10/28/2020
Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal
Northern Trust Asset Management has snagged a $5 billion allocation as Vanguard reverses from special mandates in Australia and New Zealand.
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10/28/2020
Pinebridge preps bond fund launches in HK
The US-based asset manager has gained authorisation from the Securities and Futures Commission (SEC) to sell two fixed income products to Hong Kong retail investors.
10/27/2020
Sompo Asia transforms and enhances its insurance pricing platform with Willis Towers Watson
Developed specifically for insurers, Radar Pricing Suites, which include Emblem and Radar Base, have revolutionised how the industry assesses and implements pricing and underwriting decisions
10/27/2020
Insurance strategy in Asia: Using programmatic M&A during the pandemic
During the global financial crisis of 2008, Asia-based insurers used M&A to consolidate and build scale, diversify and expand into new offerings, and optimize their geographic reach.
10/27/2020
Korea Post seeks managers for 60 billion won venture capital mandate
Korea Post has been investing in venture capital funds for around ten years.
10/27/2020
Affin Hwang AM Launches Global Disruptive Innovation Fund
Unlike a typical technology fund, the newly launched wholesale feeder growth fund provides investors with the opportunity to truly participate in disruptive innovative and capture early-stage disruptors.
10/27/2020
HSBC named as custodian of first ETFs under Hong Kong-China cross-listing scheme
The partnership with the two ETF providers “strengthens our commitment to continuously work closely with market players in providing access to global investors in this region”, he says in a statement on October 23.
10/27/2020
Which Aus equities led the way after nine months?
One Australian equity fund has managed to return 24.1% by buying and short selling Australian listed securities and derivatives.
10/26/2020
Hedge fund millionaire's dire prediction that Australia will suffer a downturn WORSE than the Great Depression - so what should you buy to survive?
Mr Rogers who went into business with George Soros feared new Depression
10/26/2020
Super fund execs accused of quasi-insider trading
There was a bottoming out of the ASX as a result of COVID-19
10/26/2020
Perpetual equities fund cops ratings downgrade
The wholesale vehicle of a $3.3 billion concentrated equities strategy managed by Perpetual's Paul Skamvougeras was downgraded to bronze at Morningstar.
10/26/2020
Ninety One wins equity mandate
A $42 billion superannuation fund has awarded a mandate that targets Chinese equities to the newly rebranded Ninety One.
10/26/2020
China’s national pension fund keen to play ‘active’ role in Ant Group’s IPO
Shanghai Bund summit told that allocating shares to National Council for Social Security Fund will be like ‘allocating shares to the whole Chinese people’
10/26/2020
Banks may have to brace for heavy losses as commercial property prices plunge
During the 2008 great financial crisis, for example, such loan losses accounted for between 25% and 30% of total loan write-offs in the U.S.
10/23/2020
China wealth manager platform Lufax aims to raise $2.36 billion in U.S. IPO
The price of the stock is due to be finalised Thursday, the term sheet showed.
10/23/2020
Remote exams offered to Melbourne advisers
Further, exam administrator ACER will contact candidates registered for the November Melbourne metropolitan exam sittings to explain how they would like to sit the examination.
10/23/2020
Deutsche Bank in Talks with Tata to Offload Tech Unit
The Bonn-based technology unit generated revenue of 533 million euros ($629 million) in 2015, the latest annual figures available.
10/23/2020
Singapore CPF pension top-ups jump despite 16-year high jobless rate
The CPF deems it “encouraging” that members are adding to their retirement accounts even through the pandemic, according to Tan Chui Leng, group director of the fund’s retirement income group.
10/22/2020
Singapore pension system still best in Asia in Mercer’s 2020 global index
Other countries with the same grade include Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. Netherlands and Denmark are the only countries with an A grade.
10/22/2020
Savills Investment Management announces launch of Japan Residential Fund II (JRF II)
The fund will seek to capitalise on Japan's ongoing urbanisation and demographic shifts towards smaller household sizes, which support high occupancy rates and rising tenant demand for quality multifamily units in Greater Tokyo and the major regional