{
  "id": 17673753,
  "title": "Retirement, wealth and AI: What a changing Asia means for investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/retirement-wealth-and-ai-what-a-changing-asia-means-for-investors",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-01T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/retirement-wealth-ai-what-a-changing-asia-means-for-investors-wellington-management"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Wellington Management celebrates three decades in Singapore, APAC head Janet Perumal reflects on the evolving nature of Asia's investors and the increasing importance of staying close to clients in navigating a complex market environment. Geopolitical uncertainty, persistent inflation and greater dispersion across markets have made research, selectivity and disciplined decision-making more crucial for investors. At the same time, structural shifts such as generational wealth transfer, retirement reform, private-market access and artificial intelligence are transforming what investors require from their portfolios.\n\nAccording to Perumal, the advantage in the current information-rich environment lies in having deep insights to understand what to make of it, which can be achieved through active investing. Unlike passive investing, active managers make deliberate choices about where to allocate capital and where to avoid allocation. Wellington Management, a Boston-headquartered firm, has been managing assets worth US$1.37 trillion (S$1.75 trillion) for clients in over 60 markets for over three decades. The company's Singapore office, established in 1996, is a key part of its global investment platform.\n\nWellington Management's long-term commitment to Asia-Pacific, beginning with the opening of its Singapore office in 1996, has allowed the firm to build strong relationships and stay informed about market developments, capital markets, wealth channels, retirement systems, and investor expectations. The firm's proximity to APAC clients enables it to bring long-term active management, deep research, and independent thinking to their portfolios.\n\nThe firm's entrepreneurial DNA, rooted in private ownership, long-term thinking, and a culture that encourages independent decision-making, has resulted in a model where independent perspectives, open debate, and accountability are valued at the investment-team level. This approach allows Wellington Management to provide clients with access to a broad global research ecosystem, offering the breadth of a global platform combined with the focus and conviction of specialist teams.\n\nA practical example of this approach is Wellington Management's Daily Morning Meeting, a forum established more than 50 years ago where investment professionals exchange views, challenge assumptions, and test ideas to improve their understanding of the markets. The firm's private ownership model also enables it to invest in capabilities, talent, and tools with long-term client outcomes in mind, rather than focusing on short-term pressures. This mindset is guided by the principle of \"client, firm, self,\" which reminds the firm to prioritize clients' needs, build the firm for the long term, and approach its work with a shared sense of responsibility.",
  "summary": "As Wellington Management marks three decades in Singapore, APAC head Janet Perumal reflects on how the region’s investors are evolving – and why staying close to clients remains critical to navigating what comes next",
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}