Investors bank on upturn in Singapore real estate
Many feel the Lion City's property market has bottomed and is set for strong growth in rental yield and capital inflows, after transaction volumes leapt last year.
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BlackRock shunning Hong Kong property
The fund house's Asia head of real estate says the Chinese territory looks “mighty expensive”, but others feel its relentless rise in property prices is justified.
Top hiring trends: Insurers shake up teams
AsianInvestor is looking at the most important hiring and staffing themes of the year so far. Today, we look at big changes in the investment teams at the region's insurers.
Schroders rejigs Asia bond team as De Mello exits
The UK fund house has split the regional fixed income unit into investment and business components, named a new division head and re-assigned portfolio responsibilities.
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Singapore’s S-VACC to gain from onshoring private funds
Industry observers are confident that offshore private funds will take advantage of the Singapore Variable Capital Company structure, provided the tax conditions make sense.
Asia could see Mifid-lite regulations by 2020
The introduction of tougher fee disclosure rules in Europe spells bad news for high charging fund groups in Asia, as local regulators look to emulate the Mifid II rules.
Photos: Institutional Excellence Awards
We honour the outstanding institutions in the region at a dinner in Singapore.
Mercer’s Asia wealth head exits for own venture
Steven Seow has left the consultancy to focus on building up his own business, which connects bankers to projects. This follows a senior shake-up at the firm early last year.
BlackRock hires SE Asia chief; Kevin Hardy to exit
The US asset manager has appointed a former Barclays executive as part of a shuffle of regional responsibilities.
Institutional Excellence Awards dinner
The cream of Asia's institutional investors gather in Singapore for our annual awards.
Photos: 9th SE Asia Institutional Investment Forum
Leading institutional investors from Asia and beyond gather in Singapore for AsianInvestor's 9th Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum.
9th Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum
Leading institutional investors from across Southeast Asia and beyond gathered in Singapore on December 6 and 7 for the annual AsianInvestor conference.
Japan Post Bank plans tenfold growth in alts, hedge funds
Japan Post Bank, a relative newcomer to alternatives investing, aims to up its current $7 billion allocation by almost 10 times its current level to help deliver higher returns.
Fee cuts leading more HNWIs to buy funds: Credit Suisse
Tan Wei Mei, head of portfolio solutions for Credit Suisse Private Banking in Asia Pacific, says lower fees are leading more wealthy clients to consider funds as an investment.
Instos plan to illuminate new assets with smart beta
Increasingly asset owners could allocate using factor investing in fixed income, as a replacement for hedge funds, in local markets and even in combination with ESG.
CenterSquare’s Asia head exits; office to move
The property investor’s Singapore-based co-head of global real estate securities has left the US firm, which is understood to be moving its Asia team to a new location in the Lion City.
New MAS bans highlight issues for wealth managers
The Singapore regulator's banning of two more individuals for breaches related to the 1MDB scandal could foreshadow more industry closures.
Axa Insurance to add niche bond and ESG funds
The Singapore-based deputy director for investment and wealth management at Axa Insurance is adding funds in both areas in response to rising investor demand.
Chinese instos build CLO appetite, amid rising risks
Asian institutional investors are increasingly lapping up new CLO issuances in the US, the largest market for such leveraged loans, according to a private debt manager.
Amundi to cut Asia staff, funds in post-merger revamp
The French fund house will cut poorly performing and overlapping funds and focus on products close to client preferences, as it aims to build Asia AUM, said the group deputy CIO.
