Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

ADDX lists private credit fund managed by Helicap Investments to promote financial inclusion in South-East Asia

Since 2018, the flagship Helicap Fund I has disbursed more than US$100 million in loans and has achieved a net return of around 10% on an annualised basis

Labuan IBFC And LIIA To Jointly Host Asian Captive Conference 2022

These indicators clearly reflect Labuan IBFC’s increasing prominence as the captive market of choice regionally and globally.

Macquarie Group 2022 Annual General Meeting and first quarter 2023 update

The contribution from BFS was broadly in line with 1Q22.

Nomura’s Malaysia unit launches shariah compliant global semiconductor fund

After that, prices fluctuate according to the basket of stocks invested by the fund. It will not be listed on the stock exchange.

Australia’s Mercury Capital picks State Street for A$1 billion private equity fund administration

It will target partnership investments alongside private business owners and management teams in companies valued between A$150 million and A$500 million.

Korea Post opens tender for foreign bond investment adviser

Korea Post has around 150 trillion won of assets under management.

Hong Kong’s Value Partners launches global emerging markets ETF

San Francisco-based EMQQ has three emerging and frontier markets indexes which are licensed to ETFs listed in global markets, including France, Germany, Hong Kong, the UK and the US.

CICC’s asset management arm lists seventh fund in Hong Kong

H-shares are stocks of Chinese companies that are traded on the Hong Kong bourse, while A-shares are firms listed in China’s onshore market.

Singapore and New York bourses to collaborate on dual listing, ESG, ETFs

“It aims to create a more connected ecosystem to facilitate access to capital and the development of new investment solutions to address growing complex needs of market participants and investors,”

Sun Life Hong Kong re-launches 2 x guaranteed return savings plans due to client demand

Varley also said that one of the things SLHK is proud of is the ability to give clients strong guaranteed return savings plans that provide flexibility and accessibility for the Affluent and HNW client.

Centrepoint Alliance reports strong adviser growth

The growth of Centrepoint’s lending business remained a key strategic focus

Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy

"We are leveraging Perennial's large and experienced investment team to find companies that are shaping a better future while pursuing strong, consistent returns for our investors,"

Global ETF assets shrink but capital flows stay strong

ETFs have long found favour with retail investors because of the low management fees.

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