Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asia’s Largest Green Bond Raises $1 Billion

According to reports, Greenko owns operating assets of 4.2 gigawatts with another 7 gigawatts under construction

Funds: Ways to grow the local ETF industry

Quah says this would translate into a meaningful increase in the assets under management of the ETFs, making these commercially viable products.

White Star Capital eyes Asia growth with new Hong Kong office

Globally based venture capital firm White Star Capital has set up a new office in Hong Kong

China Kicks Off Trading in New SSE STAR Market

A total of 141 applications were received from companies seeking a listing on the SSE STAR Market, using a new registration based IPO system

Singapore’s CapBridge in pact with Hana unit for private securities service in Korea

The companies say this will make it more convenient for unlisted firms in South Korea to attract investors from abroad, and that qualified domestic investors will also be able to access more foreign private investment opportunities.

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

"This endowment mindset way of investing is one of the biggest investment trends we've seen in the market place," Cooper Investors founder and chief investment officer Peter Cooper said.

AFA expands support for paraplanners

"Pulse is about uniting as one community to support each other, but it is also about standing up in support of advisers and the work we all do towards the common goal of delivering great advice to everyday Australians."

Super body opposes member interests bill

The advocacy group labelled moves to reduce member access to TPD, income protection and life cover as "totally unacceptable" given most Australian's only hold those policies through group insurance.

Thailand aims to tighten fixed-term fund regs

The country’s securities regulator wants fund managers and distributors to disclose more information about the products’ risks.

Fidelity tunes into IPO contender iflix

iflix's biggest backer, Rich List-er Patrick Grove's Catcha Group, also tipped in fresh funds, along with other existing investors including American publisher and television station owner Hearst.

The World’s Biggest Pension Fund Has a $26 Billion War Chest for Japan Stocks

Pension fund purchases to provide support for stocks: Shinkin

Optimizing working capital through the use of big data

Making full use of internal and external analytical information can help companies manage and optimize their working capital much more effectively

Vietnam's VinaCapital acquires Singapore robo adviser Smartly

Citing figures from German data provider Statista, VinaCapital says robo-advisory services manage over US$980 billion of assets globally and it’s expected to expand at a 27% compound annual growth rate between 2019 and 2023.

Tensions between US-China over trade, technology ‘persistent’, could last for years, BlackRock says

Trade war weighing on confidence in capital expenditure and manufacturing, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute

Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

Some managers with a negative market view held high cash levels.

Japan’s Answer to Its Pension Problems: Invest Like the U.S.

Report laying out need for savings to supplement state-pension payments spurs new interest in money management

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

The new managed accounts suite has launched on Praemium initially, but Hampshire said Russell plans to roll out the offering to other platforms very soon

ISA lays out $416bn super saving plan

The research acts on recommendation 3.5 of the Royal Commission's final report, which suggested Australians should retain one default super account, and the development of machinery to staple a person to a single default account

Charter Hall office fund plans A$500m fundraise to finance new deals

Matthew Brown, CPOF fund manager and head of office asset management at Charter Hall, told IPE Real Assets that existing investors with pre-emptive rights had already committed A$300m to the current raising, adding that the fund is in the process of talki

State Street opens new office in S. Korea

State Street anticipates signing the lease on its new office in August, and in the meantime, it will start operations in its temporary office located in a co-work space in Jeonju City.

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