12/09/2020
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.
Alternative Investments
12/09/2020
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.
12/09/2020
Nomura AM preps second PFM product
The Japanese asset manager also manages a QDLP product in the mainland.
12/09/2020
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
12/09/2020
Investec maps Australian retreat, boutique spin-off planned
Major ructions are coming to Investec's Australian operations. Quentin Jones
12/09/2020
Setting the STAGE for Sustainable Finance: How the HKEX Sustainable and Green Exchange Will Impact Market Participants
A comprehensive Resources Library supplements this offering with case studies, webinars, guidance materials, research papers and other online resources related to sustainable finance.
12/09/2020
Investec to close Aussie business
Secondly, Investec Australia plans to fully transition the loan book (and associated investment portfolio) to the UK operations.
12/09/2020
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.
12/09/2020
AMP launches new retirement offers – MyNorth Guarantees
Super and retirement
12/09/2020
Korea’s POBA seeks manager for US$100 million global REIT
Applicants must have domestic offices in South Korea.
12/09/2020
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.
12/08/2020
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."
12/07/2020
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
12/07/2020
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
12/07/2020
AllianceBernstein Australia eyes ETFs
Driscoll said she expects the ETF's investors to come primarily from SMSFs and financial advisers who prefer listed funds.
12/07/2020
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.
12/07/2020
Robeco keeps faith in China equities
Higher corporate earnings as the economy recovers underpins China stocks, according to Robeco.
12/07/2020
MRF funds suffer two-way outflows in October
Mainland investors have been avoiding northbound funds in favour of domestic products.
12/04/2020
Korea Post seeks managers for US$200 million overseas direct lending mandate
The ten-plus mandates it has outsourced thus far in 2020 include alternative or non-mainstream strategies such as private equity and infrastructure.
12/04/2020
Australia's Macquarie Group to buy Waddell & Reed Financial for $1.7 bln
The deal is expected to close in the middle of 2021.