Hong Kong

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Swiss Re hires head of China asset management business; BlackRock deregisters its China WFOE; DWS names head of Apac insurance coverage; Amundi appoints first Asia sustainability officer; Manulife IM appoints senior portfolio manager for asset allocation; Morgan Stanley IM hires portfolio manager for A-shares; and more.

Asset Owners

Apr 7, 2021

Richard Morrow

The life insurer has promoted Fanda Ho to replace Ben Rudd, who recently moved to a new internal role.

Moves

Apr 1, 2021

Staff Writers

China Pacific Insurance appoints new chairwoman, COO; AMP's CEO to leave by third quarter; Robeco announces duo in senior China roles; Axa IM hires head of institutional sales for Asia; GLP names co-president for logistics; BlackRock sells onshore Korea distribution business; Income Partners poaches head of distribution from Vanguard; and more.

Asset Owners

Mar 30, 2021

Joe Marsh

CPPIB, Omers and OTPP are busy hiring in the region for investment talent in credit, real assets and particularly equities. Omers is also planning to add office space in Singapore.

Moves

Mar 26, 2021

Staff Writers

CPPIB to hire its first head of Apac operations; Mubadala building ESG investment team; Sun Life names president of international hubs and HK CEO; HKMA appoints deputy chief executive; KKR appoints head of Australia and NZ real estate; Knight Frank names global capital markets head; Fortius hires head of capital and business development and more.

Asset Owners

Mar 26, 2021

Staff Writers

Australia's Future Fund sees three senior executives leave; Australia Post Super discusses potential merger with Sunsuper; Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund to get $10b from the United Arab Emirates; Dai-ichi Life invests $4.6m in immunotherapy startup; KIC of Korea opens San Francisco office; Vertex Holdings of Temasek looking to raise $800m; and more.

Fund Managers

Mar 26, 2021

Twinkle Zhou Joe Marsh

Institutional flows into Chinese equities have been rising since early last year despite high technology valuations, US restrictions and Beijing's growing scrutiny of internet firms.

Asset Owners

Mar 25, 2021

Natalie Koh

Ben Rudd has switched posts after four years as chief investment officer for the life insurer's Hong Kong business, and further changes are coming.

Alternatives

Mar 23, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

The insurer is turning to private equity as part of a search for more investment diversification and yield, says Hong Kong CIO Jethro Goodchild. Infrastructure debt is also gaining appeal.

Fund Managers

Mar 19, 2021

Twinkle Zhou

China’s tightening of fintech regulations has dealt a blow to companies such as Alibaba and Tencent. With a slew of IPOs coming in Hong Kong, investors assess tech stock valuations.

Fund Managers

Mar 19, 2021

Jolie Ho

Yu Xiaobo, head of the China business of the Hong Kong-based fund manager, has resigned from his post. Value Partners has made two senior appointments to help fill his shoes.

Asset Owners

Mar 16, 2021

Jolie Ho

Senior executives at the two life insurers shared how they and peers should adapt their investment portfolios ahead of Hong Kong's new risk-based capital regime.

Family Offices

Mar 9, 2021

Jolie Ho

The city is vying with Singapore to become the family office hub in the region, but experts believe it will take time to amend important tax incentives to support this aspiration.

Family Offices

Mar 5, 2021

Richard Newell

The latest run-up in the price of Bitcoin has sparked more interest in digital tokenised investments, particularly among wealthy families and individuals.

Asset Owners

Feb 17, 2021

Staff Writers

For AsianInvestor's latest Year of the Ox outlook, we ask whether Hong Kong or Shanghai bourses could replace Nasdaq as the biggest site of equity fundraising in 2021.

Fund Managers

Feb 10, 2021

Staff Reporters

AsianInvestor concludes revisiting last year's predictions by judging whether our views on Hong Kong's enduring financial strength and assessment of a Brexit deal were correct.

Asset Owners

Feb 5, 2021

Staff Reporters

Willis Towers Watson loses investment director for Asia; State Super appoints GM of defined benefits, assets and liabilities; Carlyle adds credit fundraising head in Asia; Google founder Brin sets up Singapore family office; Ping An AM names new CEO and chairman; Schroders adds Australia private credit PM; HSBC sets up Thai private bank business; and more.

Fund Managers

Feb 5, 2021

Joe Marsh

The $1 trillion asset management arm of the US's Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association has added specialist real estate expertise and more client coverage executives.

Alternatives

Feb 4, 2021

Joe Marsh

The US alternative investment giant moves to tap fast-swelling institutional demand for private debt assets, reflecting a peer group trend to build up specialist expertise locally.

Fund Managers

Feb 3, 2021

Joe Marsh

Legal & General Investment Management is transferring management of its assets in Hong Kong to head office in London and waving goodbye to three senior Asia-based executives.

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Alternatives

Mar 29, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

The Singapore state fund recently bought into impact investing specialist LeapFrog, and is eyeing more investments that combine strong financial returns with a positive social effect.

Asset Owners

Mar 23, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

Special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) have gained ground as financing vehicles for companies looking to go public. But Asian family offices have yet to make many investments.

Asset Owners

Mar 31, 2021

Natalie Koh

Australia's superannuation industry will soon comprise four to five A$200 billion megafunds, with room for a few smaller, niche funds, experts say.

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Natalie Koh

Asset owners are interested in sustainable investments but they lack enough peer benchmarks and suitable products, according to a World Economic Forum white paper.

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