Fund Selector Forum Asia

Event Highlights

The Editors

Nov 20, 2014

AsianInvestor hosted the Fund Selector Forum Asia on November 12 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong.

Donna Cotter, Manulife

Roger Bacon, Citi Private Bank

Rodolphe Larque, Credit Suisse Private Banking

Panel: The future of wealth management in Asia

Steven Seow, Mercer

Clement Joly, A.A. Advisors

Simon Lee, The Henley Group

James Fava, UBS Wealth Management

Panel: Contrasting the fund selection process

Stewart Aldcroft, Citi Securities & Fund Services

Angely Yip, BNP Paribas Securities Services

Dennis Tan, iFAST Capital

Panel: Fund passporting and ramifications for the funds industry

YT Kum, Morningstar Asia

Michael Nolan, Morgan Stanley

Roger Ems, PWC

Robert Prugue, Lazard Asset Management

Panel: How can asset managers better service the industry

Shu Mei Chua, Cerulli Associates

Tim Jagger, Aviva Investors

Marcelo Assalin, ING Investment Management

Fadi Al Said, Lazard Asset Management

Lazard Asset Management fund workshop

Michael Nolan, Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley fund workshop

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Fund Managers

Oct 18, 2021

Shruti Medha

Stakeholders are placing increasing importance on gender equality on corporate boards, but institutionalised problems continue to limit career advancement for women in Asia Pacific, experts say.

Moves

3 days ago

Staff Reporters

Manulife appoints new COO; the head of investment stewardship at VFMC departs; June Wong joins Value Partners as president; State Street appoints head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and head of Australia; BlackRock COO joins UBS AM as Australia and New Zealand country head; Pictet veteran named as Asia CIO; Nomura AM Malaysia head to step down; and more

Fund Managers

Oct 13, 2021

Shruti Medha

Corruption risks and the lack of opportunities are not helping Asian investors overcome their doubts about the value of ESG metrics

Family Offices

Oct 20, 2021

Natalie Koh

The way family offices contribute to society has evolved from philanthropy to impact investing - or in many cases, a blend of both.

Asset Owners

4 days ago

Lucas Cacioli

Leading LPs and GPs are collaborating to pool information in a bid to standardise ESG data reporting with the aim of bringing transparency to sustainable investing within the private equity industry.

Asset Owners

Oct 14, 2021

Shusi He

Nearly 50% of institutional investors and family offices in Asia Pacific intend to increase the number of external managers for their thematic investments in equities over the next 12 months.

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Asset Owners

20 hours ago

Shusi He

Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is said to be mulling economic policies that could include moving the country away from Abenomics. Investors will be watching closely for any changes with implications for them.

Asset Owners

21 hours ago

Shusi He

Only 11% of Asia asset owners’ portfolios have been invested in environmental, social and governance assets or ESG-related strategies, says a new report.

Partner Content

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EquitiesFirst

Contrary to traditional perceptions, share pledge financing can offer high returns for investors. Borrowers using their shares as collateral for loans understand and value the equity.

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Manulife appoints new COO; the head of investment stewardship at VFMC departs; June Wong joins Value Partners as president; State Street appoints head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, and head of Australia; BlackRock COO joins UBS AM as Australia and New Zealand country head; Pictet veteran named as Asia CIO; Nomura AM Malaysia head to step down; and more

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