Invesco real estate appoints Thomas Au senior research analyst to develop Asia-wide research capability and support regional real estate investment.
000
Invesco real estate has appointed Thomas Au as its senior research analyst based in Hong Kong. Au will develop InvescoÆs Asia-wide research capability and provide fundamental research to support its regional real estate investment.
Au is hired close on the heels of Lau Cheng Soon who was appointed managing director of Invesco Real Estate Asia in March this year. Au will work closely with Soon in Hong Kong as well as InvescoÆs heads of European and American research.
Au joins Invesco with more then 12 years experience. Prior to Invesco he worked with Savills as director, research and consultancy with responsibility for the Hong Kong and Macau regions. Au has also served as an advisor to regional offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. He has a master of science degree in financial management from the University of London. He also has a post graduate diploma in surveying from the University of Hong Kong.
Invesco is an investment manager active in the region since 1962. It is part of AMVESCAP, a company listed on the London, New York and Toronto stock exchanges. 000
Asia continues to lag other regions for integrating ESG principles with investing; better data and stronger regulatory requirements will help institutional investors, market observers say.
China Life names Yuan Changqing as acting chairman; Future Super hires operations chief; China Life Franklin Asset Management CIO and deputy CEO leave; Willis Towers Watson has hired Kameswara Natakusumah as head of Indonesia; Prudential hires ex-Apac CEO for Allianz George David Sartorel as a non-executive director; Manulife IM hires into multi-asset solutions team in Asia; PineBridge Investments hires from BNY Mellon IM; and more.
Companies in major indices across developed markets will be expected to issue climate-related disclosures and have a third of their boards comprise women by 2023.
The chair of China Life Insurance is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law"; Korea's National Pension Service was found to have been passive with efforts to mitigate climate change; Singapore's NTUC Income plans to spin off insurance business to new company; Temasek leads $300 million funding round alongside Qatar's SWF for Carsome Group; and more.
Case studies featuring global institutional investors’ best practices for setting climate action plans aim to encourage more to follow in their footsteps.
Asset owners can boost returns through alternative allocation, the head of alternatives at the Brunei Investment Agency says, as she takes on an expanded role.
The firm's Asia operations chief, who will step down at the end of 2020, told AsianInvestor about the big changes he has seen in the investment industry during his long tenure.
The Canadian fund house has hired the experienced sales executive after the exits of Kim Jun-Ku last year and James Chen in July, as it looks to build its private markets business.
The US asset manager has hired its first head of Asia insurance coverage, reflecting a trend among its peers. He starts on November 11 to tap this rapidly expanding client segment.
The US fund house has brought in a head of business strategy and development for A-share investment as Chinese equities attract more interest from international investors.
Korea Teachers' Credit Union appoints new CIO; AIA Singapore hired ESG head from UOB; Ping An confirms appointment of Benjamin Deng as CIO; Australian Unity hires first head of responsible investment; AMP has new head of portfolio management for multi-assets, Robeco hires Asia fixed income head; Haitong makes three new appointments for institutional clients business; and more.
As a pioneer in the Australian super space, CSC continues to focus on core objectives while taking calculated risks in an uncertain macro-economic environment.
