Indosuez poaches from DBS; Stanchart taps Swiss PB; DBWM attracts veteran banker; UBS hires tech specialists; State Street has new regional leadership roles; Pictet WM appoints Asia CIO: JPMAM relocates insurance head.
Author Archives: Rupert Walker
Saxo Markets receives Hong Kong asset management licence
The online trading and investment firm has obtained a Type 9 licence from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Samsung launches semiconductor ETF
The Hong Kong-listed product will include the shares of semiconductor companies from across the world.
Blackrock and CS partner for PE initiative
The two firms have joined forces to offer private funds linked to societal trends.
China bond iShares listed in Hong Kong
The new ETFs invested in China government and policy bank bonds expand Blackrock’s iShares Hong Kong-listed range.
FSA People Moves (13 October – 19 October 2021)
Blackrock wealth head; President of VP; UBS’s new economy chief; DB hires from BoS; New Amundi bosses; Zico adds advisor; Endowus grows; UBS AM Australia head; BNP Paribas taps into CS.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Pictet versus T Rowe Price
FSA compares two Japanese equities products: the Pictet Japanese Equity Opportunities Fund and T Rowe Price Japanese Equity Fund.
Apollo Capital forges Singapore partnership
The firm’s crypto funds will be offered by a family office in the city-state.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Fidelity versus UBS
FSA compares two Asia fixed income products: the Fidelity Asian High Yield Fund and the UBS Asian High Yield Fund.
Authentic ESG investing
Environmental and social themes will help generate alpha, according to leading investment professionals.
