Standard Chartered has launched a new multi-asset fund with BlackRock as sub-manager to help wealth clients invest across Asia Pacific markets.
The Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund is the eighth sub-fund under Standard Chartered’s Variable Capital Company platform. It is also the bank’s third fund launch in 2026.
The strategy invests across equities, fixed income and liquid alternatives, with the aim of supporting long-term capital growth and income.
The portfolio will be dynamically allocated across Asia Pacific asset classes, using BlackRock’s equity and fixed income investment approach.
The fund will be offered to accredited and professional investors across Standard Chartered’s Priority, Priority Private and Private Banking segments.
It will be available in Hong Kong, Singapore, the UAE, Jersey, Malaysia, Kenya and Nigeria, with more markets to follow.
Sumeet Bhambri, Global Head of Advisory and Managed Investments, Wealth Solutions at Standard Chartered, said,
“By combining our open architecture platform with BlackRock’s global multi-asset capabilities, we can provide our clients with a well-diversified, institutional-quality solution to capture opportunities across Asia Pacific region.
This latest addition further strengthens our VCC platform, which is focused on delivering differentiated, hard-to-access strategies that help clients navigate increasingly complex market environments while building resilient portfolios.”
Andrew Landman, Deputy Head of Asia Pacific and Head of Asia Pacific Wealth at BlackRock, said,
“Together with Standard Chartered, we aim to bring our multi-asset investment expertise and disciplined portfolio construction approach to help investors access diversified sources of return and build resilient portfolios through market cycles.”
Standard Chartered launched its VCC platform in June 2024 to work with asset managers on investment strategies for its wealth clients.
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