Asia

By The Editors | 30 March 2012
BoCom International AM adds CIO, PineBridge hires Bahrain sovereign wealth fund chief, Robeco opens new Sydney office, AMP Capital scales up, and RG Investment Capital brings ...
By Jame DiBiasio | 30 March 2012
The International Finance Corporation is considering issuing mandates to third-party managers to bring $2.5 billion to frontier and emerging public markets.
By Leigh Powell | 30 March 2012
The London-listed firm has re-hired its first Asia employee, Alvin Chua, to be regional head as it looks to target institutional assets, despite a strategic cost-cutting drive.
By Joe Marsh | 30 March 2012
Stephen Joske, senior manager for Asia, describes how the superannuation fund plans to build its presence in Beijing.
By Leigh Powell | 29 March 2012
The UK firm’s global head of fixed income, Karl Dasher, says relative value opportunities underline Asia’s importance as Schroders looks to launch a diversified ...
By Yvonne Chan | 29 March 2012
Asia is well-placed to withstand a slowdown in the West, but markets will likely remain volatile, says CQS chief executive Michael Hintze.
By Joe Marsh | 29 March 2012
The US house’s head of Asian fixed income says a renewed focus on the region’s bonds should result in a change in how they are priced and traded, amid a strong home ...
By Leigh Powell | 29 March 2012
Economic turbulence in 2011 did not prevent the number of ultra-wealthy climbing 7% last year, with emphasis shifting to the East, finds a World Wealth report set to be issued ...
By Leigh Powell | 28 March 2012
The firm is bringing its low-cost indexing approach to the region and has started targeting institutional clients out of its fledgling Hong Kong office.
By Joe Marsh | 27 March 2012
The agency broker has extended the crossing system, which alerts buy-side firms to uncommitted orders on their peers’ trade blotters, to Asia’s equity markets.
By Leigh Powell | 27 March 2012
The Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal in Hong Kong reduces a lifetime ban on Ramesh Kumar Chuharmal Sadhwani to 10 years for a scheme involving Citi Asia wealth management...
By Joe Marsh | 26 March 2012
The UK asset manager has hired Kon Chee-Keat in Singapore. He came from Lion Global Investors, where he has been replaced by a former Deutsche AM veteran.
By Yvonne Chan | 26 March 2012
The UK grocer’s Thai real estate fund could be the start of a trend in Asian property divestment.
By Leigh Powell | 23 March 2012
Coutts appoints Asia chief risk officer from UBS, Deutsche PWM adds global South Asia head, Manulife names new management trio and Alvarez and Marsal re-hires Dubow for Asia ...
By Leigh Powell | 23 March 2012
SIG turns to Five Oceans for a $350 million long-only global equity mandate, seeing its management of volatility as preferable to the dynamic macro approach of JP Morgan AM.
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