07/04/2019
Boutique advice firms merge
Twelve Wealth founder Cathryn Gross said her firm was facing capacity issues as a result of the need for her to study to meet FASEA requirements and the increase in compliance
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07/04/2019
US-China trade war truce post-G-20 should be good for equities
Equity markets expected to get a boost in the short term but concerns still remain over the long term with experts hoping for continued dovish Fed policies
07/04/2019
Suncorp named Bank of the Year
Money editor-in-chief Michelle Baltazar said: "It's a testament to the bank's commitment and dedication to its customers that they've won this award for the second year running."
07/04/2019
China Top Trumps – Greater China equities
This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two Greater China equity products: the NB China Equity Fund and the UBS (Lux) Equity Greater China Fund.
07/04/2019
Foreign firms scramble in fast-changing China
Aberdeen Standard Investments is the latest wholly-foreign owned enterprise manager to expand into advisory services in China.
07/03/2019
J.P. Morgan launches Working Capital Index
The analysis of the Index found substantial liquidity trapped within the supply chains of the S&P 1500 companies, with the potential to release an estimated $460 billion through working capital optimization programs.
07/03/2019
Singapore wealth fund GIC warns of low returns amid trade war
GIC is ranked the world’s eighth-biggest sovereign investor, managing $390 billion (309 billion pounds) in assets, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
07/03/2019
BlackRock cuts fees on Aussie shares ETF
This 6bps drop brings it close to the cheapest ASX 200 passive ETF exposure from Betashares which charges 0.07% p.a. and uses a different index provider.
07/03/2019
New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS
She moved on to become founder and director of Melior's investment solutions in August 2018.
07/03/2019
AMP bolsters managed portfolio offering
The wealth giant has teamed up with Weinberg Private Group to launch the partnered managed portfolios offer.
07/03/2019
Hong Kong's FWD to acquire Thai insurer SCB Life for US$3 billion
The purchase of SCB Life Assurance Public Company is expected to be completed later this year, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, SCB says in a statement on July 1.
07/03/2019
China's Centurium Capital raises over $2 billion from GIC, Temasek, others
The fund secured strong interest from global investors, known as limited partners (LPs), such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and funds-of-funds, it said.
07/03/2019
AMP bolsters managed portfolio offering
The wealth giant has teamed up with Weinberg Private Group to launch the partnered managed portfolios offer.
07/02/2019
Industry funds consider $22bn merger
According to a joint statement, the MOU will allow a potential merger to be thoroughly assessed by all parties, with the best interests of members being the key deciding factor.
07/02/2019
Singapore Life secures $90m investment from Japan's Sumitomo Life to 'reshape' financial industry
Singapore Life aims to reduce fragmentation, and create a connected consumer financial journey and interface, from life insurance to money and wealth management.
07/02/2019
Japan’s Economical Changes Spell Opportunities for Israeli Investors, Says Comgest Exec
Richard Kaye, portfolio manager of the Comgest Growth Japan fund, has been involved in the Japanese market since the lost decade
07/02/2019
Japanese insurer buys stake in Singapore Life
Six months after Aberdeen Standard Investments made an equity investment
07/02/2019
Asia, impact investing to gain as US$15 trillion change hands among world’s wealthiest families over next decade
The transfer will be relatively smaller in Asia – US$1.88 trillion – as business owners in China and India are relatively younger.
07/02/2019
Credit Suisse property funds acquire debut Polish and South Korean assets
Financial details were undisclosed.
07/02/2019
Bank Rakyat chairman awarded Most Influential Woman in Islamic Finance
The award also recognised her pioneering work along with Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre of Bank Negara Malaysia to place the nation in the world map as a global Islamic finance hub, on top of her leadership persona.