Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Is Malaysia’s alternative financing up to the challenge?

Many Malaysian MSMEs, which form a key element of the economy, urgently need funds to succour growth, and a key challenge is getting the private sector to inject finance

Temasek’s Danish foray

Temasek’s interest may also be explained by Haldor Topsoe’s self-declared position “at the forefront of developing sustainable technologies… such as improving energy efficiency, enhancing food production for the world’s grow

Income funds pounce on franking changes and low-rate environment

Labor's proposed changes to franking credits and increasingly smaller returns from term deposits are pushing retirees and self-managed super funds towards higher yielding assets such as credit funds and income trusts.

BNPP AM to divest from coal mining and coal-fired power firms

Under the policy, BNPP AM will exclude companies that derive more than 10% of their revenues from mining thermal coal and/or account for at least 1% of the total global production.

Chart of the day: Amateur investors in India are warming up to index funds

Investors are assured of the index performance, without the uncertainty of an active fund

Indonesian JV to kick off in two months

Matrix Concepts executive deputy chairman Datuk Lee Tian Hock, said this will be the property developer’s maiden venture into Indonesia and he is hopeful the project will be kicked off in the next two months.

Brunei Darussalam budget allocates B$21 million to set up first stock exchange

According to a Kuala Lumpur-based fund manager, the project is a positive move.

Hedge Fund Sees China Distressed Debt Yielding Juicy Returns

The beaten-down bonds are off to best start to year since 2012

South Korean pension fund deals blow to Elliott in Hyundai fight

The NPS vote decision was made at a meeting of its panel of outside experts, after South Korea’s leading proxy advisor, KCGS, recommended shareholders vote against Elliott’s proposals.

China takes moves to try to avoid pensions crisis

The announcement brings a sigh of relief to many smaller enterprises.

Ince & Co to launch major expansion in Asia

Ince’s three new partners will bring an additional 25 members of staff to the firm in Hong Kong on their arrival.

UOB issues Singapore’s first Panda bond

The integration of Asia’s financial markets gathers pace with the inaugural Panda bond emanating from Singapore, the second such bond printed via a Southeast Asian institution

UOB plans for the future; targets 3-5 mil regional digital customers over 5 years

Fees should also grow by mid-single-digits.

Despite EM risks, DWS upbeat on valuations

The emerging market index was double-digit negative in 2018, but DWS’s APAC chief investment officer says valuations in EM equities have rarely been cheaper.

Performance fees a drag on Value Partners’ 2018 profits

But the firm’s mainland business is growing, with onshore AUM surpassing the $1bn mark.

New World Capital Advisors invests in IslamicMarkets

The Islamic economy is the emerging market of the next decade and we expect the market to continue to flourish

Vietnam Digest: Vingroup mulls $1b private placement; SocGen exits SeaBank

Vingroup’s share are trading around VND120,000 per share – the highest level since listing.

Asian insurers scrambling to prepare for Solvency II

Fears are mounting that the new Solvency II regime will place an excessive burden on the insurance sector, as industry insiders fret over a lack of in-house expertise to cope

Institutional investors in Asia eye CIO delegation

Under challenging market conditions and straining cost structures, some Asian investors are increasingly enticed by the sophistication offered by delegated investment services

Graying Asia: How Pension Systems Fail to Respond to Dramatic Aging

As Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said at a G20 meeting on Jan. 17, 2019, the challenges posed by an aging population remain a key issue facing the region.

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