Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Mirae Asset launches active funds in HK

The Korean asset manager has diversified away from its recent passive fund focus with offerings of two actively-managed growth equity products.

China’s Ping An hires State Street as custodian for global private equity funds

The global equity selection fund is a fund of funds that invests into a portfolio of buyout managers in North America and Europe, and the global equity fund captures co-investment opportunities sourced from Ping An’s global network.

Settlement risk in Asian currencies causing increasing concern

Regulators, industry must work to expand FX risk mitigation, prevent market damage

Loftus Peak launches active ETF

Anshu Sharma, Loftus Peak portfolio manager, said the firm was always looking to position the fund for what they believed the world would look like in two to five years’ time.

Pension Markets in Focus 2020

A special feature forecasts the evolution of the value of retirement assets to Q3 2020 and examines the funding position of DB plans in 2020.

AXA Insurance announces community challenge in Singapore

This is the fourth edition of the AXA 'For Good' challenge which is designed to engage the community in doing good together with AXA and to foster a spirit of solidarity in Singapore.

Singapore life Insurance industry reports rise in 3Q new business

Sales of single premium products continued to perform well, recording a 36% YoY increase in weighted premiums amounting to S$1.21bn in total for YTD 3Q2020.

AMP break-up worth up to $8.4b: UBS

AMP's most valuable division is its funds management arm AMP Capital, which has around $190 billion in assets under management.

Malaysia allows pension fund withdrawals to help those who lost jobs

He said it was expected to lighten the financial burden of some 600,000 affected members.

China mutual fund assets at record high in third quarter, powered by IPOs

According to the report, some large fund managers that failed to build out their active equity capacity lost nearly one-fifth of total assets because of the shift from bond funds to equity funds.

Thailand’s National Savings Fund aims for average 3% annual return, report says

Ms. Jaruluck says the NSF is permitted by law to invest up to 20% in high-risks assets such as stocks, while fund’s board allows a maximum 7% of assets to be invested in stocks.

Van Eck targets China’s retail fund market

These ETFs may include thematic ETFs.

Pohl position: fund manager bets on Seek in race against short sellers

According to Pohl, the attack highlights the core problem with short sellers.

Taiwan’s PSPF income plunges on Covid-19, strong local dollar

The New Taiwan dollar has gained 4.6% against the greenback as of November 6 as the strength of the domestic economy attracts foreign investments.

New fixed income boutique launches

The investment team includes Chris Baylis, formerly the lead portfolio manager for the UBS Cash Plus Fund and the Insurance and ALM book, as founder and chief investment officer.

MIRA set to acquire REIT

MIRA's agricultural arm is an Australian-headquartered, active asset manager that owns and manages farmland domestically.

Thornburg expands Asia reach

The US firm is now targeting Hong Kong investors, just after it started offering its products in Taiwan.

Cabinet minister connected to sacked Dunedin investment company

Two of the funds were already being wound up by the Dunedin fund managers.

Manulife IM launches preferred feeder in Malaysia

The Toronto-based asset manager is offering a feeder fund that invests in an income-generating preference share product.

China announces new measures for more opening-up

China will encourage cross-border e-commerce and other new business forms and models to grow even quicker

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