Singapore bucked the broader trend in the region, while payouts in China were more muted due to a weaker economic outlook.
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.
Sustainable fund assets in China edge up – Morningstar
Assets of sustainable funds in China edged up to Rmb315bn at the end of June 2023, according to Morningstar research.
Goldman appoints head of institutional coverage in Korea
Scott Lim was previously responsible for the distribution of the firm’s alternative fundraising and private market products to Korean investors.
Top five funds with an overweight to TSMC
FSA highlights the five best performing active funds with at least a 5% weighting to TSMC, based on FE fundinfo data.
ESR agrees sale of real estate funds business
ESR Group has entered into a share purchase agreement with an affiliate of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.
Indosuez strengthens north Asia team
Hank Chiu and Renee Wu join as executive director and senior director respectively in Indosuez’s north Asia team.
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.
