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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.
Cohen & Steers appoints head of wealth for Asia Pacific
Liyen Wee will be responsible for establishing and managing relationships with financial intermediaries in the region.
LGIM opens Singapore office
The investment manager’s new office in the city-state will be led by Natasha Mora.
PGIM launches equities strategy
The new strategy invests in companies pursuing decarbonisation opportunities.
Where does the AI boom go from here?
Sharp rises in the shares of the tech giants have led the S&P500 into bull market territory this year, but there are questions about where we go from here.
Which funds have exposure to Country Garden?
Morningstar data show the seven funds in Hong Kong and six in Singapore that have exposure to China’s embattled property developer.
Barings adds duo in Singapore and Sydney
Aaron Thirukumar is director for institutional sales, while Sabrina Kwek is senior director for wealth distribution.
Janus Henderson strengthens distribution team
The investment manager has made two hires in both Hong Kong and Singapore to strengthen its distribution team.
AllianzGI receives go-ahead for China fund unit
AllianzGI joins a long list of foreign firms to have received the go-ahead from the CSRC.
Capital Group: Investors are asking the ‘wrong question’ about recession
The desynchronisation of the global economy means that different industries are on different economic paths currently.
