2nd Fund Selectors Forum Southeast Asia

Event Highlights

The Editors

May 5, 2016

AsianInvestor hosted its 2nd annual Fund Selectors Forum Southeast Asia at the St Regis Hotel in Singapore

Misha Graboi, Paamco

Jimmy Ng, Bordier & Cie

Roger Bacon, Citi Private Bank

Kin Onn Kee, Ambank Group

Panel discussion: Wealth management in Asia

Steven Seow, Mercer

Andrew Lee, Eurizon Capital (HK)

John Cappetta, Julius Baer

Hrishikesh Unni, Taurus Family Office

Sascha Zehnter, Credit Suisse

Panel discussion: Multi-family offices/external asset managers: the new disrupters?

Bernadette Tio, AsianInvestor

Karim Ghannam, Deutsche Bank

Michael Levin, Credit Suisse

Peter Douglas, CAIA

Sean O'Shea, Sienna Capital Partners

Panel discussion: Are alternatives the solution?

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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.

Moves

4 days ago

Staff Reporters

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.

Partner Content

Mar 19, 2021

FinCity.Tokyo

Backed by government action to remove regulatory bottlenecks, the city is moving swiftly to ensure ease of doing business for international firms.

Partner Content

Mar 16, 2021

Schroders

Although sustainable funds have seen increasing inflows amid growing environmental awareness and the spotlight on social issues due to Covid-19, the industry still lacks a standard definition of sustainable investing. Nicholette MacDonald-Brown, head of European blend equities at Schroders, explains the firm’s three-pronged approach of people, process and purpose.

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.

Asset Owners

Apr 7, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

De-risking and green securitisation will help unlock much-needed institutional capital for sustainable infrastructure projects in Asia, say executives at multilateral development banks.

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.

Just Published

Asset Owners

15 hours ago

Twinkle Zhou

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.

Fund Managers

17 hours ago

Natalie Koh

As more institutions integrate data into their investment processes, the challenge now is making sense of the data, panellists said.

Asset Owners

19 hours ago

Natalie Koh

Kim Rosenkilde has been appointed group chief investment officer at the Singapore arm of the British insurance company after a $2 billion merger with a fintech firm.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Jolie Ho

Dai-ichi Life has set concrete ESG goals and made impact investments regularly, while Japan is seen leading other Asian markets when it comes to ESG.

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