Chinese HNW and insurance investors are temporarily holding back on offshore investments, but will likely ratchet up again in the future. This poses challenges for wealth and asset managers.
The region's investors are eager to take on more risk, but they are too focused on cash to achieve their return targets, finds a new global survey by Legg Mason.
The attraction of the internet is luring high-net-worth Asians away from wealth managers as they look for investment opportunities in blogs and social media, raising questions over traditional sources of advice.
Growth in the number and wealth of high-net-worth individuals in Asia will outstrip North America within three years, although it will be a tight race, finds a benchmark survey.
Samsung Securities’ new CEO, Kim Suk, the previous head of its asset management business, says the firm is seeking to add global investment products to its roster.
The data and analytics specialist is joining asset management consultancy Shoreline to expand the team in Singapore advising on investment operating models.
Korea Post names two new CIOs; M&G Real Estate replaces Asia CEO and CIO; Cbus names a people and culture executive; KKR MD Terence Lee quits; MetLife hires HK-based institutional and insurance head; HSBC makes trio of CIO appointments; CBRE account director transfers from HK; SC Lowy adds trader in London; and more.
Pimco names new Apac head; Hines expanding Japan and Korea teams; T. Rowe Price appoints wholesale and family office head; Odey's Brook AM lures another Newton exec for new EM fund; Complyport HK sees ownership change, renamed S2 Compliance; Rob Lance joins portfolio software startup to run Asia sales; Tokyo Stock Exchange names president.
The chief executive's decision to step down after nearly 17 years ends an era of rapid evolution. New CEO Dilhan Pillay will need to accelerate Temasek's move into modern areas.
The Construction Worker Mutual Aid Association and DGB Life are among the Korean asset owners that intend to further increase their alternative investments.
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Investors in Asia Pacific will likely see the low interest rate environment as an opportunity to add risk assets in the hope that the economic recovery is on the immediate horizon, but the case for owning gold in portfolios remains strong, according to Jaspar Crawley, Head of Distribution, APAC, at The World Gold Council.
Asset owners and managers are being drawn to private credit investments in China and India, but also other areas. However, Asia presents unique risk challenges too.
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