Standard Chartered Bank Launches United States $1.3 Trillion Asset Manager Wellington Management New Actively Managed Asia Income Fund (Wellington Asia Quality Income Fund) for Clients in Singapore with No Upfront Sales Charge, Invests in Quality (Strong Balance Sheets, Competitive Advantages & Sound Governance) & Dividend-Paying Companies in Asia ex-Japan, Fund Managed by Equity Portfolio Manager Naveen Venkataramani, Standard Chartered Bank Had Exclusive Launch of Wellington Credit Total Return Strategy in 2024 for Private Bank & Retail Clients in Hong Kong & Singapore, Wellington Credit Total Return Strategy AUM at $1.3 Billion
16th December | Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Bank has launched United States asset manager Wellington Management ($1.3 trillion AUM) new actively managed Asia income fund (Wellington Asia Quality Income Fund) for clients in Singapore with no upfront sales charge, with the fund investing in quality (strong balance sheets, competitive advantages & sound governance) & dividend-paying companies in Asia ex-Japan. The fund is managed by Equity Portfolio Manager Naveen Venkataramani. In 2024, Standard Chartered Bank had exclusive launch of Wellington Credit Total Return strategy for private bank & retail clients in Hong Kong & Singapore. Wellington Credit Total Return strategy AUM has crossed $1.3 billion. Announcement (16/12/25): “Wellington Management (“Wellington” or “the firm”), one of the world’s largest independent asset managers with US$1.3 trillion assets under management, today announced the expansion of the successful partnership it established with Standard Chartered Bank (“Standard Chartered” or “the bank”). The Wellington Asia Quality Income Fund is now available to the bank’s clients in Singapore through new share classes with no upfront sales charge. The tie-up builds on a successful partnership between Standard Chartered and Wellington. The firm’s Credit Total Return strategy was introduced to the bank’s private banking clients and retail banking customers in Singapore and Hong Kong on an exclusive basis in 2024. The award-winning UCITS fund vehicle has surpassed US$1.3 billion of assets under management since it was launched less than two years ago … … Managed by Naveen Venkataramani, a veteran Equity Portfolio Manager, and supported by Wellington’s dedicated Asia Quality Equity team and the global research platform, the actively managed Wellington Asia Quality Income Fund emphasizes quality businesses with strong balance sheets, competitive advantages, and sound governance, targeting three types of dividend companies: Dividend Compounders, Dividend Leaders, and Dividend Surprisers.”
“ Standard Chartered Bank Launches United States $1.3 Trillion Asset Manager Wellington Management New Actively Managed Asia Income Fund (Wellington Asia Quality Income Fund) for Clients in Singapore with No Upfront Sales Charge, Invests in Quality (Strong Balance Sheets, Competitive Advantages & Sound Governance) & Dividend-Paying Companies in Asia ex-Japan, Fund Managed by Equity Portfolio Manager Naveen Venkataramani, Standard Chartered Bank Had Exclusive Launch of Wellington Credit Total Return Strategy in 2024 for Private Bank & Retail Clients in Hong Kong & Singapore, Wellington Credit Total Return Strategy AUM at $1.3 Billion “
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Chia Chia Chng, Head of Southeast Asia Wealth at Wellington Management: “We are delighted to deepen our partnership with Standard Chartered Bank by offering exclusive no- load share classes in our Asia Quality Income Fund to their clients in Singapore. This collaboration underscores our shared commitment to providing investors access to quality solutions designed to deliver income and capital appreciation … … Our Asia Quality Income strategy focuses on quality, dividend-paying companies across the Asia ex- Japan region —businesses we believe are well-positioned to provide upside capture potential and downside mitigation benefits amid market uncertainties driven by growth concerns, trade policies, and geopolitics. Investors can invest in the Fund without paying upfront fees through the new Class B Shares at Standard Chartered Bank, and we hope these shares classes will encourage longer-term investing habits.”
Naveen Venkataramani, Equity Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management: “Dividends are a key investment driver in Asia ex-Japan, historically accounting for 65% of total returns. Moreover, I think Asia’s dividend payout has room to grow, with the region’s improving cash-flow generation and low debt levels supportive of further dividend growth. These qualities are bolstered by structural tailwinds, reforms and external drivers that are positively influencing the region.”
Wellington Management – Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 2,500 clients in more than 60 countries. The firm manages more than US$1.3 trillion, as of 30 September 2025, for pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, family offices, fund sponsors, global wealth managers, and other clients. Wellington aspires to provide excellent service to clients through a unique combination of independence enabled by its distinctive private partnership model, diverse perspectives through its unified, multi-asset investment platform, and relentless curiosity and intellectual rigor fostered by its enduring collaborative culture.
Standard Chartered Bank Launches United States $1.3 Trillion Asset Manager Wellington Management New Actively Managed Asia Income Fund (Wellington Asia Quality Income Fund) for Clients in Singapore with No Upfront Sales Charge, Invests in Quality (Strong Balance Sheets, Competitive Advantages & Sound Governance) & Dividend-Paying Companies in Asia ex-Japan, Fund Managed by Equity Portfolio Manager Naveen Venkataramani, Standard Chartered Bank Had Exclusive Launch of Wellington Credit Total Return Strategy in 2024 for Private Bank & Retail Clients in Hong Kong & Singapore, Wellington Credit Total Return Strategy AUM at $1.3 Billion
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