Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

AIMA signs MoU with Insurance Asset Management Association of China

The MoU further strengthens AIMA’s presence in China and its relationships with China’s asset management industry and its regulators.

Premia Partners to launch more thematic ETFs in 2018

They are the first smart-beta multi-factor ETFs in Hong Kong tracking new economy sectors in China such as healthcare and technology.

Alpha Fund Manager adds Janus Henderson fund

Boutique fund manager Alpha Fund Manager has included Janus Henderson’s Global Fixed Interest Total Return Fund to its global fixed interest portfolio.

At $16 billion, 2017 a bumper dollar bond year

Billionaire Anil Agarwal-controlled metals to mining company Vedanta Resources has made the best use of the boom, raising $2 billion from the market.

Financial advisers flee the big banks

Advisers at big banks make up 37 per cent of the market, but this was a drop of 6.7 percentage points compared to the same time last year.

Macquarie Infrastructure makes first close of second Asia fund at $3b

The fund, Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund II is on road to raise upwards of $3.25 billion and is expected to make a final close by the first half of next year.

Alternative assets industry in India worth $43 billion: Preqin report

With 221 private capital fund managers and 46 hedge fund managers based in the country, the alternative assets industry is a small but growing space in India, according to a Preqin report.

Global private markets manager partners with listed property investor

A global private markets investment manager with over $80 billion in assets under management is partnering with an ASX-listed property group

Chubb Life Received Four Awards at the 8th BENCHMARK Wealth Management Awards 2017

A public engagement element was also introduced to the competition this year, incorporated with two new processes: Public or Peer Voting and Customer Feedback.

AMP Capital to finance renewable energy projects in Australia and France

The eight Australian assets are geographically spread across New South Wales and South Australia and are a mix between wind and solar technologies.

US investment giant buys La Trobe Financial

O'Neill said the opportunity for La Trobe to partner with Blackstone was the perfect fit for staff, customers and the business.

No game changer seen for Malaysian banking sector next year

This is because such deposits are considered more stable under the NSFR requirement, which is expected to be implemented in 2019.

Goldman Sachs, UBS, Deutsche secure lead manager roles on Latitude Financial IPO

The appointments follow a hotly-contested pitching process by equity capital markets teams, with Latitude shaping as one of the biggest initial public offering contenders of 2018.

Fosun sells Sydney building as Beijing puts pressure on offshore divestment

The fund was set up to invest in one B-grade office tower in North Sydney’s business district.

First Data and JCB enable JCB J/Speedy contactless acceptance with key merchants in Hong Kong

JCB J/Speedy is the JCB brand contactless payment solution.

Convoy to spend HK$300m to win back investors

Convoy Financial Services, the recently raided Hong Kong financial advisory firm that saw multiple senior executives arrested, plans to restore investor confidence by spending big on hiring more advisers and paying a retention bonus.

AIA Singapore named Innovator of the Year - Insurance

AIA Singapore won Innovator of the Year under the insurance category.

How Harrods Stays British While Bending Backwards for Chinese Shoppers

To cater to Chinese customers, the department store has more than 200 Mandarin speaking staff and more in training

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

Almost 70% of employees are satisfied with their group insurance cover, but are unaware that they can change their level of cover.

MetLife Hong Kong Wins Five Awards

This achievement follows its success at the Hong Kong Insurance Awards 2017 where MetLife Hong Kong took home five top-three finalist awards.

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