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Asian investors want to see what role Europe is going to play in this multipolar world, says Dirk Goergen, chief commercial officer of the European asset manager DWS.

Companies & Markets

More Asia investors turning to Europe for diversification in multi-polar world, says DWS

They are also looking at themes beyond the first wave of investments into AI

DPM Gan Kim Yong says Singapore “needs to renew its usefulness and relevance in a fast-changing world”.

Companies & Markets

Singapore to introduce new corporate structure for insurance, speed up approval of new fund types: DPM Gan

Initiatives are part of Republic’s push to build ‘trusted market infrastructure for Asia’s next phase’

China's private securities-investment fund market - the country’s closest equivalent to hedge funds - shows signs of improving fundraising momentum.

China’s private fund assets hit record as quant managers surge

2,348 private funds, with 928.7 billion yuan in combined registered assets, were registered in April

"“This gives the healthcare sector the reason to be the most defensive sector," said Wei Fu, chief executive of CBC.

Consumer & Healthcare

London’s Global Healthcare Opportunities and Singapore-based CBC Group to merge creating investment giant: FT

The merger is expected to create a US$21 billion investor employing more than 200 professionals globally

Non-bank financial intermediaries account for just 30% of total financial assets in Japan, lower than the global share of 50%.

BOJ warns of financial system risks from investment fund activity

Executive director Kazushige Kamiyama says that movements by global hedge funds can worsen market volatility

Hillhouse opened an office in Abu Dhabi in April, underscoring the growing importance of the Gulf region to investment managers even during the Middle East conflict.

Wealth & Investing

Hillhouse taps investors, own cash in bid to raise US$8 billion

It seeks US$7 billion for an Asia-focused buyout fund, and US$1 billion to US$1.5 billion for a growth strategy

Senior executives of the participating institutions at the signing ceremony include Eddy Porwanto, acting CEO of INA (sixth from left), Zhang Qingsong, chairman and CEO of CIC (seventh from left), Israfil Mammadov, CEO of State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (eighth from left) and Wu Peng, chairman of CGS International Securities (extreme right).

Three sovereign wealth funds anchor new China-Asean investment platform; US$520 million secured in first close

There are plans to expand the programme to US$1 billion as it targets opportunities emerging from deeper ties between China, S-E Asia

Endowus CIO Hugh Chung says investor education needs to start before capital is deployed, with ongoing communication even more important amid recent developments.

Companies & Markets

Singapore’s wealthy reassess private credit exposure after US funds trigger redemption curbs

Wave of gating events in America exposes an education gap among this group

While Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen is a “huge” believer in the power of AI, he worries about rampant corporate valuations and the uncertain profit outlook for it.

Opinion & Features

Norway’s US$2 trillion wealth fund is sounding a warning on Iran

It is now planning for all sorts of potentially bleak scenarios as global economic resilience is tested

The new fund is in addition to Singtel Innov8’s existing US$250 million evergreen fund.

Companies & Markets

Singtel unit launches US$250 million global AI growth fund

The Singtel Innov8 fund will back high-growth AI startups

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