Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Richard Li-backed FWD Targets Southeast Asia

FWD also pointed to the region’s expanding middle class, wealth accumulation and protection gap as driving the region’s growth.

Korea Post calls bids for domestic equity fund mandate

Korea Post had around 134 trillion won of assets under management as of end-2020.

Brunei Darussalam to reform state-owned pension fund TAP in 2023

There are several weaknesses to the pension fund as it stands, according to a fund manager at a Malaysian asset management firm.

Link Group hires general manager for transformation

Chief executive of the retirement and superannuation solutions business Dee McGrath said the appointment will continue to enhance the member experience and address increasing regulation.

iCapital Expands Strategic Partnership with Bank of Singapore

Deal deepens iCapital’s relationship with one of the fastest growing Asian private banks and accelerates fintech firm’s growth across the APAC region

Jersey included in UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

As with the recent Australia deal Jersey's inclusion in this agreement supports our obligations under the Jersey-UK Customs Arrangement, and accords with the principles endorsed by the States Assembly for FTA participation on 23 November 2021.

Philippine pension fund seeks bids for 10 billion peso domestic equity mandate

The tender is only open to members of the Fund Managers Association of the Philippines and the Trust Officers Association of the Philippines.

Transamerica Life Bermuda launches new insurance product for HNWIs

New term life plan provides utmost protection for HNW customers whilst giving them the tailored flexibility they need

Saxo Bank announces 2021 annual results

During the year, the Saxo Bank Group welcomed a record-high number of 263,000 new clients and saw a continued inflow of client assets

HKEX Profit Climbs From Higher Trading Turnover

Average daily turnover grew 29 percent to HK$166.7 billion, with significant contributions from the cross-border stock scheme with Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Mirae to launch local ETF suite

"Mirae bought Global X in 2018. At that point, it was an American-only ETF provider that had about $16 billion in assets. That now sits at about $50 billion,"

Philippines’ regulator to allow investment management firms to set up umbrella funds

Each sub-fund’s name must indicate the type, such as equity, bond, balanced, or multi-asset.

AIA announces sale of Australian savings business

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

Thailand to let property, infrastructure funds invest in mutual funds managed by same firm

The statement says property and infrastructure funds must not collect management, selling, and redemption fees from unitholders when they acquire mutual funds within the same company, and must not exercise voting rights in those funds.

The China Venture Capital Squeeze

Many are also feeling the impact of the country’s widespread crackdown on big tech that started with Alibaba in 2019 and then extended to Didi, Tencent, the education sector companies, insurers – and right on down to individual influencers.

Knight Frank expands private client advisory business to Singapore

"Given Singapore's credible reputation as an economic powerhouse, many family offices are enticed to explore this island country as a gateway to access Asian investments,"

Asian bonds seen to offer attractive investment prospects, China still a lure

The debt woes of highly-leveraged Chinese property developers haven’t dimmed enthusiasm for China bonds

Fidelity launches post-retirement fund for Hong Kong’s MPF

The MPF, Hong Kong’s largest public retirement plan, had HK$1.18 trillion (US$151.18 billion) of assets and 4.5 million members as of December 2021.

Obscure Chinese hedge funds’ high-yield bond strategies pay off amid turbulence in property sector

Chinese hedge funds pocket returns of as much as 320 per cent, but global asset managers get caught in high-yield bond meltdown

India and UAE to sign trade deal worth $100bln

The new deal is expected to elevate the imports of Indian products in the UAE, especially textiles, jewelry, and gems.

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