Tag : bank of korea

Nov 25, 2021

Korea’s bond fund market recorded the greatest net outflows during the third quarter as traders priced in Bank of Korea rate hikes amid inflation concerns.

Asset Owners

Mar 19, 2020

Staff Writers

Nine experts share their takes on how institutional investors can best respond to what seems to be a spiralling bond market rout.

Asset Owners

Feb 7, 2018

Ernest Chan

Central bank heads could be replaced in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan in the coming three months. Whether the incumbents stay or not, all four face important policy challenges.

Asset Owners

Feb 9, 2015

Dr Insup Lee

South Korea’s central bank has decided on the new chief investment officer for its $360 billion in foreign reserves. Lee Dong-Min will replace Eugene Kim in early March.

Moves

Jan 30, 2015

Joe Marsh Min Ho Bernadette Tio Oliver Jones Andrew Foxwell

Permira's Asia chair to step down; StanChart recruits ex-SumiTrust executive; Manulife AM names Asia fixed-income CIO; Morningstar hires in sales; Loomis Sayles boosts EM team; Capital Group expands; Northern Trust opens in Korea; Alvarez & Marsal hires for transaction team; and Avaloq adds to team.

Asset Owners

May 8, 2014

Dr Insup Lee

The Korean central bank has promoted a 30-year veteran as its new director-general of reserve management. He transfers from head of BOK’s New York office.

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Tokio Marine appoints new CEO for Asia region; Ben Rudd made CEO of Prudential Wealth Management; HKEX hires from Prudential; Samsung SRA appoints former KIC infra head as CEO; HSBC Asset Management appoints senior vice president; Morningstar names head of manager research for Europe and Asia; PGIM adds ESG lead for Europe and Asia; Apex Group adds Singapore managing director; and more.

Fund Managers

Jan 11, 2022

Twinkle Zhou Natalie Koh

Asia continues to lag other regions for integrating ESG principles with investing; better data and stronger regulatory requirements will help institutional investors, market observers say.

Fund Managers

Jan 4, 2022

Lucas Cacioli Natalie Koh

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on economies, more than $1 trillion flowed into ETFs globally in 2021, with a growing number of investors looking to invest in thematic varieties.

Fund Managers

4 days ago

Natalie Koh

Companies in major indices across developed markets will be expected to issue climate-related disclosures and have a third of their boards comprise women by 2023.

Asset Owners

Jan 10, 2022

Staff Reporters

The chair of China Life Insurance is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law"; Korea's National Pension Service was found to have been passive with efforts to mitigate climate change; Singapore's NTUC Income plans to spin off insurance business to new company; Temasek leads $300 million funding round alongside Qatar's SWF for Carsome Group; and more.

Family Offices

Jan 6, 2022

Natalie Koh

Digital asset regulation is an ever-evolving area, but there are clues that give away the direction that regulators are taking.

Asset Owners

2 days ago

Staff Reporters

China Life names Yuan Changqing as acting chairman; Future Super hires operations chief; China Life Franklin Asset Management CIO and deputy CEO leave; Willis Towers Watson has hired Kameswara Natakusumah as head of Indonesia; Prudential hires ex-Apac CEO for Allianz George David Sartorel as a non-executive director; Manulife IM hires into multi-asset solutions team in Asia; PineBridge Investments hires from BNY Mellon IM; and more.