In a top management restructuring, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has appointed Ernest Leung as the chief executive officer for wealth management in Singapore.
Author Archives: Fund Selector Asia
Asia investor confidence
Asia investor confidence in global markets declined in March, even as the global investor score significantly increased, according to a report by State Street Global Exchange.
Indian and Indonesia currencies
A positive economic outlook and the implementation of reforms are factors that support both currencies, according to Amundi Asset Management.
Nikko AM adopts EM political risk methodology
Eurasia Group will provide Nikko Asset Management with a methodology to measure and quantify political risk and its potential impact on emerging market asset prices.
Amundi positive on Indian Chinese equities
Amundi Asset Management is positive on Asian markets and particularly likes Indian and Chinese equities, as it expects further interest rate cuts in these two economies could boost corporate earnings growth.
Indonesia 2017 AUM target hard to meet
High interest rates offered by Indonesian banks will likely undermine government targets to grow the AUM of the mutual fund industry to IDR1quadrillion ($75.5bn) by 2017 and reach seven million in investor count, according to a Cerulli Associates report.
Lion Global unveils three RQFII funds
Lion Global Investors has launched three RQFII (Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor) funds after it received an RMB1bn ($161m) quota from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
Hong Kong hedge fund managed assets
Total hedge fund AUM in Hong Kong has surpassed its $90bn peak in 2008, driven by institutional investment, according to a Securities and Futures Commission report.
OMGI brings in head of EM debt
Old Mutual Global Investors has lured John Peta away from Threadneedle and he will head emerging market debt.
Deutsche Asset Karen Tan Interview – Part 2
Multi-asset income and European equities are the favoured investments themes for Karen Tan, director and head of global wealth solutions in Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management.