HSBC: tech and geopolitics give mixed signals to rich investors
Over a half of replies to an HSBC GBP survey were bullish on the S&P 500, Hang Seng Index and Strait Times Index.
Morningstar: Only 14.2% of active managers beat passives during the past decade
Active fund performance was especially poor in large-cap equities, making it ‘increasingly difficult to justify their higher fees’.
Janus Henderson: Dividends in Apac declined last year
Dividends in Asia Pacific ex-Japan fell in 2024, while Japan saw its dividend growth exceed all other major stock markets.
HSBC: Rich investors spread their net wider
A report by the bank finds that wealthiest investors in Hong Kong look for global diversification.
Survey: Singaporeans feel financial stress
Saving for retirement is the major concern for Singaporeans, a Fidelity International survey found.
Singapore banks struggle with client exodus amid KYC failures
Singapore banks need to digitally transform onboarding processes to enhance efficiencies, argues Fenergo.
Fidelity: ‘AI remains more of a buzz word than a profit driver’
Most analysts do not expect AI to have an impact on company profitability this year despite increased spending.
Singapore’s financial sector prepares for more enforcement action in 2025
Singapore braces for tightened compliance measures with a 22% increase in fines issued in 2024 from 2023, according to an industry report.
Survey: Hong Kong’s aggressive investors
Meanwhile, wealth managers struggle with regulatory overload.
Schroders: Asia wealth managers gorge on private markets
Financial advisers and wealth managers in Asia are seeing private markets allocation rise in response to shifting market dynamics.
MSCI Survey: financial asset prices don’t reflect climate risks
Yet, survey respondents recognise future impacts on economic activity and migration patterns.
UBS: Wealthy individuals continue buying arts and antiques
The Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2024 also found a decline in average spending levels by value.
Morningstar: Thematic fund assets double in past five years despite volatility
However, the sector has experienced volatility and inconsistency.
Natixis: Asian financial advisers fret over wealth transfers
Although worried they will not retain assets from client’s spouses or children, financial advisers remain optimistic about client growth.
Goldman Sachs: optimism grows for alts despite valuation gaps
LPs are broadening their private markets portfolios, often with co-investments and secondaries, a survey by the bank finds.
BlackRock: insurers will increase private market allocations
BlackRock’s annual global insurance report found that most insurers surveyed plan to increase their investments to private assets in the next two years.
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The FSA Spy market buzz – 11 April 2025
Lazard actively looks at Next Gen; Goldman Sachs loves active in small places; Janus Henderson is reassuring; Private equity’s overflowing war chest; Jevons Paradox; Hamlet’s wisdom and much more.
