Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Singapore roundtable: A money magnet

Our panel discussed why the Singapore Variable Capital Company makes them bullish, what gives the onshore jurisdiction an offshore feel and “blood on the streets” from China’s slowdown.

Another stat says that Australia might be headed for a recession

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), household lending dropped by 2.4% in January 2019.

China transfer 6.8% stake in PICC to state pension fund

China’s local governments are facing increasing pressure to meet their pension obligations as the country ages and the government currently faces a shortfall of about RMB 56.6 trillion in the basic pension scheme of urban workers between 2018 and 20

China eases European investment levels in 2018

Falling Chinese investment in Europe is due to numerous factors, including increased security concerns, while the destination of investments is now spread more diffusely

Sri Lanka bonds receive warm response amid political uncertainty

Engulfed in political turmoil, Sri Lanka's access to the capital markets nevertheless attracted strong demand, with the bonds printed tighter than the initial price ranges

India private equity, venture capital fund assets almost triple in ten years

Wealthy investors are the largest investors in Indian private equity, with a one-third share of the market as of last year.

NovaPort Microcap and Smaller Companies Funds maintain ‘Highly Recommended’ rating

In its rating report, Lonsec described the investment team of Mr Milton, Mr Currie and Senior analyst Mitch Ryan, as ‘highly capable’ and noted their ‘logical and disciplined investment process’.

Singapore’s 2019 budget spells bad news for some

Overseas trips among residents have seen a year-on-year increase for the past 13 years.

SoftBank's Son finds more love for early-stage investing, new fund planned

By contrast, the average size of similar funds raised last year was just over US$100 million, according to data provider Preqin.

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins global custody mandate from China Merchants Bank

BNP Paribas Securities Services had US$11 trillion of assets under custody at the end of 2018.

Insurers jumping aboard Hong Kong’s new private health care programme – with tax breaks and coverage up to age 100

1.5 million Hongkongers expected to buy coverage through the new programme over next three years

Australia’s Future Fund names Alicia Gregory as head of private equity

Ms. Gregory’s LinkedIn profile lists her as having more than 18 years of experience in professional money management, investing and credit analysis, almost all of it at MLC.

Investors from Asia and Middle East to drive Dublin office market

"These 'stellar investment returns' bode well for liquidity in the investment market in 2019.

China's pension funds sufficient: official

The cumulative balance of pension funds stood at 4.6 trillion yuan at the end of last year, he added.

AAM new product roundup

The latter target fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed income and equity securities, and money market, cash and other instruments in emerging markets.

Japan’s GPIF seeks consultants for alternative investment strategies

The move comes as the world’s largest pension fund’s current alternatives exposure falls well short of the objective stated in its medium-term plan released in 2015.

FX controls are relaxed in China

China’s process of economic liberalization continues with the relaxation of capital and foreign exchange controls, with restrictions still in place in some sectors like property

Foreign investors trim China bond holdings in Feb, policy bank bonds favoured

Offshore investors trimmed their holdings of Chinese central government bonds by 17.35 billion yuan to 1.08 trillion, from a record 1.1 trillion yuan at the end of January.

Chinese PE firm Boyu closes largest fund yet with US$3.6b: sources

Reuters reported in November that the Hong Kong-based Boyu was raising a new dollar fund targeting at least US$3 billion, the latest among a slew of global and regional investment firms that have raised record-sized capital for a region seeing a surge in

Chinese millennials are clicking up a storm buying Asian property online

The demand is very strong among the middle class holding extra cash

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