The Doha-based bank plans to offer wealth management services as it expands its China business.
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Eastspring extends footprint in Thailand
Eastspring Investments has agreed to buy a majority stake in Thanachart Fund Management (TFUND).
HSBC GAM’s discretionary ESG approach
Fund managers at HSBC Global Asset Management can accept or ignore ESG red flags, but they can’t deny the warnings, according to the firm’s responsible investment specialist.
Hermes launches SDG high yield bond funds
The funds will be distributed worldwide by UBS Global Wealth Management.
More changes at Eastspring
Eastspring Investment’s CIO Virginie Maisonneuve exits in the firm’s latest shake-up.
Fee pressure and shifting index patterns
Index providers must adapt to new investment themes and strategies and avoid complacency, according to Morningstar.
Three Nobel laureates discuss trade and trends
Top economists visiting Hong Kong argue there is no clean solution to the trade war and assert that investment opportunities lie in new technologies and social preferences.
Tilt toward IG bonds, advises JPMAM
Investors should seek extra yield, liquidity – and sanctuary – with investment grade corporate bonds, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.
ASI prefers EM corporate debt in yield hunt
Ahead of its planned launch of a fixed maturity product, Aberdeen Standard Investments makes the case for emerging market corporate bonds.
Hong Kong’s fund fees too high
The power of bank distributors inflates mutual fund costs in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia, but regulators are getting tougher on transparency, according to a Morningstar report.
