Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Former HKMA Chief's SPAC Completes IPO

The newly listed SPAC features a star-studded roster of financial heavyweights as owners.

S&P Dow Jones Indices launches benchmarks to track dry bulk freight markets

Capesize and Panamax are the largest and second largest standard sizes of dry bulk carriers.

Suncorp NPAT falls by a third

The firm would pay a final fully-franked ordinary dividend of 17 cents per share, which represented a 75% payout ratio.

Macquarie Asset Management agrees to acquire Polish last-mile logistics facility

The complex is fully-leased to seven local and international tenants and has been awarded a ‘Very Good’ rating under BREEAM’s sustainable building certification scheme.

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life invests 300 million yen in local renewable energy startup

According to Dai-ichi Life, its investment in the startup will “have a positive impact on society by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and mitigating climate change”.

Taiwan’s BLF funds incur record first-half investment loss

The BLF noted that factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war, US inflation risk and global supply chain disruptions continued to weigh on corporate earnings and global economic growth, with stock markets plunging 20% and bond markets shrinking 15% in the fir

Ministry of Finance issues Renminbi Sovereign Bonds through Central Moneymarkets Unit of Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Please also find attached the tender-related information provided by the Issuing and Lodging Agent through the HKMA.

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui DS opens China unit, eyes US$2 billion of business

In an interview with Asia Asset Management, he says the firm aims to operate private fund management business and will focus on offering value-added products, such as those under the qualified foreign institutional investors scheme, which includes Chinese

Malaysia’s KWAP aims to become 200 billion ringgit pension fund by 2025

The workstreams have been tasked to implement 44 initiatives, such as realignment of the front, middle and back offices and refining a group-wide governance framework.

Dozens of US-Listed Chinese Firms Don't Qualify for Hong Kong Bourse

US and Chinese regulators continue negotiations to reach an agreement with the hopes of preventing mass delistings.

APAC private equity is entering a brave new world and smart strategy is vital

Pricing in particular, as well as legal considerations of the detail of the limited partnership agreements, needs to be carefully considered as part of the transactions.

Singapore’s GIC chief warns inflation headwinds put 40 years of gains at risk

GIC was born in 1981, when US inflation approached 10% and long-term interest rates were at 14%.

Evergrande: Unit ordered to pay $1.1bn over unpaid debt

in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Thailand mutual fund assets slump as rate hikes prompt bond outflows

According to a fund manager at a Thai asset management firm, investors were spooked by global interest rate increases and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

Korea’s Teachers’ Pension seeks bids for 400 billion won blind fund mandate

Applications are open until August 23 with evaluation and manager selection scheduled by the end of September.

Philippine pension fund GSIS eyes local infrastructure investments, report says

GSIS will discuss the plans with other government agencies and the private sector.

Fintech Q4 Associates joins EY

EY opened its New Zealand hub in April 2022 and said it planned to “expand rapidly”.

Thematic Investing and the Asian Private Client – Why, What and How?

It is against that backcloth that Hubbis assembled a panel of four experts to deliver their views on the why, what, and how of thematic investing for Asia’s wealthy private clients, as they reshape portfolios for the world ahead.

Korea’s Mirae Asset lists high dividend ETF in Hong Kong

Mirae Asset Global Investments had over US$204 billion of assets under management as of June 2022.

Sun Life Hong Kong Announces Latest Sun Life Retirement Mastery Index

This year, the deficit between the perceived importance and the real performance of retirement planning narrows overall.

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