Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Philippines’ SSS has 50% members who don’t contribute actively, report says

SSS manages the retirement savings of private sector employees and the self-employed.

Shanghai Postpones Key Financial Forum

The announcement was made yesterday for the forum which was originally scheduled to run today and tomorrow.

Cambodia launches first tranche of inaugural 1.22 trillion riel sovereign bond report says

The law to allow the government to sell bonds was passed in December 2020.

Hedge fund Capstone eyes US$1.5b Asia investments

Capstone is a rare recent foreign entrant to the Hong Kong hedge fund industry, amid concerns about political tightening and Covid restrictions.

Korea Post hires Mirae Asset as foreign bond adviser

Korea Post has around 150 trillion won (US$109 billion) of assets under management, according to figures published on its website.

Lioner Announces The Launch Of Singapore Entity

Lioner has also appointed Leonard Chu as Chief Executive Officer of its Singapore operations

First China-focused private equity trust listed in London eyes $300m IPO

Targets long-term total NAV return of 15%

Taiwan pension fund PSPF’s investments still in the red, but loss narrows

PSPF is just one of many global pension funds that have reported investment losses amid the global market turmoil.

Calastone opens Singapore office

"The launch of Calastone’s office as the regional headquarters for APAC reaffirms our commitment to Singapore and the region."

ASIC releases July and August 2022 financial adviser exam results

To date 20,148 candidates have sat the exam

Tiger Brokers (Singapore) launches TradingFront, a platform bringing financial advisory services to clients

The launch of the platform will initially see the onboarding of financial advisors from five partner firms.

APRA releases 2022 MySuper performance test results

APRA Member Margaret Cole said the overall results highlighted the improved outcomes that have been achieved for superannuation members over the last 12 months.

Singapore’s Temasek, HSBC set up infrastructure debt financing venture firm

Nargolwala is chairman of Singapore Pools and also sits on the board of local private equity firm 65 Equity Partners.

AXA Investment Managers names Pierre-Axel Margulies as China country manager

Shanghai-based AXA SPDB Investment Managers had 345.46 billion RMB (US$50.13 billion) of assets under management as of end-2021.

Japan property lures private equity with solid yields, prospective deals

KKR’s Japan investments have for years focused on acquiring companies, but in March it signalled a move into the local property market when it announced a 230 billion yen (S$2.3 billion) acquisition of a Japanese real estate asset manager.

A quarter of retirees will die with their super wealth intact

Almost 23 per cent said they did not want to spend their capital in retirement, and instead live off earnings.

Bridgewater Associates Opens Office in Singapore

Bridgewater is considered the largest hedge fund in the world with approximately $150 billion in assets under management.

Carlyle Forms Credit JV in Australia and New Zealand

The platform will manage two primary strategies: one focused on delivering stable, income-oriented returns from Australian

Philippine pension fund SSS’ first half net income down 21% on higher expenses

Total assets as of end-June was 710.43 billion pesos, up from 702.4 billion pesos at the end of last year.

DWS and KB Asset Management form strategic alliance in Korea

Frankfurt-based DWS had 833 billion euros (US$830 billion) of assets under management as of June 2022.

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