Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

NZ Super posts 13.2% return in 12 months to May

The return was also better than the fund’s historical average yield of 10.52% per annum since its inception in 2001, according to data on NZ Super’s website.

Philippines to push Islamic finance in Muslim province

Al Amanah, a subsidiary of the state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines, is currently the only bank in the Philippines licensed to do Islamic banking.

China’s Fosun Weighs Acquisition of Belgian Insurer Ageas

Fosun has continued to expand its international business empire amid a Chinese crackdown on overseas deals in certain industries that’s forced other conglomerates like Anbang Insurance Group Co. to shed assets.

Open banking will put more power in consumers' hands

The tracker pulls spending data from New Zealand banks including ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Co-op Bank, Kiwibank, TSB, SBS and Westpac.

Foreign selling of Malaysian stocks slows

This is the smallest weekly attrition recorded so far in 2018.

Partnership between ICBC and Standard Bank boosts trade, investment

African markets are huge and growing rapidly and the population is young

More foreign AMs to roll out funds inside China

Foreign firms continue to build a base in China’s private fund market by becoming eligible to launch products for domestic institutional and high net worth investors.

BMO, Jupiter, Schroders plan HK funds

BMO Global will launch an actively-managed fund that invests in passive products, while the regulator approved for launch other funds from Jupiter and Schroders.

HEAD-TO-HEAD: JP Morgan vs Matthews Asia

Asia-Pacific equity markets have been impacted this year by US-China trade tensions and tariffs and a strengthening US dollar.

Qatar Re shuts down Singapore unit

This decision does not affect Qatar Re’s sister company, Antares Asia

Nikko AM offers new SGD corporate bond ETF

Each ETF unit is priced at S$1, with a minimum lot size of 100 units; dividend to be paid once a year, based on the coupon collected from the underlying bonds

Malaysia is exploring opportunity for Asean-wide trading link

Singapore has asked Malaysia to clarify its position on the planned trading link

First state-owned Chinese financial firm sets up in Abu Dhabi

Industrial Capacity Cooperation Financial Group Limited is expected to manage $2bn in investment, set to start ops by the end of 2018

Singapore’s APS Asset Management garners private fund manager license for mainland China

With regulations requiring that all operations with respect to the funds managed on the mainland for high-net-worth investors "be done out of China," APS will be building a back office in Shanghai and restructuring its investment team

D1 Mint brings investment grade diamond crypto token to market

It was a challenge and, from a fund management point of view, it is quite a fun challenge to see how you can make diamonds an investable asset class.

CSOP launches first HKD money market ETF in Hong Kong

She says the minimum investment for the fund is “around” HK$1 million (US$128,200) and the company is negotiating with brokers to cut trading-related fees to reduce the figure.

Mutual fund recategorisation: How to pick balanced schemes now

Here is how you can pick the right hybrid fund post recategorisation.

Malaysia’s KWAP to invest US$196 million in new global ESG initiatives

The funding is part of 3.8 billion ringgit that KWAP has allocated for ESG investments.

Korea’s top institutional investor eyes realty in major US cities

We’re reducing the proportion of equities in our investment as the overall stock market has been sluggish this year

Aging Asian Workforces Most Vulnerable to Workplace Automation According to Marsh & McLennan Companies’ Global Risk Center Report

The study found that five out of the top six countries – China, Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea and Japan – were located in the Asian Pacific.

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