Taiwan and Thailand were the standout markets during the fourth quarter thanks partly to new product launches, according to Morningstar.
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.
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.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Janus Henderson versus Liontrust
FSA compares the Janus Henderson – Horizon Global Sustainable Equity fund and the Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth fund.
BNP Paribas AM’s Wei: China is a ‘dream market’ for alpha
Wei Li, multi-asset quant solutions portfolio manager at BNP Paribas AM, explains why we should look beyond beta when examining China.
Japan soars and Hong Kong falls in governance rankings
Japan soars up the rankings and Hong Kong plummets in the Asian Corporate Governance Association’s biennial survey.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Franklin Templeton versus Man GLG
FSA compares the Man GLG High Yield Opportunities and the Templeton Global High Yield funds.
