We explore the right business model for new entrants to Asia, publish our first ranking of Islamic fund houses by assets, examine China's pensions tsunami and consider high yield.
BlackRock cuts to hurt Asia less; Malaysia's PNB names new CIO; Merian appoints HK sales head, global CEO; Sanne opens Tokyo branch; AllianzGI replaces Asia general counsel; and more.
The Asian insurance giant has named a well-known industry figure to the role previously held by Benjamin Deng, adding to a list of recent investment staff changes in the sector.
Fullerton creates PE team, replaces sales chief; SoftBank adds head of real assets; HK SFC tipped to ramp up enforcement action; Vanguard moves insto head; Manulife AM poaches from Mercer; UBS WM names Asia co-heads; BNP Paribas WM appoints China co-heads.
Some insurance firms are shifting money from pooled funds into separate accounts to dampen the higher profit-and-loss volatility expected to result from a new reporting standard.
The Hong Kong group has appointed Willis Towers Watson as an outsourced chief investment officer to invest its pension funds, sources familiar with the arrangement say.
The CIO of Prudential Corporation Asia explains to AsianInvestor why he is looking to add alternative assets and wants fund houses to embody ESG when investing.
The recently set up C$62 billion public-sector fund manager plans to double its investment team, insource most assets and do more direct deals, says CIO Jean Michel.
This month we highlight the power shift from global to local players in Asia's funds industry, profile the leading product selectors in Malaysia and rank the top 50 sharia fund managers in a special report on Islamic investing.
We explore a freeze in sovereign wealth fund mandates, pose 10 questions for Year of the Monkey, interview Future Fund CIO Raphael Arndt, look into China's second MMF evolution and consider why multi-asset funds face a survival test.
Chinese regulators are putting up unnecessary barriers to fund managers wanting to take advantage of mutual recognition of funds between Hong Kong and the mainland, believe industry experts.
The logistics sector is one of the hottest in Asia and the Canadian pension fund is steadily ramping up its focus in this area, says a senior executive of the firm.
Good ideas appear obvious with hindsight but the Hang Seng Big Bay Area indexes are a great market indicator for investors who are interested in investing in a dynamic region in the making.
