Fund management

Two-thirds of Singapore insurance asset managers plan to outsource fund management: survey 

Respondents from the city-state also say they aim to increase their allocations to private markets

Perpetual has been trying to sell its wealth management business for around two years as part of a restructuring plan.

Australia’s Perpetual exits wealth in A$500 million Bain sale

The sale is another foray by an international firm tapping the country’s booming pensions and wealth market

A supervisory review by MAS has uncovered "serious control failings" in Capital Asia Investments’ compliance with the regulator's anti-money laundering requirements.

Singapore police arrest Capital Asia Investments directors, seize over S$160 million in assets

MAS says Singapore fund manager is being investigated for suspected money laundering

Eleanor Seet, president and head of Asia ex-Japan at Amova Asset Management, sees both opportunities and challenges for Singapore’s equities markets over the next five to 10 years.

Amova bets on ‘new Singapore sectors’ as MAS expands EQDP

It believes these industries represent the structural future of the country’s economy

View of Asia Square Tower 1. Hongkong Land is the general partner and manager of the fund, and holds a majority stake at inception as a founding investor, along with QIA and APG Asset Management.

Hongkong Land launches S$8.2 billion private fund with portfolio including Asia Square Tower 1 and One Raffles Link

Singapore’s largest commercial real estate private fund is targeting to reach at least S$15b in gross asset value

Singapore ranked third in an Imas survey of top-rated Asian markets for 2026.

About half of Singapore fund managers expect STI to rise 5-10% in 2026, potentially hitting fresh records

According to the Imas survey, the positive outlook comes amid broader bullish sentiment towards Asian equities

The preference for right skewness, an asymmetric focus on winners, and performance-chasing help to explain concentration’s rise in popularity over the past decade.

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