Standard Chartered offers Asia-Pacific exposure to UAE investors

UK investment bank Standard Chartered will offer its Asia-focused multi-asset fund to investors in the UAE, targeting various asset classes in the Asia Pacific.

The Signature Select APAC Allocation Plus fund was launched in collaboration with US asset manager BlackRock and will provide diversified exposure, investing across equities, fixed income and liquid alternatives.

The fund aims to deliver long-term capital appreciation alongside income generation, Standard Chartered said in a statement.

The fund will be initially open to investors across Standard Chartered’s priority, priority private, and private banking segments in the UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jersey, Malaysia, Kenya and Nigeria, with other markets to follow.

Andrew Landman, deputy head of Asia-Pacific and head of Asia-Pacific Wealth at BlackRock, said the company sees strong economic growth prospects across Asia-Pacific, as many Asian assets remain underappreciated.

“We see compelling opportunities for active investing,” he said.

This is the eighth sub-fund launched to date by Standard Chartered and its third fund launch in 2026.

In February 2024, Mubadala and Goldman Sachs signed a $1 billion agreement to invest in private credit deals in the Asia-Pacific region.

CE-Invests, the investment arm of the UAE’s Crescent Enterprises, announced plans in November 2025 to invest AED1 billion ($272 million) over the next three years in high-growth markets across India, Southeast Asia and the GCC.

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