Hank Chiu and Renee Wu join as executive director and senior director respectively in Indosuez’s north Asia team.
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.
EFG Bank appoints duo in Singapore
Both Ravi Ramakrishnan and Alex See are joining EFG Bank in its Singapore office.
GAM appoints head of Japan distribution
Keisuke Kubo joins GAM from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he oversaw its third-party distribution business as vice president since 2019.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Invesco versus Janus Henderson
FSA compares the Invesco Asian fund and the Janus Henderson Horizon Asian Growth fund.
Aviva launches equity income fund
The new SICAV fund is modelled on Aviva’s existing global equity income strategy.
Capital Group launches three sustainable funds
The three funds are all classified as article 8 under the EU SFDR.
Tikehau Capital launches Apac private credit strategy
The alternative asset management group has partnered with brokerage firm UOB-Kay Hian on the new strategy
HSBC: Wealth Management Connect expansion drives investment
Around two-thirds of respondents to HSBC’s survey said they plan to boost investment via WMC on the back of today’s enhancements.
Franklin Templeton: Time to allocate to listed real estate
Daniel Fitzgerald, portfolio manager at Martin Currie Australia, an affiliate of Franklin Templeton, explains why he favours listed real estate compared with private markets.
