Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Perpetual posts 3% AUM increase in Q4

“Growth in asset values for the quarter was $1 billion, net of distributions, driven by higher markets,”

SGX Grows FX OTC Reach

Incorporated in 2008 and headquartered in Singapore, MaxxTrader provides FX pricing and risk solutions for sell-side institutions including banks and broker-dealers, as well as a multi-dealer platform for hedge funds. It

ANZ spins out venture unit

In the three years since its creation, ANZi has launched three new companies, including the digital home loan distribution platform OneTwo Finance, theOneSpot and Propps.

JOHCM takes China profits

A strongly performing JOHCM Asia ex-Japan fund has pared back its bets on China and built a hefty exposure to India equities.

Korea’s CWMAA opens tender for 25 billion won infrastructure mandate

Like most Korean asset owners, the CWMAA does not publicly announce tender results.

Mutual funds see investor demand surge in China

‘Fixed income plus’ mutual funds expected to gain traction amid market volatility

TLB Releases Updated Guide to High Net Worth Life Insurance

Since the launch of the inaugural edition of the Guide in 2020, the world and global economy has undergone dramatic changes.

Malaysia’s AMMB sells insurance unit to Liberty Mutual of the US for 2.29 billion ringgit

As part of the deal, the merged entity will enter into an exclusive 20-year new bancassuanrce partnership with AMMB to distribute general insurance products.

Hong Kong MPF supervisor hails “remarkable” performance

TVC assets rose 28% year-on-year to HK$2.21 billion in Hong Kong’s 2020/21 financial year ended March 31.

Clime reports 'material increase' in profit

The firm also reported the Clime Smaller Companies fund had returned 100% since inception on April 2017 and exceeded $90 million in FUM.

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China Asset Management completes fundraising for new product

NGS Super awards $150m small caps mandate

The US$1.6 billion strategy has been running since April 2016, returning 22.24% p.a. (net of fees, in USD) to the MSCI ACWI small return's 13.49% p.a. from inception to June end.

Macau’s SSF investment income and return decline in 2020

Income from the investment portfolio was 47.03 billion patacas in 2020, down from 55.05 billion patacas in 2019, and the return fell to 11.5% from 15.66%.

SMSF trustees open to advice but uptake declines

It’s not a surprise SMSF trustees want more education and information on what the various changes are.

Thailand fund management assets up 4.7%, big inflows into China, global equity funds

The inflow into foreign equity funds is likely to continue in the second half of the year, Chayanee Juengmanon, a senior research analyst at Morningstar, tells Asia Asset Management.

Indonesia’s INA, government in talks on toll assets to draw US$2 billion-plus foreign capital, report says

“The government is also collaborating with INA to bring in new partners for the development of several airports,”

Hong Kong’s Value Partners launches its first ETF in Malaysia

“The ETF will be initially subscribed by Value Partners Group and [other] potential investors,”

Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio value and investments amid pandemic

The company divested a record S$39 billion during the year.

Investors should focus on quality

“We expect the remainder of 2021 will be challenging. Returns will be harder to come by, but should still be positive, in our view,”

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