferred to Manulife, and Allianz GI will remain focused on leveraging its core strength as a global active asset manager to provide investment solutions to the Scheme.

Acclime solidifies its presence in Vietnam with the rebranding of Domicile Corporate Services.

Matthew Lourey, Managing Partner of Domicile Corporate Services, and a team of close to 70 will join the Acclime family.

Indonesia says U.S. DFC will invest $2 billion in new sovereign wealth fund

The DFC was not immediately available for comment.

OCBC launches first tech ETF in Singapore

The IPO of the Lion-OCBC Securities Hang Seng TECH ETF began yesterday, after receiving Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) authorisation earlier this month.

The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2020 – South Asia

Region's capital markets activity unscathed by the pandemic

Russell/Nomura Indexes Annual Reconstitution

The number of constituents in the Large Cap Index was 350 stocks, the same as in the annual reconstitution held last year.

Carlyle-backed buyout of Japan Asia Group faces activist challenge

Private equity giant is set for a tussle with Murakami family as competition for assets in the country heats up

Nomura Selected as Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

The firm will alsostrive to contribute to the creation of an affluent society and sustainable economic growth.

OCBC to list tech-focused ETF on SGX

The index returned 36.25 per cent in 2019 and 35.30 per cent in the first half of this year.

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

Pinnacle has a 32.5% stake in the business, and announced the partnership in May this year.

Malaysia’s largest fund manager PNB sees no “disruptive” selling amid tough economy

"We will look at the fundamental trend, the outlook of the investments, the outlook of the overall industry and sectors of that investment in the economy of any respective country"

Korea Teachers’ Pension seeks managers for domestic equity mandate

Foreign companies must have a partnership with Korean fund managers and maintain an office in South Korea.

China MoF returns to euro bond market

The five-year tranche of the deal achieves negative yield for the first time for Chinese issuer

China’s first negative-yielding sovereign bond spurs investor rush

Buyers of European debt facing low interest rates at home pile into €4bn offering

Odyssey Japan Hospitality Fund II Launch

The Odyssey Japan Hospitality Fund II will be investing into undervalued Japanese hospitality real estate assets.

PHL recovery to lag Asia Pacific

Earlier this month, Moody’s Analytics revised its growth outlook for the Philippines to 6.2% from 7.8% to reflect a slower recovery due to the smaller-than-expected fiscal response to the crisis.

Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund expects to attract US$15 billion, report says

Spokespersons for the Indonesian finance ministry did not immediately respond to questions from Asia Asset Management.

Aberdeen Standard Investments comments on Retirement Income Review

Product should be the last thing you look at when designing retirement income solutions.

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