Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Centuria spends big ahead of fund launch

All properties are located within key industrial submarkets with excellent transport connectivity.

Japan’s GPIF hires Hamilton Lane for global private equity mandate

GPIF began calling bids for alternative investments through the asset management registration system in April 2017. All the tenders are structured as fund of funds.

Thailand cuts Social Security Fund contribution rate again, report says

All employers and employees in Thailand have to contribute to the fund.

Future Fund increases cash again

"The negative returns of the first half have been more than reversed and the Fund continues to exceed its mandated benchmark return while controlling risk levels,"

Should Chinese equities be considered a standalone asset class?

The question has been discussed over the past four years, and is raised again, this time more ardently, in the wake of Covid-19

China G-SIBs unlikely to trigger Lehman-like global financial crisis: Experts

The assessment comes as a spate of prominent Chinese state-backed companies defaulted on their bonds

China’s mutual fund AUM nears RMB 20trn milestone

The industry was up 35% in 2020.

BlackRock still likes risk assets, despite signs of inflation

With inflation gaining moment, yields are likely to stay deeply negative and this was a positive for risk assets.

GIC, other wealth funds caught in the crossre as US, China feud over technology

That prompted TIAA unit Nuveen to sell stakes in blacklisted firms including China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, as well as microchip giant SMIC, state oil firm CNOOC and phone and gadget maker Xiaomi. Other U.S. public pension funds are expecte

ESG ETF in China raises more than $1bn in one month

A new ETF by Huatai-Pinebridge registered the largest monthly net inflow in December out of all globally listed ESG ETFs, according to data from ETFGI.

South Korea Q4 GDP beats expectations, poised for strong 2021 rebound

"A vaccine rollout around February should also stimulate domestic demand, as it would reduce the need for stringent containment measures,"

GTJAI to Boost VSPN’s Innovation and Development

To Be Part of China's New Economy And Build Quality products for Wealth Management Clients

Clime consolidates SMAs

"Investors who took up the offer have benefitted from a strong market performance of CAM,"

Japan’s GPIF seeks ESG research providers

GPIF will also review efforts to achieve the SDG goals “both by governments and companies to our beneficiaries in the long run and to our investment to make it safer and more efficient”.

Manulife IM offers healthcare opportunities in the Philippines, Malaysia

Unlike other markets in Asia, investment strategies focusing on the sector have not become widespread yet in both countries.

Ophir readies new fund

Ophir took the same approach with its Australian equities fund, closing its first fund, the Ophir Opportunities Fund, and then launching an extension strategy, the Ophir High Conviction Fund.

Which ETFs saw the largest inflows and outflows in 2020?

With investors turning to exchange traded funds for liquidity and accessibility, which funds received the bulk of new inflows and which did they turn away from?

Crédit Agricole and cohort of banks throw weight behind Saudi-Korea export financing

Citibank and JP Morgan were two other original lenders, with both serving as lead arrangers on the agreement.

Asset manager Nuveen exits sanctions-hit Chinese companies

The disposals come as U.S. investors scramble to exit stocks subject to the sanctions

ASEAN banking sector sees new Fintech acquisitions

Small bank acquisitions by technology companies will target underserved market segments, new report suggests

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