Asia
Never have mutual-fund industry associations around Asia come together for a common cause, until Fatca.
The recruitment of Gary Dugan in Singapore forms part of a hiring spree in the firm's products and services team that is set to continue.
Guidance is needed over new proposals that could hit fund capital gains and damage foreign investment into India.
He says private banks will win the race for Asia's wealth and explains how he intends to go about it. He talks about his time at Goldman, and what asset managers must do.
Private equity is benefiting from the rise of sovereign funds, leading many to expand their investment platforms.
Asia head for iShares, Julius Baer adds China team, UBS bolsters family office, Deutsche starts sec lending desk and Barings hires in institutional sales, among others.
Experts see a cyclical reordering in emerging markets as LatAm overtakes Asia in appeal, while institutional investors are set to transform market dynamics.
Jones Lang LaSalle is among those setting up teams in Asia to service wealthy individuals in response to rising interest in real estate.
The bank adds Wendy Liu from RBS, which is selling its cash equities business to CIMB. Nomura is reshuffling as it builds its Asia equity offering.
Amy Cho, Asia-Pacific business development head at Pictet Asset Management, discusses how interest in local- and hard-currency EM debt is gaining critical mass.
A trend of asset outflows is reversing in Asia, but hedge funds are expected to find capital-raising tough this year.
State Street has hired its first Asia head of business development for exchange-traded funds to target fund managers, among others.
Mathews Asia's Robert Horrocks says Greek default would have minimal impact on Asia. The firm talks about its expansion and product plans.
Built upon the bank’s custody and fund admin business, HSBC’s fledgling prime brokerage platform will expand to the US after roll-outs in Europe and Asia.
Exchanges and governments are largely to blame, with Hong Kong a particular culprit and a profit margin that leaves Apple in the dust.