UBS AM loses Hong Kong head to KKR
The head of asset management for the Swiss bank is leaving to join the private equity company and help expand its outreach to wealthy individuals.
Fund Managers
Market Views: can exchange-traded assets replicate private equity returns?
Institutional investors have shown interest in using exchange-traded assets to get private asset-like returns, without the drawbacks. Will asset owners jump on the bandwagon?
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HSBC AM hires Aberdeen’s institutional solutions director
The UK-headquartered asset manager has appointed Thibaut Ferret from its rival to offer its asset owner clients a tailored service.
Asset Management Awards 2021 day four: The marquee winners
AsianInvestor reveals this year's marquee award winners in our annual awards, including the top Asia Fund House and the Asset Manager of the Year.
Asset Management Awards 2021 day three: the top local fund houses
AsianInvestor is pleased to reveal the winners of its annual Asset Management Awards. For our third day, we reveal the standout fund managers in each major Asia market.
Asset Management Awards 2021 day two: The best funds
AsianInvestor reveals the winners of its annual Asset Management Awards, Today we unveil the top fund performers in our Asset Class Awards.
Market Views: Should asset owners sell out of poor ESG performers?
As sustainability rises as a priority among asset owners, they will need to grapple with how much they engage with poor ESG performers, and whether they should divest.
How Covid-19 has driven investors to embrace new data sources
Aware Super and Conning Asia Pacific have begun mixing new forms of information - such as real-time data - with existing models to better inform their investment decisions.
Bond Connect's southbound opening to favour green bonds
Hong Kong is planning to add southbound trading under the current Bond Connect Scheme with mainland, providing onshore Chinese investors more diversified offshore exposure.
Rising GP rivalries set to send China PE target valuations soaring
They might be locked and loaded, but mounting stores of unspent capital mean GPs will have to make more effort when targeting new investments with reasonable valuations.
China's ESG disclosure improving, but regulatory risk a concern
More of the country's firms have begun offering environmental, social and governance data to investors, but adoption remains low. Plus, regulatory risk continues to offer uncertainty.
Taiwan to unveil new ESG guidelines to rising investor interest
Regulators and investors are gearing up to integrate ESG factors in their investment processes this year.
Market Views: What is driving ETF interest in Asia?
Record-breaking amounts of capital poured into ETFs last year and in the first quarter of 2021. We ask investment experts whether the surge is likely to continue.
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Eastspring investment solutions co-head takes career break
Prudential Asia’s asset management arm says the senior multi-asset portfolio manager for some of its big participating funds is going on sabbatical after 20 years with the firm.
‘War produces no winners’ but investors set to survive risks in US-China stand-off
China is in no mood to bow to the US on contentious issues, but investors with a long-term objective should not be too concerned, say market observers.
Why few foreign funds are entering China’s $3tr mutual fund market
The ability of foreign asset managers to take 100% foreign ownership of China-based subsidiaries and expand has not gone smoothly.
Adia poaches Eastspring risk head for new analytics unit
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has created a portfolio analytics group for its fixed income division and hired a senior executive from Prudential Asia’s fund management arm to run it.
How Temasek and BlackRock are using VC for sustainability
The two investors' new JV underlines Temasek's commitment to carbon neutrality, but other sovereign wealth funds are unlikely to follow with their own venture capital investments.
Market Views: What are the top renewable energy opportunities in Asia?
Experts overwhelmingly point to China as the market with the most potential for renewable energy, but asset owners have invested in other Apac markets such as Australia and India.
Why HK stocks are attracting Chinese, global asset owners
The Hong Kong-listed shares of mainland companies should receive more interest as Chinese pensions and global investors seek to benefit from relatively low valuations.
