Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Malaysia’s Affin Hwang marks official launch of PE business with Bintang Capital

It has an exclusive strategic partnership with Singaprean PE firm CMIA Capital Partners for investments in the region.

‘Big ticket’ trades made possible by bond ETF liquidity

Inflows are rising, but they are yet to be properly tested by market strain

Chinese AM group launches smart beta A-share ETF

These are selected and weighted according to their volatility and how heavily they are traded.

Dubai FDI organises economic mission to Australia to boost trade ties

Five-day roadshow to meet public & private organizations focused on technologies, healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, transportation & infrastructure

Hong Kong’s fixer-upper tycoon pushes limit of property investing

Goodwin Gaw takes lessons learnt from distressed LA market to Beijing streets

Gokongwei invests in mobile banking

Cashalo is the first product offering to result from the forward-thinking partnership and is on track to create over 1,000 jobs by end-2018, delivering tangible economic impact to the community.

Hunt for stocks in emerging markets during World Cup, report says

It notes that headwinds from geopolitical events and the outflow of foreign funds have hurt emerging markets, including Malaysia, thus far this year.

For pension funds, passive is a mature part of portfolios, study finds

The study found that “66% of pension fund managers surveyed regard passive investments as an established, mature part of their portfolio”, DWS – formerly known as Deutsche Asset Management – says in a statement on June 13.

Philippines’ GSIS to continue infrastructure investment via private equity

GSIS had 1.01 trillion pesos of assets under management at the end of 2016, according to latest available official data.

UBS London HQ bought up by Hong Kong investment firm in £1bn deal

The building was bought from British Land and GIC.

Singapore-Based Sovereign Wealth Fund Temasek Expands At Seagram Building

Temasek expands to approximately 23,000 square feet in RFR Realty’s office tower.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance to focus affluent customers, diversify products

According to him, life insurance companies have been mostly focusing on mortality business till recently while other verticals such as morbidity (health), pension and wealth creation are gaining traction.

Activist fund Oasis takes stake in Japan's Showa Shell

Seth Fischer, founder and chief investment officer of the Hong Kong-based fund, said in an earlier interview with the Nikkei business daily that it bought shares in Idemitsu with the aim of spurring a planned merger with Showa Shell.

Japanese investors express interest during Kalla visit

Japanese interest in the Indonesian banking sector has been shown by the plans of major Japanese lenders to acquire two Indonesian banks.

Chinese Government Changes Tune on Blockchain Technology, Advocates Centralized Model

Throughout 2017 and early 2018, the Chinese government took several steps to restrict its citizens' access to cryptocurrency, as well as the applications of any coins already acquired.

In second bet on fintech, former Hong Kong financial secretary John Tsang backs identification project

Technology that uses telecommunications data ‘safer and better than current methods’

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

GPIF also conceded underperformance may be due to the pension fund being a "poor selector of asset managers."

Abenomics' impact fading at sensitive moment for Japanese economy

Factory output slowed and inventory rose in April, a sign firms may have overestimated global demand.

Swiss boutique unveils Luxembourg-based Vietnam fund

Sustainable business model, shareholder composition, cash flow generation and balance sheet’s health remain among main investment criteria.

Thailand mutual fund assets decline in January-May on weaker bond funds

The three companies have a combined AUM of 2.60 trillion baht, accounting for over half the total industry assets.

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