Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Jupiter rebrands Merian funds

As part of a broader brand project, the firm has also launched a new website, with an updated logo.

Manulife Hong Kong reports record-high core earnings for fourth quarter and full-year 2020

Agency remains our key distribution channel, making up 70% of APE sales in 2020

$50m India-focused fund to be launched by UAE financial major

UAE-based Shari'ah-compliant financial services firm GII set to launch its second fund targeting a range of sectors in India

Taiwan’s ETF market seen to focus on thematic and sector funds

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the island’s largest chip maker, accounts for over 50% of global production.

New corporate bond fund launches

Artesian said while it only has a relatively short track record, the fund has beaten its benchmark in each of the five months since inception.

Westpac to combine Advance super with BT Super

The Advance Retirement Suite had $202.8 million in total assets at June end. It had 15 member options and about 3460 member accounts (down 19% in two months).

Australia sweeps pension market rankings

Australia is one of the seven nations that accounted for 92% of pension assets out of 22 countries analysed.

Manulife launches new UITF

The fund is invested into a mixed portfolio including equity, fixed income and government securities across the globe.

AMP ‘doubles down’ on troubled wealth core

The rebuff has left the 171-year-old company with little choice but to refocus on its high-stakes, multi-year turnaround plan, including squeezing profits out of the troubled financial planning network and a suite of under-performing superannuation funds

Australia’s Rest taps State Street to streamline operations

Superannuation fund to use cloud-based Charles River solution for automated processes and transparent view of workflows

AXA launches ‘Wealth Ultra Savings Plan (2-year Pay)’

Short premium payment term and low entry fee, projected total cash value doubles every 10 years

Eaton Vance bullish on EM debt

“Within the benchmark, we are positive on duration in Indonesia, Uruguay, Russia, Thailand and Malaysia. Outside of the benchmark, we are also positive on duration in Serbia and Ukraine.

ASX profits slide, names chair

The ASX increased its full-year capital expenditure guidance to between $110 million and $115 million after recording $54.5 million for the half.

Ares backs out of AMP bid

"AMP continues to review options for maximising the ability to grow and invest in AMP Capital including exploring partnership options,"

Standard Life Aberdeen to exit Indonesia by mid-2021

This was a difficult decision to make but the right way forward for the business.

Asia Pacific property in the Year of the Ox

New retail concepts, such as Burberry’s ‘social retail’ store in Shenzhen created in partnership with Tencent, are likely to prove a new trend

T Rowe Price launches China equity fund in HK

The fund is one of two products managed by the US firm recently authorised by the Securities and Futures Commission for sale to retail investors.

Praemium profit, growth up

2020 was a year of significant disruption and challenges.

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life sells entire 17% stake in Janus Henderson

Janus Henderson was born of the 2017 merger between US investment firm Janus Capital and the UK’s Henderson Group.

China hedge funds add $268b in assets in 2020, trouncing Wall Street rivals

China's early economic recovery from the pandemic fueled rallies in stocks and commodities, lifting returns across all eight hedge fund strategies tracked by PaiPaiWang.

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