Asia
managers favour new investment fund laws pwc
Asset managers in Singapore are highly receptive to plans for a new investment fund framework, with about 90% preferring an open-ended investment company structure, according to a PwC survey.
manulife holdings buys MAAKL Mutual
Manulife Holdings Berhad, the Malaysian arm of Canada's Manulife Financial, has agreed to acquire MAAKL Mutual, a Malaysian unit trust company, from the MAA Group Berhad and other shareholders.
fullerton to appoint mccallum portfolio manager
Fullerton Fund Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Temasek Holdings, will be appointing Bedlam Asset Management's Ian McCallum as a portfolio manager.
singapore affluents most likely to use ifas
Affluent Singaporeans are more likely to seek advice from a financial adviser before making an investment decision than their counterparts in Hong Kong and the UAE, according to a new Friends Provident International survey.
DeVere’s Green expanding Acuma into Hong Kong
The deVere Group’s founder and chief executive is to expand the Acuma wealth management operation he bought earlier this year into Hong Kong next week, as the first step in a planned roll-out across Asia, International Adviser can exclusively reveal.