TH Real Estate hires from Invesco; Investec names head of Greater China adviser business; M&G appoints HK director of intermediary channels; JP Morgan PB names Asia head of client investment strategy, and more.
At the Inside ETFs Asia forum, index providers and portfolio managers said fixed income ETFs were becoming more popular but Axa highlighted the issues still holding them back.
Schroders poaches Pictet exec for HK CEO role; DBS in senior management reshuffle; Fundnel opens office in Malaysia; UBP names Asia vice-chair, St. James's Place WM hires duo, and more.
For all the excitement caused by the MSCI index inclusion of China A-shares, it is the benchmark addition of Chinese bonds that could be a bigger game changer, said experts.
For now, investing more at home seems less of a priority for Taiwan's largest life insurer, despite the regulator's efforts to encourage lifers to support the country's strategic objectives.
Trailblazing asset owners are aiding cautious investors by adopting environmental, social and governance measures, as a special report researched by AsianInvestor reveals.
Citi and Goldman Sachs are vying to secure a bigger share of dealing in the huge and fast-growing ETF market fuelled by strong institutional demand. This should help asset owners.
Fidelity taps Pinebridge for Asia head; Kwap gets new chief, CIO; Allianz GI sets up Asia private credit team; Aberdeen Standard adds to China team; Vanguard promotes China head, and more.
Illiquid, crowded out by bank lending, and underdeveloped. That is how many institutional investors see Asian bond finance, which lags the region's economic coming of age.
Asia's local currency bond markets need to raise credit rating expertise and professional experience to help expand their appeal with international investors, said experts.
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For all the excitement caused by the MSCI index inclusion of China A-shares, it is the benchmark addition of Chinese bonds that could be a bigger game changer, said experts.
Schroders poaches Pictet exec for HK CEO role; DBS in senior management reshuffle; Fundnel opens office in Malaysia; UBP names Asia vice-chair, St. James's Place WM hires duo, and more.
The €36 billion pension reserve fund will invite bids in January for the mandate, as the current one approaches its end. It also expects to increase its emerging markets allocation over time.
This will throw up opportunities for fund managers, especially as the private pensions space expands to cope with the urgent need for retirement savings, according to industry experts.
Chinese stock market indices have taken a beating so far in 2018, losing nearly 30%. We asked four experts when investors should start looking at Chinese equities again.
