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HSBC GAM veteran relocates to Singapore from HK; legalsuper COO exits; Vanguard Super names head of strategy; HKEX appoints senior IT executives; Linklaters hires former SFC member in Hong Kong; and more.

AustralianSuper reshuffles investment leadership team; SFC welcomes first female CEO; PineBridge appoints Southeast Asia institutional sales head; ICG forms APAC infrastructure investment team in Singapore and Sydney; Milliman names head of life insurance consulting for Indonesia; and more.

Hong Kong's regulator sees scope for opening up a maturing crypto market to retail investors, but questions remain about whether investors are sufficiently protected.

Ashley Alder to leave the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission before his tenure ends; FWD Group appoints new chair; Chubb Life names president of life insurance operations in Korea; Troy Rieck of LGIASuper relocates to the UAE to become the CIO for the Emirates Investment Authority; UniSuper revamps investment team; BNP Paribas AM names new Singapore CEO; and more

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will soon unveil their initial study about transforming the city into a carbon trading hub that connects China with the rest of the world.

The city's booming asset management industry is boosted by rising interest from family offices, the Wealth Connect scheme and a growing retail investor base.

As the city closes in on mandatory reporting of ESG, smaller fund managers and asset owners will need to find ways to cover a whole new world of reporting and transparency.

The latest run-up in the price of Bitcoin has sparked more interest in digital tokenised investments, particularly among wealthy families and individuals.

The head of Hong Kong's securities watchdog says ensuring the stability of non-bank lenders has “rocketed up the priority list” since the Covid-19 crash in March.

The regulator could focus more on corporate governance and work with HKEx to drive disclosure standardisation, says Nana Li of the Asian Corporate Governance Association.

As rival exchanges vie for control of key aspects of the cross-border system for trading ETFs, Hong Kong's regulator attempts to move the market forward in other ways

The former deputy head of Hong Kong’s securities regulator will join ICI, in a move tipped to increase the investment industry trade group's influence in the region.