Martin Currie’s emerging-market investor Kim Catechis says the next decade’s growth opportunity is intra-EM, but worries that wealth has led to complacent policymaking.
Singapore-based APS Asset Management will make its China equity strategy available to Martin Currie’s global clients.
Portfolio manager Chris Ruffle will leave Martin Currie due to a conflict of interest over a convertible bond investment. Meanwhile, the firm is searching for three new executives.
Jean-Luc Eyssautier has left Axa Investment Managers to join Martin Currie Investment Management as Asia sales director.
Martin Currie’s Richard Evans says only a few dozen stocks from the entire region merit owning.
Chen Ee-Fang has departed the UK asset manager. Regional head Kimon Kouryialas will relocate to Singapore until a replacement is hired.
The fund manager is set to sign with more distribution partners and, further down the track, will establish a dealing capability and hire more analysts.
The fund house has named Chen Ee Fang as its business development director for the region.
The independent asset manager is opening a new office in Singapore as part of a deeper push in the region.
The court freezes $6 million in QFII assets over an alleged breach of Chinese trading rules.