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Capital Group CEO sees more M&A coming for active asset managers

The world’s biggest active fund manager aims to drive consolidation, targeting 20% of US active fund share by 2036

BlackRock's active ETFs have attracted investors looking to capitalise on market dispersion through its low cost products.

BlackRock quarterly profit rises on active ETFs, performance fees

Total assets under management at the world’s largest asset manager comes in at US$13.89 trillion

Danantara planned to combine the asset management firms it owns, aiming to build a larger player to compete locally and across the region.

Danantara advances asset manager merger with 2.7 trillion rupiah deal

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund seeks to create ‘a champion with strong competitiveness’

BlackRock's fund will use the MSCI Asean Index as its benchmark, and employ quantitative strategies to favour value, yield and momentum, with a bias towards large-cap stocks.

BlackRock to launch quant fund trading Singapore stocks

The actively managed fund, with at least S$500 million in assets, will allocate 50% or more to Singapore at the start

The current carried interest measure in Hong Kong, under which profits are not taxed, applies only to private equity investments.

Hong Kong close to proposing tax cuts to lure asset and wealth managers

Dubai and Singapore’s tax perks draw fund managers, pulling wealth and investment away from Hong Kong

South Korean stocks on Thursday added another 3.8%, having already leapfrogged French and German markets to become the ninth largest in size globally.

World’s top money managers favour emerging markets, Citi says

The shift is a consequence of policy uncertainty and blowout fiscal deficit in the US

Schonfeld has around 200 employees in the region, with its largest office in Hong Kong.

Schonfeld to start second equity unit focusing on Asia-Pacific

Triwood Asset Management’s operations will be spread across Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and New York

The global investment giants need to work with domestic brokerages to get their products to more retail investors such as Yoda.

Blackstone leads the race to unlock US$7 trillion of cash in Japan

The firm and rivals are trying to coax them to put more of it in private equity and credit

Ares chief executive officer Michael Arougheti said that the robust investor demand in all of Ares' channels is continuing.

Ares’ CEO forecasts ‘strong’ fundraising as assets reach record

Its cash reserve rises 17% to US$156 billion in 2025, boosting its quarterly dividend more than 20% to US$1.35 a share