Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

State Street the largest institutional manager

The total local institutional FUM across investment managers was $2.2 trillion at December end across 164 managers.

Two Aussie CIOs on top 100 list

Brake was appointed Future Fund's chief investment officer after then-CIO Raphael Ardnt moved to chief executive role, following David Neal's departure for IFM Investors.

Reassuring ETF role during market downturn

Contrary to claims that they exacerbated market movements, exchange traded funds provided stability and liquidity during last year’s market downturn, according to Milliman.

Indonesia mutual fund assets down in first quarter as bond yields rise, rupiah weakens

Capital protected funds, which are funds that guarantee investors their initial investment plus any capital gains, provided they are held for the full contractual term, were up 1.85% to 147.99 trillion rupiah.

Qatar Financial Centre Authority signs MoU with Labuan IBFC Inc enhancing

Asia and MENA financial sector ties

Retail investment frenzy a boon for Asia-Pacific brokers

Trading volumes multiply as investor activism spreads to the region

Atlas Wealth launches mortgage brokerage

Atlas advises Australian clients who have migrated to over 25 countries and has some 30 lenders on its panel.

Fidante signs on new boutique

Fidante will take over the distribution from BNP Paribas and rebrand it to Impax.

UniSuper tops MySuper league tables

Over 10 years - the longest performance measure in the report -- the top three performers were: Hostplus balanced (8.8% p.a.), Cbus MySuper (8.6% p.a.) and UniSuper balanced (8.6%).

Premia Partners announces listing of Hong Kong's first USD high yield bond ETF and in collaboration with BOCHK Asset Management Limited globally

We are delighted to launch these unique ETFs that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns in this low yield environment

Aviva Investors reveals ESG investment outcome

The firm reviews its responsible investment highlights in the past year as well as the targets it fell short of.

BNY Mellon Triparty Now Accepts Chinese Bonds as Collateral

BNY Mellon triparty solves this problem, enabling investors to use Chinese bonds as collateral for a variety of purposes.

Lootah Global Capital and Heritage Amanah International to advice on Indonesian tech company's Gulf IPO

The companies agreed to explore opportunities between Mena and South East Asia following the UAE's investment in Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund

Thailand’s Social Security Office proposes paying SSF beneficiaries for five years, report says

Fund members are currently only paid monthly.

Pimco chooses global fixed income as first QDLP strategy

The firm is targeting China's high net worth individuals.

Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo plans 500 billion yen fund for foreign M&As, report says

Funabiki succeeded Noriyuki Hara as president and chief executive on April 1. Hara is now chairman of the board and representative director.

Investments get ‘real’ as inflation fears dim appeal of bonds

The reversal of bond yields this year is the game changer for the 60-40 portfolio

Knight Frank Asia Pacific Insights: April 2021

Despite various states in Australia having lifted social distancing measures and increasing office capacities, workers have been slow to return to the office, despite some urging from corporates.

BlackRock sells 794 billion won Korea mutual fund business to DGB

BlackRock entered Korea in 2008 and now has 26 retail funds with total assets of around 794.2 billion won, according to figures from industry group Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA).

AllianceBernstein launches fund on Chi-X

This adds to a growing list of Active ETFs on our platform that aim to deliver greater diversity to the portfolios of Australian investors

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