Majcher, a former Eurobond trader in London who became a top covert operator for Canada’s RCMP, is particularly critical about the sale of licenses for backdoor listings.
Author Archives: Drew Wilson
Drew Wilson is editor of Fund Selector Asia. Previously he was editor at a publication covering private equity.
Hong Kong launches second sukuk
The government’ second Islamic bond offering has attracted $2bn in orders, mainly from private banks and fund managers in the Middle East and Asia.
Asian managers one step ahead in social media
Asian fund managers have been driven toward social media because of a lack of professional data across parts of the Asian continent, meaning more investors turned to public sources instead. Another finding was that the educated population in Asia was better connected than investors in the US and Europe. The research by Greenwich, a provider […]
Mirae and the pan-Asian question
Homegrown fund houses building a pan-Asian presence have had “unspectacular results”, according to a recent report. But Ashley Dale, chief marketing officer at Mirae Global AM, said it’s much too early to make that conclusion.
China and Japan dominate fund flows
Resurgent markets and easy monetary policies in China and Japan helped drive new inflows, with China representing $30.9bn, almost the same as Japan with $30.8bn. Looking at asset classes, concern over volatility likely contributed to the robust capital flows into mixed flexible (mixed asset) products, which accounted for $27.4bn in capital flows. A major […]
Forum Review Video: FSA Growth Forum – Hong Kong – May 2015
Watch the video above to see a brief review vide of the FSA Growth Forum Hong Kong Sponsor Fund Manager Interviews: FSA caught the managers between their presentations to an audience of fund influencers and asked each person the same three questions: 1. How will the expected US interest rate hike impact on the markets […]
Four perspectives: Gary Greenberg
The first perspective is from Gary Greenberg, head of global emerging markets at Hermes Investment Management, who presented at the Forum on “Winners from the transformation of emerging markets”.
Four perspectives: Samir Mehta
The second perspective is from Samir Mehta, senior fund manager at J O Hambro Capital Management, who’s presentation at the Forum was titled “The US dollar, credit excesses, Asian equities and well-managed businesses”
Four perspectives Agam Sharma
The third perspective is from Agam Sharma, multi-asset specialist at PineBridge Investments, who’s presentation at the Forum was themed the “Dynamic approach in an outcomes-oriented world”.
Four perspectives: Ping Zhou
The fourth perspective is from Ping Zhou, senior vice-president of Neuberger Berman, who made a presentation at the Forum titled “Taking stock of growth”.
