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Market Views: Could Hong Kong be a black swan event?
If the Hong Kong crisis escalates and Beijing intervenes, what would the repercussions be?
Asian institutions cooling on stocks, say consultants
The case for boosting equity allocations is weakening for some asset owners, which are scaling back generally on risk or re-weighting their portfolios, say consultants.
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BlackRock seeks new Taiwan head amid restructuring
The world's biggest fund house is making changes to its management and sales setup in Taiwan after a sharp fall in its assets under management there since end-2017.
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Aberdeen Standards adds Japan property head; Munich Re names new Greater China CEO; Investec shuts HK wealth business; HSBC non-committal on potential Asia layoffs; JLL replaces Singapore capital markets head; HSBC PB poaches from Credit Suisse, and more.
Philip Li leaves Value Partners as exodus continues
Another long-standing staffer has left the Hong Kong-based fund house after a series of senior departures and reshuffles, and is understood to be joining a rival.
HK insurers urged to review lower-rated bond exposure
Hong Kong's incoming solvency rules for insurers will have a big impact on their fixed income portfolios just as they will on their higher-risk asset holdings, warn industry experts.
HSBC Global AM loses lead Asia bond manager
The fund house is seeking a replacement for Gregory Suen. Research firm Morningstar suggests the firm's Asia bond strategy could benefit from being less conservative.
Alts assets shortage could disappoint Chinese insurers
After a surge in alternative investment products late last year, the investment arms of Chinese insurers could find it harder to source the right assets to feed new issuance.
Ping An’s alt debt exposure drops amid China asset dearth
China's second-largest life insurer also upped its investments in a selective number of stocks, according to its latest interim results.
US family investors keep faith in Asia despite worries
The prospect of a prolonged US-China trade war and the unrest in Hong Kong are concerns for American family investors, but they are not ready to cut allocations to Asia.
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US pension WSIB could jump on A-share bandwagon
The US pension fund may hand out external mandates for China A-shares, joining other asset owners tapping the asset class in spite of the US-China trade war.
Chinese PE appeal rising despite the risks
The country is seeing a combination of its own local asset owners and more international players looking for private equity opportunities. But deal flows are down, while risks are rising.