Sandra Cheng joins from Columbia Threadneedle, where she was CEO of Singapore and head of institutional for southeast Asia.
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.
Columbia Threadneedle partners with DBS on technology strategy
The strategy is led by Paul Wick and aims to identify both the winners and losers in the technology industry.
GMO appoints ex-Goldman executive as head of intermediary business for Asia
Dexter Chua was previously head of southeast Asia for the third-party wealth business at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
AllianzGI: Technology stocks and cash aren’t the only game in town anymore
AllianzGI said in its fourth-quarter outlook that investors should not expect the M7 to continue to drive performance.
PineBridge launches equity fund in Australia
PineBridge has made its flagship Global Focus Equity fund available to wholesale investors in Australia.
Foord AM strengthens Singapore team
Dalphin Hou previously worked at Eastspring Investments as a client portfolio manager.
M&G’s Cho ‘gung-ho’ on the opportunities in Asia
M&G’s Asia Pacific CEO explains why the firm is ploughing ahead in Asia despite the cost cutting measures announced globally.
Abrdn launches Apac dividend strategy
The Asia Pacific Dynamic Dividend strategy is available to retail investors in Singapore and professional investors in Hong Kong.
Top Trumps: India equities – 19 September 2024
This week FSA provides a quick comparison of two India equities funds: the BlackRock India fund and the Jupiter India Select fund.
Fed rate cut: ‘An appropriate move given how far they are from their likely destination’
The markets largely shrugged off the decision by the US Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate yesterday by 50bp.
