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Perpetual reshuffles, BlackRock finds Australia head, Henderson hires from Challenger, Asia sales director exits Martin Currie, BTIG adds sales traders, and Falcon hires Hong ...
The US firm is intent on expanding its investment capabilities globally and sees Asian fixed income as a key plank in that strategy.
What selecting the top asset managers for our Investment Performance Awards says about the state of the industry in Asia.
Greece has to exit the bloc before structural reforms can take place, says lecturer Robert Pozen. He sees Spain as the big worry, but outlines his solution.
The region's long/short equity strategies had the highest market correlation, followed by event-driven and arbitrage, according to Eurkeahedge.
The risk-return profile of US high-yield fixed income, plus its liquidity, makes it the most attractive asset class for global investors, says strategist James McDonald.
A new series of macro indices is launched to capture returns from asset allocation. Ability to customise means it may appeal to asset owners.
The law as it stands will impact Asia-based mutual funds in unforeseen ways, warns trade body ICI Global.
The currency is no longer structurally undervalued and London is set to act as a key outpost in its increased use in international investment.
China managers operating via the RQFII scheme will drive cross-border portability, stirring regulators to sign bilateral agreements, says BNPP.
The bar for a new round of quantitative easing is high, but Europe casts a shadow over US recovery, says Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank's Dennis Lockhart.
ADM Capital sees a role to fill in providing emergency loans to mid-sized businesses as European capital dries up.
The firm hires Axel Maier from Wellington Management as part of a drive to shift focus to institutional investors in the region.
The Labour Pension Fund is offering six equal absolute-return mandates, but its return targets and low fees are criticised.
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.
Mansfield Mok joins EFG Asset Management, which is building an investment capability in Hong Kong, while GAM adds Kevin Chan.
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.
The consultancy worries Korea's corporate pension plans are so conservative that they may not be able to pay their liabilities over the long-term.
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.
FRM’s Japan office is on track to raise $100 million for a Japan-focused strategy of hedge funds.
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.
Saying superannuation funds want more international exposure, Challenger buys a stake in an Asian boutique and is targeting other deals.
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.
China’s social security fund aims to plough up to Rmb250 billion into state-owned enterprises and private-equity funds to support the real economy.
James Rickards, partner at JAC Capital Advisors, plugs his book on currency wars by saying the Fed’s quantitative easing puts the world at risk.
The regulator improves the process of QFII applications and quotas, easing limits on asset allocation and structured products.
Exchanges and governments are largely to blame, with Hong Kong a particular culprit and a profit margin that leaves Apple in the dust.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has hired Masaki Taniguchi as its first head of product development for Asia-Pacific. It aims to tailor its regional offering, including to retail.
It continues to rebuild by hiring the ex-head of private bank sales from HSBC to run Asia products and services out of Hong Kong.
Institutional investors and asset managers are increasingly using algo strategies and DMA technology in a structural shift, notes JP Morgan's Michael Green.
Using multiple platforms causes administrative headaches and makes a technology solution that provides information in digestible format key to client servicing.
The former head of real assets at Korea Post says Korean institutional investors are set to pour money into global alternative investments.
The nascent sector is still largely funded by foreign investment, but Treasury China Trust expects this to change.
HSBC names Asia head of prime services, BoA-Merrill loses Asia cap-intro head, Lothian departs BEA Union, China AMC sees GM step down and Eastspring installs Indonesia team.
Australia's move to charge HFT participants based on the number of messages they send to the exchange is self-defeating, but may be copied, warns Deutsche Bank.
They reveal a smarter way to work for asset managers, who are expected to focus more on private banks. But institutional sales hold the key.
The US fund manager aims to enter retail markets in Malaysia and Vietnam, and build onshore businesses in Taiwan and, ultimately, Indonesia.
Asian sovereigns and pension funds are among investors for the oversubscribed emerging markets private-equity vehicle.
The firm hires Sarah Lu from Axa Rosenberg IM Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong as it extends its portfolio solutions group to the region.
The use of private banks by Asian family offices is set to shrink in the next few years, say FO executives, who concede they themselves face significant challenges.
The partnership will give the UK hedge fund an inroad to the China market, as CICC expands its alternatives range.