3rd Family Office Forum

Event Highlights

May 19, 2017

Key figures from some of Asia's leading family offices joined AsianInvestor's third Family Office Forum in Hong Kong on May 9.

Eric Chua, Asia Harvest Family Office

Jack Hon, Wide Growth

Nadav Lehavy, SandAire

Ray Warhola, Major Domus

Panel discussion: The rise of Asian family offices

Steven Seow, Mercer

Ryoya Terasawa, JP Morgan

Shinya Deguchi, Star Magnolia Capital

Delegates network over lunch

Breakout session

Peter Douglas, CAIA

Minal Khilani, AsianInvestor

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Barings's ex-head of sovereigns joins ETF firm; HSBC Securities Services gets new client head; AQR pares Asia sales team; KKR appoints Asia-Pacific tech investment head; CGS-CIMB hires chief investment strategist; EFG poaches IAM team from UBS; First State names head of investment product research; HSBC GAM has management reshuffle and more.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Joe Marsh

Continuity in asset allocation and investment strategy is widely expected at the world’s largest pension fund as it replaces Hiromichi Mizuno with an experienced banker.

Fund Managers

1 day ago

Jolie Ho Joe Marsh

The Hong Kong fund house has laid off senior executives, including its Southeast Asia head and managing director for alternative products, as it moves to rationalise its business further.

Asset Owners

Mar 24, 2020

Hans Poulsen

The coronavirus pandemic are challenging investment strategies in more than one way. But the postponement of upcoming tighter regulations might provide a ray of light.

Moves

2 days ago

Joe Marsh

The institutional fund distribution platform is pressing ahead with its second Asian branch, despite uncertainty following months of protests and, more recently, the coronavirus.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Hans Poulsen

The incoming president of the world’s largest pension fund will need to oversee a freer hand in foreign asset allocation and appoint a new CIO, with Hiromichi Mizuno leaving.

Asset Owners

Mar 24, 2020

Joe Marsh

With oil-producing countries hit hard by the crude price crash, their state institutions will have to dump liquid assets and, by default, raise private market allocations, say industry experts.

Moves

Mar 20, 2020

Staff Writers

KIC appoints new deputy CIO; SSGA loses HK head of ETFs; Ping An AM portfolio manager exits; Bridgewater China hires tech head; Vanguard names new Asia head; BlackRock hires Apac head of iShares; CBRE Greater China advisory head departs and more.

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Asset Owners

Mar 27, 2020

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As markets continue to gyrate, some of the island's larger insurers have sought to take advantage while smaller players are struggling with weaker capital positions.

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Asset Owners

38 minutes ago

Joe Marsh

Japan’s third biggest insurance company has shuffled its debt investment team.

Asset Owners

6 hours ago

Jaycee Man

The insurer plans to further diversify its exposure using overseas ETFs, amid the global market rout and after the recent raising of the offshore allocation cap.

Fund Managers

7 hours ago

Joe Marsh

In a move that refocuses its product offering and institutional coverage, the US-based asset manager has pared its equity investment capabilities in Asia and the UK.

Fund Managers

1 day ago

Staff Writers

China appears to have largely fought off the coronavirus, while the US is yet to hit peak contagion. How are investors viewing each market?

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