Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Taiwan’s FSC to launch retirement fund platform in 2021

Mr. Chang says the FSC will set up a dedicated committee to identity appropriate funds, and also provide management and administration fee concessions to entice more people to join.

State Street: Institutional Investor Outlook in APAC Picks Up

The study surveyed more than 600 global institutional asset owners

Avoid REITs for 2021

State Street Global Advisors has identified real estate investment trusts as the least attractive assets for next year, while global equities are the favoured option.

Singapore and Thailand to Link Payments Infrastructures

MAS is keen to help other central banks in the region to expand the linkage, so that more people across Southeast Asia can benefit, Menon said.

Korea fund managers’ third-quarter assets up on fees, commissions

The FSS says derivatives funds and bond funds were the fastest growing mutual fund type, with assets up 1.7 trillion won and 600 billion won, respectively.

Singapore’s CapitaLand in US$300 million property joint venture with US firm

CapitaLand says it will have $4.7 billion of assets under management in the US with the new investment.

Nomura AM preps second PFM product

The Japanese asset manager also manages a QDLP product in the mainland.

SC Ventures backs SOLV in enabling seamless trade and access to finance for small businesses in post-COVID world

The full-stack B2B e-commerce platform will allow thousands of Indian buyers and sellers to improve supply chain efficiency for sustainable growth

Investec maps Australian retreat, boutique spin-off planned

Major ructions are coming to Investec's Australian operations. Quentin Jones

Setting the STAGE for Sustainable Finance: How the HKEX Sustainable and Green Exchange Will Impact Market Participants

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Investec to close Aussie business

Secondly, Investec Australia plans to fully transition the loan book (and associated investment portfolio) to the UK operations.

Aberdeen Standard pulls plug on Aussie fixed income

The fund manager declined to comment on total funds under management of the Aussie fixed income team, the timeline for return of funds to investors, and the future employment of the team's investors.

AMP launches new retirement offers – MyNorth Guarantees

Super and retirement

Korea’s POBA seeks manager for US$100 million global REIT

Applicants must have domestic offices in South Korea.

Kiwi firm rejects AustralianSuper takeover bid

Yesterday, the super fund revised it to NZ$7.43 per share, factoring in a 28.1% premium on IFT's closing share price on December 4.

Man GLG launches Asia strategy

"Despite this, they remain relatively under-researched and less efficient than developed markets, so we believe they offer ample opportunities for investors over the economic cycle."

Expert Insight: The State of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Market

From East Asia to Australia, five top brokerages share how the pandemic is affecting luxury real estate in their regions and predict what the future may hold

Japan Pledges $4b to Indonesia's Sovereign Wealth Fund

Luhut led an Indonesian delegation that includes State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir and Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi and held a marathon meeting with Maeda and no less than 20 other potential Japanese investors in the finance and

AllianceBernstein Australia eyes ETFs

Driscoll said she expects the ETF's investors to come primarily from SMSFs and financial advisers who prefer listed funds.

Ant, Grab become first tech firms to run banks in Singapore

The permits are coveted given the city’s status as a rapidly growing wealth management center and a gateway to Southeast Asia, where the digital lending market is expected to quadruple in five years.

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