06/06/2022
Ford Scott partners with Otivo
Adviser Ratings research highlighted there were hundreds of thousands of clients who were no longer able to access advice due to increasing costs
Alternative Investments
06/01/2022
Barings backs Asian equities amid volatility
Several themes are shaping the outlook for Asian equities, from regulatory crackdowns and localised lockdowns in China, to supply chain disruptions and rising inflation.
05/31/2022
Macquarie Asset Management closes third Asia-Pacific regional infrastructure fund
The fund has received commitments from a diverse range of returning and new institutional investors from around the world, including pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds.
05/31/2022
RAM Ratings assigns LECA1 rating to Brighton Management Limited
BML is assessed favourably in terms of its operating record, staffing, management and financial standing. Meanwhile, business infrastructure and risk management practices are adequate.
05/30/2022
AIA China Receives Approval To Begin Preparations To Establish A New Branch In Henan
The Chinese life insurance market remains significantly underpenetrated and offers tremendous growth potential for AIA as the Group expands into new geographies and deepens its presence through its established operations.
05/30/2022
Japan’s Chikyoren hires UK’s ICG for global private debt mandate
Chikyoren, Japan’s second largest pension fund, had around 28.4 trillion yen (US$223.7 billion) of assets under management as of December 2021.
05/30/2022
China Stock Connect Adds ETFs
The eligibility of ETFs for inclusion will be based on a number of factors.
05/30/2022
Blackstone Targets Jump in Asia Private Credit Assets
Eapen wants Blackstone’s Asia-Pacific credit business to be of a similar scale to its operation in Europe.
05/30/2022
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund swoops for £3.3bn UK student housing deal
Transaction signals confidence in UK rental market despite gloomy economic outlook
05/26/2022
Global Investor Confidence Sees an Increase of 4.8 Points in May to 97.1
The index differs from survey-based measures in that it is based on the actual trades, as opposed to opinions, of institutional investors.
05/26/2022
Westpac enters agreements with Mercer to merge BT personal and corporate super and sell advance asset management
The future merged fund will manage more than $65 billion and help more than 850,000 Australians invest for, and support, their retirement.
05/26/2022
Singapore Single Family Office Leader on Driving Education and Communication to Achieve Greater Financial Inclusion
Tuck first explained that the SFO he had established back in 2015
05/25/2022
Mingtiandi founder Michael Cole to appear at Pere Asia next week
Mingtiandi is proud to be partnering with the PERE Asia Summit once again, with the event returning to an on-location format this year at the Fairmont Hotel at Raffles City after two years of online sessions due to the pandemic.
05/25/2022
DL Holdings Acquires Family Office To Accelerate Its Growth In Asset Management
The acquisitions will also bring a strong, stable and more sustainable driving force into its Impacting Investing Strategy.
05/25/2022
KKR closes inaugural Asia credit fund at US$1.1 Billion
KKR’s Asia Credit platform seeks to provide bespoke private credit solutions to companies
05/25/2022
Fidelity partners with Moonfare to broaden access to private assets
The service is first available in Hong Kong and Singapore.
05/23/2022
Private Capital Remains Most Lucrative Investment Source For NZ Property Into 2023
The next largest source of investment in New Zealand was institutional investors who spent $1.04 billion on real estate in 2021
05/20/2022
Family offices show strong interest in alternative investments
Driven by market volatility and the search for higher yields, family offices are raising allocation to alternative assets.
05/20/2022
Adviser departures hit triple figures
It was a slow week for growth with only 15 licensee owners managing to grow in size for a total of 24 advisers.
05/20/2022
Privium Fund Management Sees AuM Cross The USD 4 Billion Mark, Despite Market Turbulence
Privium manages a wide range alternative investment funds and managed accounts strategies like: long-only equity, sustainable investments, impact loans, private equity, hedge funds, fund of (hedge) funds and private debt.