Weekly roundup of people news, Mar 31

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Christina Wang Joe Marsh

Mar 31, 2017

Standard Life sells HK unit to China JV; Fosun rings changes at top; Bank of Singapore poaches StanChart team; Manulife promotes Asia GM, names distribution BD head for HK; Singapore robo-adviser to launch; SingAlliance hires private bankers; Savills IM adds Australia PM; Indosuez WM replaces real estate head.

Roy Gori has been promoted from Asia GM to president at Manulife

Standard Life sells HK unit to China JV
UK insurer Standard Life has agreed to sell its Hong Kong-based business, Standard Life Asia, to its Chinese...

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PNB chief steps down, citing harassment; Barings hires first Asia property head to build new platform; AMP Capital names new CEO; ex-Value Partners exec joins HeungKong Financial; Brian Lou will run new UBS China bond fund; MSCI raids JP Morgan for Greater China head; Credit Suisse appoints heads of onshore China and of Asia Pacific trading; and more.

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With sustainability dominating conversations on a daily basis, much confusion seems to surround stewardship, despite the strong correlation between the two concepts. Schroders debunks five myths.

Asset Owners

Jun 16, 2020

Joe Marsh

Having shrunk its active equity and alternative investment teams, the asset management arm of Prudential Corporation Asia is increasing its focus on passive strategies.

Malaysia's PNB appoints new CEO; Hong Kong's SFC moves office; Ping An Insurance adds third co-CEO; Principal Global Investors adds new head of North Asia institutional sales; JP Morgan AM names retail distribution head for Hong Kong; Sanne appoints business development heads in Asia; SC Capital hires head of investor relations.

Fund Managers

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Joe Marsh

The firm is set to fill the vacancy left by Mandy Chan with a hire from BNP Paribas Asset Management, which is promoting internally to cover her departure.

Fund Managers

Jun 26, 2020

Joe Marsh

The Dutch firm has appointed its first insurance coverage specialist in Asia as well as a new institutionally focused Korea sales head and client portfolio manager for quant strategies.

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18 hours ago

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Malaysia's PNB appoints new CEO; Hong Kong's SFC moves office; Ping An Insurance adds third co-CEO; Principal Global Investors adds new head of North Asia institutional sales; JP Morgan AM names retail distribution head for Hong Kong; Sanne appoints business development heads in Asia; SC Capital hires head of investor relations.

Asset Owners

21 hours ago

Jolie Ho

The national security law looks set to forever change how the Asian financial centre functions, and not in a good way. Candour is set to diminish, and social tensions may rise.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Joe Marsh Jolie Ho

The Hong Kong-based insurer has hired from rival Generali to fill the newly created role, having rapidly expanded its investment portfolio with several recent acquisitions.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Richard Morrow

Insurers across the region will see premiums grow by €1.28 trillion, over half coming from China, said a new report by Allianz.

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