Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

The launch follows the addition of Tim Johnston, James Nguyen and Scott Hudson to the group, joining Bell AM from Tyndall Asset Management.

Zennor Japan Himawari Fund To Targets Top 350 Companies

Specialist investment boutique, Zennor Asset Management, expands its product range with the launch of a new large-cap fund

FinCap launches wholesale private market platform

Pinnacle-backed FinCap has launched a managed account platform with three managed portfolios, seeking to address problems which have locked wholesale investors and their advisers out of the assets.

SG wealth edge faces test as India, Japan grow capital pools

South Korea is amongst the markets challenging Singapore.

HKEX and HKMA Launch Pilot Project to Enable Digital Payment Solution for Derivatives After-Hours Trading

This pilot project will provide more flexibility and efficiency than the existing arrangement for advance margin payments.

Allianz GI Bets on Asia as Global Growth Shifts East

For Allianz Global Investors, the future of asset management is increasingly being shaped in Asia.

PNB Securities, Manulife team up to expand wealth management offerings

The agreement, signed at the PNBSI office in Bonifacio Global City, allows PNBSI and PNB Wealth Management to expand their product suites with globally managed investment solutions.

Manulife Hong Kong Joins Insurance Authority’s AI Coehort Programme

As a Core Participating Insurer, Manulife Hong Kong will help establish AI Centres of Excellence in the city, contribute to talent development initiatives, and support industry-wide knowledge sharing with both market participants and regulators.

AIA, Prudential create senior roles in Hong Kong for wealthy China clients

The firms are catching up with early movers that have recently been logging record premiums

Korea no longer fits emerging-market multiples: Nomura

Nomura sees record ROE, stronger shareholder returns and AI-led chip earnings support further market rerating

Allianz frontrunner to snap up HSBC’s Singapore insurance unit in $2 billion deal

German giant edges out rivals in race for HSBC Life Singapore as bank presses ahead with Asia strategy reset

HKAB welcomes the signing of MoU by Bank Indonesia, Hong Kong Monetary Authority and People’s Bank of China

It is also of great significance in further consolidating and enhancing Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre and a global hub for offshore Renminbi business.

Indonesian economy comes up for air but struggles to win back investors

The rupiah has plummeted, hitting successive record lows and dropping below 18,100 to the dollar this week.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

Cipher IQ centres on personalised online retirement-income modelling platform MyRI, which is designed to test, compare and manage income strategies over time.

APRA finalises longevity capital reporting template following consultation

No industry submissions were received during the consultation process, and the draft reporting template will be implemented without any further changes.

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

This brings its total local active ETF range to nine products.

Nomura Lists New ETF Designed to Track Performance of Nikkei Japan Entertainment Content Stock Index (Total Return) on TSE

The Nikkei Japan Entertainment Content Stock Index (Total Return) is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of major entertainment and content-related stocks listed on the TSE.

Mirae Asset Securities Partners with UOB Kay Hian to Expand Access to Korean Equities

The service will allow foreign financial institutions to consolidate trades from multiple underlying investors through a single account structure, helping streamline access to Korean listed equities.

AIIB and Standard Chartered Bank sign USD100 million agreement to support infrastructure-related trade in emerging and frontier markets

Through AIIB’s unfunded risk-participation and credit-guarantee instruments, the partnership aims to address persistent trade-finance gaps amid macroeconomic volatility and global supply-chain disruptions.

ZA Bank partners with Industrial Bank to launch cross-border wealth management scheme

The individual investment quota under the Southbound Scheme is up to RMB 3 million, allowing users to plan their cross-boundary wealth management systematically within a clear quota framework.

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