CSRC seeks to curb banks’ outsourcing of bond mandates

The Singaporean fund house has created a co-head structure for its multi-asset team and made three new appointments in an investment reshuffle.

Far fewer Chinese stocks than planned will be initially included in MSCI's emerging markets indexes. Some suggest the firm may have felt compelled to relax certain criteria.

Indosuez to buy CIC's Asia wealth business; Natixis GAM names Asia head; under-pressure Anbang adds European CIO; BNY Mellon hires Rohan Singh; ex-HSBC exec gets HK ban; Deutsche WM plans hiring spree; BNP Paribas AM appoints India CIO; China Life names president; Old Mutual GI sets up EM equity team; Jupiter adds in EM debt.

As index provider MSCI confirms it will add Chinese stocks to its influential emerging-markets benchmarks, experts across the region give their thoughts.

Columbia Threadneedle's Langlois to depart; UBS AM's Asia equity trading head to leave; MetLife replaces Asia CMO; Eastspring lures PM from Pimco; KKR poaches from Blackstone in Japan; BNPP WM hires Lemuel Lee; UBS WM replaces China offshore team head; Northern Trust adds Australia trio; Man names responsible investment head; Orrick adds partner.