Weekly roundup of people news, May 17

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May 17, 2019

Club Plus Super chair steps down; Pictet sets up Asia family office team; FundRock opens Singapore branch; former Convoy director faces fraud charge; Indosuez appoints Asia chief; Capital Group replaces Asia marketing head; and more.

Pamela Hsu Phua has joined Pictet to head its new family office team

CLUB PLUS SUPER CHAIR STEPS DOWN

Tara Moriarty, chairwoman of Australia's Club Plus Superannuation, has stepped down, according to the fund’s announcement on May 14...

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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.

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.

Asset Owners

Jun 22, 2020

Joe Marsh

Asset owners outside Asia often hire Western firms to manage their Chinese equity portfolios, despite mainland fund houses’ lower charges. But there are pros and cons to weigh up.

Partner Content

Jun 23, 2020

Schroders

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.

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

Jun 29, 2020

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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Asset Owners

1 day ago

Richard Newell

While the fund suffered negative growth over the 11 months of the most recent financial year, it will keep using its passive reference portfolio to benchmark its active investments.

Awards

3 days ago

BNP Paribas Asset Management

The French house has long taken sustainability seriously, but this effectively means ESG is now its default option for its key investment solutions underlining the depth of its commitment to implementing ESG on behalf of all its clients.

Awards

3 days ago

Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Applied US Core Equity Strategy can point to multi-year returns and a robust Sharpe ratio for its success in our smart beta category.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Jaycee Man

Life insurance firms in the country look set to allocate more assets into local fixed-income rather than venture overseas, even as more foreign players buy local players.

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