Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

This reverses the five-year-long trend during which fixed income allocations at sovereign investors fell as equities posted strong gains.

Singapore the big winner of Hong Kong’s chaos

The city-state’s comparative stability is drawing business and funds away from tumultuous Hong Kong

SANNE opens new office in Mumbai, India

The opening of this new office expands SANNE’s already strong network of offices across the EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Americas region and adds further capability and scope to the services SANNE can offer its clients.

Japanese property on a roll as Chinese grow weary of traditional hotspots Vancouver, Sydney

Interest by Chinese buyers in Tokyo property has shot up 10-fold in the first quarter, according to property portal Juwai.com

Industry fund to increase premiums

The new fee structure, which was reviewed with life insurance partner TAL, formed part of the new PYS legislation.

India Says It Could Raise $10 Billion in First Foreign Bond Sale

Foreign currency debt to be issued in second half of the year

Marathon 'poised to offload 17 UK hotels' to Thai buyer for £500m

Bangkok-based conglomerate DTGO is performing due diligence on the 17 properties after outbidding rival investors from Thailand and the UK, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private negotiations.

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