Initial assets are a drop in the Ocean, but former investment banker Will Li is confident that a good track record, starting amid the 2009 bull run, will attract investors.
The exchange-traded fund market has come a long way since the launch of the first Asia ex-Japan ETF a decade ago.
The firm intends to boost its Asian fixed-income capabilities and regional client servicing under the new leadership of Mark Lazberger and Michael Stapleton.
Marco Polo’s Alan Landau expects 2009 to be a return to happier times for A-share investors.
Former First State bigwig takes on newly created role as head of fixed income.
KGR appeals to Brits hankering for Asian exposure without tax or volatility headaches.
China private equity specialist teams up with Siemens, BASF, Zurich Insurance Company and Mannheim.
Assuming regulators sign off, it will announce a Hong Kong dollar ETF on June 20.
Citigroup is offering a US managed equities programme, but the tech constraints have yet to go multi-currency.
Pension fund awards $25 million mandates to Merrill Lynch and Loomis Sayles to manage its global fixed-income portfolio.
The Taiwanese bank is expanding its capital markets team and plans to invest in more complex products.
Nikko Asset Mgmt is launching the first China A-share equities fund for Japanese institutional and private clients.
Start up mezzanine finance provider founded by three ex investment bankers goes live in Singapore.
Dai-ichi Life IBJ is teaming with the US fund manager to provide Japanese institutions with enhanced indexed product.
Stephen Barker, senior analyst at Japan Advisory talks about Whitney''s Asian long/short healthcare fund.
London-based KBC Alpha sets up an Asian office to keep track of the region''s expanding hedge fund industry.
Peter Churchouse, ex-Morgan property analyst, sets up long/short fund with a private equity twist.
A Japan quant fund is next in the pipeline for Tokyo-based boutique.
Samsung and Citibank are teaming up to introduce a product based on a Hedge Fund Research index.
Nikko Asset Management is to offer its first offshore fund of hedge funds for Japanese pension fund clients.