Happy Chinese New Year from <em>AsianInvestor</em> | From the Editor

From the Editor

The Editors

Feb 14, 2018

Our newshounds are taking a short "paws" to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog.

The coming weekend marks the start of the Year of the Dog, and both Friday and Monday are public holidays in Hong Kong.

We'd like to take this opportunity to wish all readers a happy holiday and a prosperous Chinese New Year.

Our daily newsletter will resume on Tuesday, February 20.

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Swiss Re hires head of China asset management business; BlackRock deregisters its China WFOE; DWS names head of Apac insurance coverage; Amundi appoints first Asia sustainability officer; Manulife IM appoints senior portfolio manager for asset allocation; Morgan Stanley IM hires portfolio manager for A-shares; and more.

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