Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Japan’s Post Office Is an Unlikely Global Bond Powerhouse

The savings bank owned by Japan’s postal service had little choice in becoming a market whale.

British billionaire buys S’pore most expensive penthouse valued at over S$100 million

It is the largest non-landed residence in Singapore.

Many advisers are outsourcing portfolio management

The portfolios are designed to offer advisers in India a holistic investing solution to help clients meet their financial goals.

OPIM to launch Heqi Global Absolute Return Fund SP with Qijian Global Investment Management

Industry unrestricted, the strategy's holding period for equities and futures can range from a few seconds to as long as a few weeks.

Singapore sends an alert to the investing world

The return of secular stagnation is a call to action for sell-side researchers.

State Street expands trustee capabilities in Singapore

Syed Asim Hasan, head of global services for South East Asia at State Street, said: “We are delighted to now expand our suite of capabilities to meet the evolving needs of asset managers in the country.

Equiom enables the first regulated private exchange in the world

The former is a fiduciary concept and the latter is a ‘network communication protocol’, a striking contrast of the evolution and combination of the old and the new.

Super fund increases fees

Members within its Under 75 option will now pay an administration fee of 0.18% plus the flat fee of $1.50 per week.

PYSP communication divides opinion

The survey divided respondents as 47% equally believed communication was effective, while the same number said super funds could have done better to inform members.

New financing structures to bridge infrastructure gap in Asia

Structures such as project finance CLOs have been introduced to the market to create more liquidity for institutional investors

LGIAsuper to stand on its own

"This is because we have retained our strong member focus and a nimbleness that big funds struggle to match."

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

The report said 62.5% of industry fund members reported satisfaction at end of May while just 56.5% of retail members did the same (down 3.7%).

Edinburgh office investment surges thanks to Koreans

In May, one of Germany’s largest pension funds purchased 4-8 St Andrew Square for £120m.

India opens up insurance sector to foreign investors

Foreign participation in the Indian insurance industry, which is worth billions of dollars, has been tightly guarded by the government out of fear of backlash from the strong workers unions.

Bracing for change: Singaporeans jump on the skills of tomorrow

Will picking up new skills be enough to protect Singaporeans from automation-induced job losses in uncertain times ahead?

Increasing SG costly for middle Australia: Grattan

Grattan pointed out that compulsory super was originally created to forestall wage increases that could have sparked inflation

Small caps boutique shuts doors

Mhor launched a small caps fund and it returned over 24% p.a. net of fees since inception to May end.

Temasek's Assets Look Set to Fall for the First Time Since 2016

CIMB Private Banking economist Song Seng Wun, who has been covering Temasek for over a decade, predicts the figure may dip to S$300 billion.

Big China Brokerage Banned From Investing Its Own Money in IPOs

The firm will demote its head of trading and has warned other employees linked to the breach of rules on the IPO of Suzhou TZTEK Technology Co., Galaxy Securities said in an email Monday.

Eastspring raises $417m for FMP

The Singapore-based asset manager is the latest firm to issue a fixed maturity product for risk-averse, income-hungry retail investors.

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