Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Briggs joins speaker lineup at Australian Wealth Management Summit 2024

Briggs will take a big picture view of emerging growth opportunities in the financial services industry

Ping An, China’s largest insurer, is exploring ways to expand in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area, co-CEO says

Greater Bay Area, including Hong Kong, is going to be the centre of wealth creation

Perpetual awards State Street subsidiary a major mandate

Charles River has proven solutions supporting a multi-boutique business like Perpetual.

GROW with Singlife and Allianz Global Investors Forge Strategic Partnership, Launch First Long-term SGD Income Fund with Monthly Dividends

This collaboration aims to empower advisers and investors with high-quality holistic wealth and investment solutions.

Foster West Securities Explores Australian Fixed-Income Market Amid Market Volatility

The firm emphasises the importance of understanding the potential risks and rewards associated with fixed-income investments and encourages investors to consult with financial professionals before making any investment decisions.

Morning markets - Japan’s rate hike closes the chapter on ultra-easy money era

There is no signal that this is the first hike of many, particularly given disinflationary trends have returned in the past six months.

Nomura Announces Investment in Teamshares

This innovative model focuses on gradually transferring capital to employees rather than seeking investment returns by selling equity to third parties.

Singlife becomes fully owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Life

Regulators in Singapore and Japan have approved the transaction, announced on 22 December 2023

ART warns advisers on ‘insane’ fund manager selection process

There’s this what I call the investment manager merry-go-round

Indian banks halt silver imports as duty differential spurs private trade

India, the world's biggest silver consumer, imposes a 15% import duty on the metal.

Abrdn and Fidelity seal China trust merger

Fidelity China Special Situations will buy £126.6m of Abrdn China’s assets

North managed portfolios top $14 billion AUM as further enhancements rolled out for advisers and clients

The ongoing enhancements made to North in recent years were reflected in Investment Trends awarding North the industry’s Most Improved Platform and Best Retirement Solution

Korea’s civil service pension fund seeks bids for 400 billion won equity mandate

The investment will be structured as a discretionary fund, and firms that win the mandate will have to appoint a foreign asset manager as fund adviser

Nomura Recognized for Health and Productivity Management Initiatives

The Health & Productivity Stock Selection recognizes listed companies that have implemented particularly outstanding initiatives to strategically improve the health of their employees.

Korea Post picks Kiwoom Asset Management for foreign private equity mandate

The value of the mandate has not been publicly disclosed.

Trident Trust Acquires Fund Administration Group

All TIAG staff will be joining Trident Trust’s existing global team of over 200 fund administration professionals.

Shanghai's Lujiazui adds 5 global asset management institutions

Shanghai has made a great stride in pushing for financial openness and attracting more global financial institutions and investors.

Edelweiss Alternatives raises Rs.8000 crore for Infrastructure Yield Plus II (IYP II)

We believe this fund raise is a testament to the vast investment opportunities available in operating infrastructure assets in India

Qld advice firm launches two managed accounts

These managed accounts invest in defensive and growth asset classes, including international and Australian equities, and have DNR Capital and Morningstar as the investment managers.

HSBC Life Hong Kong Issues World Record-Breaking US$250M Insurance Policy

Asia is home to one of the fastest growing UHNW populations in the world

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