Invesco poaches Fidelity’s China bond head: source

The French asset manager has appointed a new head of its China business, as competition in the country's asset management industry continues to heat up.

EPF names new CIO, strategy head; Invesco hires A-share quant specialist; Vanguard's Asia chief exits and its China portfolio review head switches to Ant Financial JV; Aberdeen Standard replaces insurance head; T. Rowe Price hires Asia consultant relations head; Credit Suisse picks up former Deutsche investment executives and more.

The Canadian pension fund’s head of Asia remains confident that Hong Kong has the edge in providing regional accessibility as it sets out to accelerate its investments in the region.

Strategic talks with global peers are likely to develop into joint investments for Japan’s national pension fund, its CIO told AsianInvestor.

Barings's Asia CEO retires; Northern Trust's head of Apac sec lending exits; M&G hires Asia distribution head from Eastspring; Schroders names Taiwan chairwoman; Deutsche Bank WM makes senior appointments; Golden Equator sets up Brunei branch; and more.