Fund management

Siren song of concentrated equity – and the risk of chasing returns

Many who adopt this type of investing do not implement well-diversified allocations

Nicolai Tangen (right) and Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg at a town hall meeting. Since Tangen became CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, its value has increased about 80%.

He runs the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, but his podcast made him famous

Nicolai Tangen says his more public approach is good for transparency and has given Norwegians greater exposure to the US$2.1 trillion fund

Keppel CEO Loh Chin Hua says the company's funds under management reached S$91 billion by mid-2025, up from S$88 billion at the end of 2024.

Keppel prioritises asset monetisation and digitalisation for growth

It remains on track to exceed target of S$100 billion in funds under management by end-2026, says CEO

Throughout the year, the S&P 500 has outperformed its equal-weighted version, which assigns the same importance to a smallish retailer as it does to Apple. 

Brutal year for stock picking spurs trillion-dollar fund exodus

Investors are again forced to confront a painful reality that just seven tech super stocks accounted for an outsize share of returns in 2025

The company will list all of its 31.2 million shares on the UpCom.

Largest Vietnam fund manager eyes UpCom listing in first quarter

The country has made notable progress this year in easing market access for overseas investors

The retrenchment comes as Temasek begins its biggest overhaul in a decade, reorganising its asset management units into three entities.

Temasek-backed Fullerton pares China hedge fund operations, workforce: source

The firm cuts its onshore private fund team from nearly 20 people last year

NUS’ endowment portfolio – which is valued at more than S$15 billion, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute – is spread across segments such as real estate, public and private equity, natural resources and cash.

Singapore varsities, schools have billions in endowment funds: What’s the playbook to grow the monies?

BT takes a peek into what goes on behind-the-scenes of managing these endowment funds

DBS now offers the Franklin Onchain US Dollar Short-Term Money Market Fund, in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

DBS, Franklin Templeton launch Singapore’s first tokenised retail fund

The fund is available to the bank’s wealth clients and accredited investors, with retail access expected in Q1 2026

The UK government has said it will take a “reserve power” to force pension funds to invest in the domestic economy.

UK launches ‘Sterling 20’ club to drum up investment

[LONDON] The British government launched on Monday (Oct 20) a club comprising 20 of the country’s largest pension funds, to try to drum up coordinated backing for local infrastructure, as major pensio...

The portfolio managers for the Avanda Singapore Discovery Fund are Richard Chan (left), partner and head of equities at Avanda Asset Management, as well as Sherman Lim.

Avanda eyes 15% returns with Discovery Fund targeting Singapore stocks

Fund to focus on severely undervalued stocks, turnaround companies and ‘local champions’ with long-term promise