The lack of savings can be attributed to both demographics and a surge in consumption that preceded the value added tax rate hike in April 2014, said Govinda Finn, head of global strategy. Japan’s population is burning through savings as they enter retirement age, and the average savings rate for age 65 and older is […]
Author Archives: Drew Wilson
Drew Wilson is editor of Fund Selector Asia. Previously he was editor at a publication covering private equity.
Chinese banks ink lending arrangement for Russian companies
The idea is to match Chinese credit institutions with high-quality Russian issuers. RDIF and RCIF are exploring an arrangement that would allow Chinese banks to increase the limits on loans and improve access to currency funding for both Russian and Chinese creditworthy companies, the firms said in a joint statrement. Hu Bing, President and co-CEO […]
Baring launches three Hong Kong-domiciled funds
Slated to officially launch on Thursday, 7 May, the three funds made in Hong Kong are the Baring European Equity Income fund, the Baring Greater China Equity fund and the the Baring Global Multi Asset Income fund. The European income fund, based on an existing Baring fund sold in Japan, was launched locally because of the […]
Is the Stock Connect fuelling a pan-Asian bull market?
Following the investor enthusiasm and record turnover sparked by the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, other market linkages such as the upcoming Shenzhen and Hong Kong Connect, are in the works. Singapore and Taiwan have plans to link their stock markets in July, regulators have said publicly. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it was studying […]
China’s fund industry faces talent shortage
China’s ecommerce firms are moving into financial services, putting competitive pressure on fund management companies (FMCs). The research firm cited as examples Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial’s reported plan to acquire a stake in Tebon Fund Management and Tencent establishing WeBank, China’s first online bank, last year. “The only viable online opportunity FMCs can access for […]
Columbia Threadneedle nabs Taiwan sales director from Aviva
Cheng was formerly general manager of Taiwan and head of Greater China for Aviva Investments. Prior to that, she was deputy president and vice president of marketing and sales at Union Securities Investment Trust. She also served in various senior roles at Kirin Securities and Investment Consulting, Old Mutual Asset Solutions (UK) and NedBank’s Taipei […]
Rothschild appoints new head of China equities
Li replaces Xing Hu who left the group in March “to explore new professional opportunities”, the firm said. She will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Thomas Gerhardt, head of emerging equities and commodities. Philippe Uzan, CIO of long-only management at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (France), cited “the gradual opening up […]
Investors to recoup $25m from Hong Kong hedge fund collapse
The Securities and Futures Commission has recovered HK$191m ($24.6m) of assets from the Cayman-domiciled Athena Fund, which was a product from asset manager Descartes Athena Fund SPC. “The SFC alleges the Athena Fund was an outright fraud,” said Mark Steward, the SFC’s executive director of enforcement. “Our action to have the assets frozen prevented them […]
HKEx sets up mainland unit
Preparing for further integration with China’s markets, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has established a mainland division and made two appointments to head the unit.
Baring is overweight India and Indonesia
Government reform initiatives in India and Indonesia will likely drive economic growth and benefit investments in specific sectors, according to Baring Asset Management.
