The Cayman-domiciled fund is the successor to the Korea-domiciled Align Partners Fund I.
Author Archives: Thomas Blott
Originally from the UK, Thomas is a financial journalist with over 10 years’ experience including nine in Asia. He began his career at Euromoney Institutional Investor, completing the graduate scheme and going on to establish the Asia bureau for IJGlobal, the world’s foremost source of intelligence on the project finance market. After a stint at KPMG, he joined International Financing Review, which was originally owned by Thomson Reuters and later Refinitiv, where he managed the people & markets section in Asia. He joined Bonhill Group as regional editor for Asia in 2022, which includes oversight of Fund Selector Asia. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.
Fund selectors worry about China’s woes – Natixis IM
42% of fund selectors rank China as their top concern compared with 21% globally, according to Natixis Investment Managers’ survey.
Eastspring appoint chief distribution officer
Salman Haider joins from Habib Bank Zurich, where he was CEO for global wealth management.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: M&G versus Morgan Stanley
FSA compares the M&G Global Listed Infrastructure fund and the Morgan Stanley Global Infrastructure fund.
Thailand, Taiwan see surge in sustainable assets in Q4
Taiwan and Thailand were the standout markets during the fourth quarter thanks partly to new product launches, according to Morningstar.
GAM Investments promotes Iwamoto to representative and director of Japan
Takakiyo Iwamoto joined GAM in October last year already as head of distribution for Japan.
BlackRock finds opportunities in Asia bonds
BlackRock’s Neeraj Seth also explains why the US investment giant favours Australia and India currently.
PineBridge appoints head of intermediary distribution for Apac and Emea
Nicolas Kopitsis joined PineBridge in 2021 as head of wealth management for Asia from BNY Mellon.
AllianceBernstein’s Monappa: Allocate more to private credit
Aditya Monappa, explains why now is a good time to allocate to private credit and where the opportunities in private equity exist.
