Singapore

Asset Owners

Feb 14, 2019

Indira Vergis

The city-state's newest life insurer is looking to appoint more third-party fund managers this year as it grows its assets and expands across borders, its CEO tells AsianInvestor.

Asset Owners

Feb 13, 2019

Joe Marsh

The Swiss insurer's Hong Kong and Singapore businesses are looking to buy illiquid alternatives for the first time, despite the relatively meagre returns on offer.

Fund Managers

Jan 23, 2019

Joe Marsh

The chief executive, chief financial officer and chief operating officer are moving on, and the fund house’s choice of new CEO is seen as surprising.

Asset Owners

Jan 21, 2019

Richard Newell

Institutional investors have a key role to play in this initiative since natural capital is not well looked after in Asia, says a new umbrella body launched on Monday.

Fund Managers

Jan 16, 2019

Joe Marsh

The US firm is looking to lure more Asian institutional money into its exchange-traded funds, but regionally listed products remain a hard sell.

Event Highlights

Dec 13, 2018

The Editors

Leading institutional investors from across the region gathered in Singapore on December 5 and 6 for the annual AsianInvestor conference.

Event Highlights

Dec 13, 2018

The Editors

AsianInvestor honoured the outstanding institutions in the region at a dinner in Singapore earlier this month.

Event Highlights

Dec 13, 2018

The Editors

The best of Asia's institutional investors gathered in Singapore on December 5 for our annual awards for asset owners.

Asset Owners

Dec 11, 2018

The Editors

AsianInvestor reveals why we chose Korea Teachers Credit Union, GIC of Singapore and the Bureau of Labor Funds as the top institutions for Korea, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Asset Owners

Dec 9, 2018

Richard Morrow

The ministry is set to issue a request for proposal for an outsourced chief investment officer solution to its pension assets. It could be followed by others, say several sources.

Asset Owners

Nov 18, 2018

Indira Vergis

The central bank hopes to draw more private equity and infrastructure fund operators to Singapore and may yet push more money out to external managers in time.

Asset Owners

Oct 24, 2018

Indira Vergis

Insurance firms in Singapore will need to review existing custodian agreements or even renegotiate them in view of incoming rule changes, regulation experts say.

Fund Managers

Sep 4, 2018

Joe Marsh

Most of the fund house’s emerging market equity investment staff are moving on as it takes steps to rationalise its product lineup.

Moves

Aug 9, 2018

Joe Marsh Jolie Ho

The private bank is bringing in a bond market veteran as chief investment officer, with the current incumbent set to take on another role.

Fund Managers

Jul 27, 2018

Richard Newell

A lack of scale in Singapore and the problems of trying to sell funds with no distribution costs or adviser commissions are seen as key reasons for Vanguard closing the office.

Fund Managers

Jul 25, 2018

Joe Marsh

The $1 trillion US fund house is fast adding staff in Hong Kong across investment and sales, as other asset managers consolidate or retrench in the region.

Asset Owners

Jul 11, 2018

Joe Marsh

The Singapore state investor is steadily expanding its North America portfolio and has opened a third US office, in Washington, DC. But it may slow its pace of deal-making globally.

Fund Managers

Jul 9, 2018

Richard Newell

A senior fund manager's departure will herald increased responsibility for the Asian equities team led by Ng Soo Nam.

Fund Selectors

Jul 4, 2018

Joe Marsh

A senior executive will switch from Eastspring Investments, part of UK-based Prudential, to replace Paul Wilson as insurers in Asia look to develop their offerings for wealthy clients.