Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Government set to develop derivatives market

Open interest is the total number of options and/or futures contracts that are not closed or delivered.

ANZ, IOOF revise wealth sale agreement

IOOF and ANZ have already completed one transaction that saw the latter acquire the former's aligned advice dealer groups.

Ascott REIT sells Ascott Raffles place in Singapore to Cheong Sim Lam for S$353M

The buyer of the 999-year leasehold asset has been revealed as Singaporean property tycoon Cheong Sim Lam, executive director and chief investment officer of Hong Kong-listed Associated International Hotels

Buy less Singapore REITs in 2019, says Morgan Stanley

The pointers were released in a research report for the bank’s clients, titled ‘Singapore REITs 2019 Outlook: Sell More, Buy Less’.

Indonesia Resurgence Gathers Pace as Global Investors Pile In

The rebound has shown no signs of fading in 2019.

Foreigners turn into net sellers of Korean stocks for the first time in 3 yrs in ‘18

By region, investors from the Great Britain net sold 8.8 trillion won in Korea stocks

Investing for good? It’s age and not income that counts, say findings from Hong Kong’s investment funds body

But in Guangdong, the bigger interest came from older investors

Pictet AM lifts bond weightings

Pictet Asset Management is cautious about equities as the global economy hits inflection points and market structures transform.

Bank of China to enable payment in yuan on U.S. e-commerce platforms: Xinhua

The system will adhere to U.S. anti-money laundering rules through artificial intelligence and cyber security technologies, Xu added.

Wealthy Chinese spur booming $78bn health insurance industry

Insurers fill gap between rising medical spending and meagre public coverage

Australian platform HUB24 hits A$10bn milestone

Brisbane-based licensee AdviceIQ Partners has joined the platform, adding 31 registered planners to HUB24's platform.

Indonesia to focus on Shariah financing to fund infrastructure projects in 2019

The slice of banking assets complying with the ban on interest hovered at about 5% for the past three years.

South Korea corporate pension funds post sub-par return

The South Korean government introduced the corporate pension scheme in 2005 in order to mitigate mounting financial pressure on the public retirement system from an ageing population, a problem which many other countries also face.

Singapore and Hong Kong developing ILS rivalry

Ribeiro suggested that Hong Kong is shifting its focus under new CEO Carrie Lam.

Branded residence boom foreseen in Bangkok

In 2011, The Residences at The St Regis Bangkok became the first branded residence in Bangkok with 53 units

Malaysia picks HSBC, Mizuho, Nomura for US$1.9b Samurai bond sale

It aims to sell the notes in the first quarter, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

Global Investors Shun Risk, Embrace Private Markets - BlackRock

Institutions concerned that economic cycle is turning

AXA looks to exit mutual fund joint venture with Bank of India

AXA is said to have written to Bank of India on its decision to sell its stake.

Nomura to Switch to Merit-Based Pay for Japan-Based Brokers

Move is relatively rare in a country where seniority rules

China Taiping Insurance - preparing for first Singapore life insurance product offering

Apart from supporting the Chinese government’s Belt and Road initiative, another goal for enterprises such as China Taiping Insurance Singapore is to promote the internationalisation of the Chinese renminbi, Tay says.

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