Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Nikko AM launches hybrid bond fund

Investors have growing demand for high yielding, quality products, according to the Japanese asset manager.

Super funds follow ADIA into new real estate sector

Institutional capital is demanding that the industry be more tech savvy because it can lead to greater efficiency and higher returns.”

Schroders advises investors to be selective on bonds and to go defensive

Mr. Reddy warns that in this low-yield environment, investors may end up taking on riskier debt to make up for the shortfall in return, which may leave them vulnerable in periods of market stress.

Mirae Asset says on track to close $5.8 bn US hotels deal

The South Korean asset manager is aiming to close the deal in coming weeks, and Anbang Insurance stays firm on completing the sale to Mirae Asset, according to the source.

Australia's Plenary sells controlling stake in North American projects to Canada’s CDPQ

For CDPQ, the acquisition is “an opportunity to strengthen our presence in social infrastructure and create a powerful platform to develop assets that are at the heart of communities.

Hong Kong's Value Partners Group assets flat in 2019, sees "huge challenges" for markets

Value Partners’ main funds are China linked, and the company has benefitted in recent years from increased investor demand for exposure to China.

UniSuper suspends stock lending

The efficacy of UniSuper's actions will depend on how many other funds do the same, Pearce concluded.

China pension assets grow 19% to 15 trillion RMB in 2019, KPMG says

Combined assets of the first pillar, the social security funds, account for about half of China’s pension assets, and have a much wider coverage than the other two pillars.

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

the firm has made a series of increases and decreases in the range of 0-10% to base premium rates for its stepped and hybrid premium lump sum cover, while also reducing size discounts for lower Life and TPD cover amounts, and for higher Trauma cover amoun

Bridges acquires bank advice business

The sale will provide IMB clients with a wider range of specialised financial planning services than IMB is able to offer, IMB chief executive Robert Ryan said.

Japan’s GPIF, World’s Largest Pension Fund, Joins U.S., U.K. Funds to Adopt Sustainability Practices

Ignoring issues such as climate change to maximize short-term returns would create “potentially catastrophic systemic risks” to their portfolios, the heads of the funds said in a statement.

Nomura Announces Results of Tender Offer to Delist Capital Nomura Securities

The tender offer was announced on December 17, 20191

Value Partners reports strong 2019

The Hong Kong-based asset manager said it had a triple-digit profit increase last year.

AIA Singapore operating profit rises 6%

"During the year, we delivered an increase in the number of active agents and this supported modest VONB growth from our agency," said AIA Singapore.

Nomura AM launches impact fund in Singapore

The fund, run in partnership with American Century Investments, will be guided by UN sustainable development goals.

Revealed: how YOU can get your hands on $750 by the end of March – with parents, pensioners and the unemployed the big winners from the $23billion stimulus to tackle coronavirus

The lump-sum payments will cost $4.8billion and are expected to be delivered by Easter, as part of an overall $17.6billion spending package.

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