Separately, relationship managers are cautioned from joining another firm in the current market environment, according to a recruitment firm.
Author Archives: Francis Nikolai Acosta
Francis is editor for Fund Selector Asia, covering the asset and wealth management industry in Asia. He joined Last Word Media in November 2016 as a senior journalist and became deputy editor in 2019. Previously, he was a reporter at Ignites Asia, A Financial Times service, also covering the region's asset management industry. He has a Master's degree in journalism from The University of Hong Kong.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: JP Morgan AM versus UBS AM
FSA compares two highly-rated China equity funds: the JP Morgan China Fund and the UBS China Opportunity Fund.
In case you missed it (17 April 2020)
Andrew Swan joins Man GLG; New York-based Two Sigma launches first onshore fund in China; Global hedge funds down in March; BNP Paribas combats Covid-19; and more…
UK fund of funds manager sets up in Hong Kong
Architas started to offer its funds in the SAR and Singapore in 2018.
Equities still the ‘asset of choice’ for Lombard Odier
The firm suggests to build exposure slowly to the asset class as it expects the global economy to recover during the second half.
Raffles FO hires for Southeast Asia expansion
The multi-family office has been aggressively hiring in Singapore.
Thai investors flee to cash
But several fund categories broke the trend and had net inflows during the first quarter.
How difficult is it to raise assets in China?
Only one foreign firm onshore, a UK-based manager, has exceeded the RMB 2bn ($280m) AUM mark.
In case you missed it (03 April 2020)
T Rowe hires from Fidelity for intermediary role; Pinebridge launches Apac fixed income fund; Singapore robo shuts down; Standard Chartered to finance companies combatting coronavirus; and more…
Allfunds receives SFC licences
The firm has been expanding investment advisory capabilities in Asia.
