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Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Singapore is on track to become one of the biggest asset management hubs in the world by 2025 - usurping Tokyo and Boston. According to the See the Future report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which maps the world's sectors growth including asset management ...

World-class Aussie funds reach Europe through UCITS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... homegrown firms to capitalise on this new UCITS regime. The group now has a UCITS fund managed by its top-performing Asian fund manager Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM). Christine Feldmanis, managing director, Treasury Group Investment Services ...

Johnson Report maps out new world order

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The report commissioned by the Government a year ago to look into how to improve Australia's appeal as a financial services centre has come up with a host of recommendations that could transform the local wealth management industry. The Australian Financial ...

Challenger selects Five Oceans for Asian equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... than $120 million in funds under management. Lovett said, aside from the new manager, the investment mandate for the Asian fund has been broadened to include India and the China Share fund can now invest in Taiwanese stocks. Challenger's decision prompted ...

Asian fund taps Dixon for cap raising

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The ASX-listed Asian Masters Fund has approached financial planning firm Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services for a capital raising. An ASX statement noted the deal will be conducted through an issue of ordinary shares at an issue price of $1.00 ...

Asia FMs to wield more power

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... towards Asia - with far-reaching implications for global fund managers and distributors. For example, inflows-rich Asian fund managers can influence product choices, distributor agreements and competition dynamics more than they have ever been in a position ...

S&P place Advance Asian fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Standard & Poor's downgraded Advance Asian Equity fund from four stars to 'on hold' after the fund replaced its underlying investment manager, Maple-Brown Abbott, to Lion Global Investors. Lion Global Investors forms part of Singapore's Overseas Chinese ...

Lazard appoints Asia MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
Lazard Asset Management has appointed Henry Choon as managing director in business development and marketing for Asia, excluding Japan. Choon has more than 15 years experience in Asian funds management and prior to this appointment worked at Lehman ...

INVESCO Asian fund placed on hold

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
INVESCO's Asian Share Fund has been placed on hold by Standard & Poor's following the departure of its Hong Kong chief investment officer. Patrick Shum's departure is a significant event, according to S&P, and the ratings and research house will be ...

K2 keeps kicking goals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... returns of 33.7 per cent for the year to end of May and 84.2 per cent since its January 2005 inception while the K2 Asian Fund returned 27.2 per cent over the same period. "We have been able to deliver strong performance from investing in international ...