Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Praemium posts 25% growth in FUA

Driven by platform revenues, which were up by 25 per cent

Banks hope to strike gold with wealth-management products

To support its expansion in the mutual fund industry Commonwealth Bank signed a business deal with Sucor Asset Management in Jakarta on Thursday to sell the latter’s new mutual fund product.

Global funds set sights on Japan property market

Aberdeen Standard and KKR see opportunity in low-rate environment

J.C. Flowers to sell decades-old stake in Japan's Shinsei Bank

'Vulture' fund gives up on institution that never recovered from 2008 crisis

Equiom named finalist for Trust Company of the Year - Hong Kong & Singapore

Winners are selected through a combination of public voting and the decision of a panel of esteemed judges.

Prudential agrees to acquire Thailand's Thanachart Fund Management

The deal would be subject to local regulatory approvals, it noted.

Nuveen’s fund buys asset in South Korea

“We anticipate that the rapid expansion of e-commerce and associated third-party logistics demand in Asia Pacific, particularly South Korea, will underpin structural resilience in the sector,”

Singapore, India exchanges to launch new Nifty futures trading model by end-2020

SGX had then planned to introduce its own version of Nifty products, but NSE filed legal action in the Bombay high court in June 2018 and obtained an interim injunction against the launch.

Genting Hong Kong to sell stake in cruise ship brand to Canadian pension, TPG for US$489 million

The first tranche for a minimum 24.5% stake is for $342 million.

SGX regulatory arm to tighten oversight of Singapore market

SGX RegCo's listings disciplinary committee has started hearings against three companies.

Aviva reports steady results and confirms review of its Asian business

The first half results were rather mixed with profits from general insurance up 29% but those from life insurance and fund management were both down.

China’s CITIC Capital mops up $2.8b for its biggest PE fund

Like the previous funds, the latest fund, which is dollar-denominated, will seek control-investment opportunities with a China angle across sectors, including consumer, healthcare and technology, it said.

Pinnacle profits up 32%

Its stable of managers attracted $6.5 billion of new money in the year - split as $2.9 from retail investors and the remaining from institutional investors.

FMPs maintain haven appeal

Aviva is the latest fund manager to launch a fixed maturity product to meet investor demand for income and safety.

Jupai revenues plunge in tough WM climate

The NYSE-listed Chinese wealth manager reports a sharp drop in Q2 revenue and profit as HNWI clients turn risk-averse.

Waterfield Advisors launches family office consortium

The consortium will enable like-minded family offices to come together and invest in large assets as an institutional investor, she adds.

HK’s economic loss is Singapore’s capital gain

Businesses and investors are starting to look to Singapore as an exit strategy from Hong Kong’s civil unrest and economic decline

Chief economist update: RBA heading to zero

As The Economist explains: "The IMF, which monitors countries' external imbalances, recently concluded that China's external position was broadly in line with fundamentals.

StanChart's Singapore-based private equity spinoff plans Middle East investment

The firm is also planning to exit one of its investments in the Middle East and Africa over the next 12 months.

ETF managers focusing on Asia-Pacific opportunities

The BOJ's holdings are roughly equal to the combined $244.3 billion of ETFs listed in the 14 Asia-Pacific markets besides Tokyo tracked by ETFGI.

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